I shot my first deer yesterday, and I've wrapped in in ice, but it's in the 60s today, and the ice is melting fast. I plan on quatering him out, but I want to have him mounted. Where should I cut the head off at?
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this will allow the taxidermist enough cape to produce the shoulder mount.
as far as you can without cutting a hole in the cape. Cut the cape off behind the front legs, and you can cut the neck off as far down from the skull as you want. I like to have 4-6 inches of neck behind the skull so I can take a measurement before tanning.