I need help with my birds.

ok, i need to know where i can find a website with FREE instructions and illistrations on how to mount small birds. The books i bought are kinda unclear on things.

Thank You,
Ben Cook

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Lets seeee...........

Lets see...... I've been trying to think of a way to help you out with this question. Hows this sound, My engine in my car died, the repair manuals I BOUGHT dont really explain much on how to replace it. Can anyone tell me where I can get the information for FREE. If I had insirations of becoming a mechanic, I'd BUY all the info I could, get a job working on cars, and possibly even go to school to lean. Even then , nothing teaches you any better than hands on experience.The same goes with taxidermy. There nothing wrong with wanting to get FREE info on taxidermy. But dont expect to be able to do a fatastic job with just this info. Put your time and MONEY in and buy some of the great books and videos that are available. THEN, practice, practice, practice, only that will get you better. I guess what kinda ticked me off in your question, was the emphasis on FREE. You see, I started taxidermy over 30 yrs ago. At that time there were only a couple of books available"and I BOUGHT them"and your local taxidermist wouldn't even let you in his front door. So I went to school....the school of hard knocks. I worked on anything I could get my hands on. I turned out to be a pretty fair taxidermist. Then the state assocations started. I joined them and my work improved tremendously.I guess what I'm trying to say in this drawn out post is , dont expect much for FREE. Put your time in and work on everything you can get your hands on. You'll be suprised. A lot of the question you have , you'll be able to answer yourself.

Bob?

bob what bug bit you you are so angry chilllll out you are tooold for this,he he he he he he ,whats up doc/

Ben

Without going off on a tirade, I can give you a very simple answer:

You get what you pay for.

Thanks for the replys

thanks but someone rely should put instructins on the web. amy taxidermy is the only one i have found to give good answers.

Thank You
Ben Cook

oh also....

i dont mind if my first job is kinda shabby. I just want to find out what it is like to do this kinda thing. My main thing is i want to find out and if i start doing more serious projects. I just need enough info to help me get bird mounted. I f i really get srious i will buy books, videos, ect.

Thanks
Ben

Do what I did

Howdy Ben, Before I went to Taxidermy school,I went to my local library and checked out every book I could on Taxidermy so I could get an idea on what I was getting in to,but nothing beats hands on training! Gary

yah im going to stuff a bird then mabey i will have an idea

but my main goal is to mount my own deer.so if anyone has an tricks of the trade please let me know.

breakfast

WE put small birds in the blender and have shredded tweet.