velvet with soft tips

Submitted by Harry on 7/27/05 at 3:12 PM. ( ) 70.173.43.8

Got in a fallow deer in velvet with very soft tips. What is the best way to cure this?

Thanks

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Freeze dry it

This response submitted by George on 7/27/05 at 7:55 PM. ( georoof@aol.com ) 64.12.116.132

Tried all the others. Theys suck when compared to freeze drying. Try my new friend Joe Kulis. He does them all the time.

formeldahyde is the best

This response submitted by Laurier on 7/28/05 at 8:36 AM. ( houlel@onlink.net ) 209.105.208.245

formeldahyde is the best, will last , will preserve better, freeze drying will only remove moister., but George will not agree.
If you want to try my way , call me at (705)476-0483

If You Want Them.......

This response submitted by Old Fart on 7/28/05 at 8:19 PM. ( ) 64.122.57.51

.....To shrink up, use Laurier's method. If you want them looking like real velvet antlers, find someone to freeze dry them!

They should be soaked in alcohol and a borax soultion alternatly befor they are freeze dried. Freeze drying alone will not keep the bugs from getting to them.

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