just bot a coyote from a trapper today - coyote is VERY LIGHT REDDISH BLOND - would like to keep but missing a big part of end of left foot (trap) - has nayone got any ideas how to tuck that foot under - or under water - or in mud - or snow - anything? - i need hlep
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Terryr, Almost anything is doable. You can mount the coyote with that foot in snow, mud, water or leaves. You can mount as if nothing is wrong and finish like a repair job adding the missing part from another coyote. You can mount laying down with that leg concealed by the body but this requires some alterations to the form. Standing the coyote in grass or ferns after repairs to the foot would work nicely if the habitat is convincing. Sometimes in taxidermy you just jump into a problem and trust it will work out fine- this is not a big problem. Enjoy, Aaron H.
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