George, you seem to be the go to guy here so here goes. I am dethawing a deer head and hide. It is taking a really long time to dethaw. What can I do to make it dethaw faster so I don't have all this blood.There is alot of blood coming out of the box and i'm not sure what to do next. The ears are soft but where should I start to skin them. Will the blood come out of all the fur. Also should I cut the real nose of now or weight till I unskin it. I know enough to know that the real nose and eyes will be replaced with fake ones. Also how can I get blood off the carpet the box the deer was in leaked onto it. Thanks for you help
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I am going to just stand by and watch this.
Try hanging it up by either end and let gravity unroll the hide for you while it thaws. Deer or any furbearing animals hide is an excellent insulator so it's take a while for it to thaw sitting on a bench rolled up or folded onto itself. If you hang it blood will obviously run off of it :-)
Sounds like this is your first deer? If so, do a quick search on "skinning deer ears" and see what you come up with. Also, unless the nose has a huge hole in it don't cut it off.
put on a good enough show for ya doug? :-)
I thought the Big G would stomp all over the original post. Reading the original post it almost seems like, and I don't mean to offend Jim, a joke just to get George stirred up. You know, orange button.... read this.... watch this video..... are you a ....... That kind of thing. I'll still wait. I know he's out there and getting his fingers all loose for the pounce.
so you froze it again...
...FYI, I believe the correct terms are "unthaw" and "unskint"...
For a while though. It was froze solid thats why its taking so long to dethaw. The nose don't have any holes except for the nostrils.(air holes). I did a search for noses and saw about artificial noses and to cut off the old nose. See, I did use the orange button. It is not my first deer. The last one was already dethawed so the ears were easier. I wanted to know if I could unskin them now cause they are the only part soft(dethawed).
And I know unskint isn't a word. I just asked a couple questions and I'm supposed to be funny cause you guys already are all no it alls.
should be "thaw" and "skin". You are going to thaw it and then skin it.
Who would have thought thats what those two holes are on the nose! Did you cut the nose off the first deer your mounted? I cant stop laughing!
Congratulations Becky you get the "A" your post is correct. Jim don't remove the nose unless it damaged. You should use the real nose on your mount. TR
I wanted to make this one look more professional cause its a 10 pointer. I'm also not gonna use dry preserve this time. Is the McKenzie tan pretty good. I saw in another one of Georges post that he didn't like the McKenzie tan. How come. I like the strech I get from Dp but sometimes they smell a little until they dry all the weigh.
Some of us have been here too long, lol. You notice George didnt bite?
By the way, I dont think you saw where George said he didnt like the McKenzie tan. He said he DOES like the Rinehart cream and has used it a long time.
I understand there's a general dumbing down of America going on, but it's rather strange how, according to your TCP/IP number, this malady seems to have struck you suddenly. Maybe it's something in the run off water going into your well. Might better make sure that the water table isn't rising every time you flush the toilet.
Round here we drink right outa the toilet, when the dogs done of course. George, did ya chuckle even a little? Just trying to keep it light. LMAO. Dethaw, unskin. I crack myself up.
I'm sorry man, I couldn't help myself with all the Boo Hooing lately. Hope I didn't waste too much of your time. Come on, did ya chuckle at all.
I understand there's a general dumbing down of America going on, but it's rather strange how, according to your TCP/IP number, this malady seems to have struck you suddenly. Maybe it's something in the run off water going into your well. Might better make sure that the water table isn't rising every time you flush the toilet.
Just maybe. But Jim you blew it with the second. Even I could sense the laughter in your fingers.
I was sure hoping someone wasn't dumb enough to leave a deer thawing on the carpet. LOL
I bet somewhere at sometime, someone has done it.