When skinning a bird to use an artificial head do you skin it around the beak or still make the incision on the back of the head then then the beak. thanks.
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What purpose would splitting the back of the head serve? Ducks bills open wider than their heads when forced and that's the entire purpose of artificial heads: to eliminate splitting the head skin.
It'll tell you all you need to know about mounting with artificial heads for waterfowl!
http://www.McKenziesp.com/KB/artificial_heads/instruction_template.html