I had my coyote out tonight and was sewing up and bondoing the ears in prep. for mounting. While I was at it I thought I would test fit my tail form that I got from Van Dykes. I have never had a problem with the hair slipping on the tail or anywhere on the coyote until tonight. I put the tail in, and it was a little to long, so I cut some off, put it in again, and it was just a hair long so I cut it, and now it fits fine. BUT somewhere while putting the tail in the hair started slipping out of the tail, I have no clue why it would do that. It cannot be rotting or slipping for some reason like that. It has to be from something with putting in the tail. Any suggestions on what to do? Thanks.
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then you DO have a rotting or slipping problem. Yes, its the handling of the tail that caused the hair to actually slide off, but that is because the dermis was already compromised prior to that handling. Just because you never had a problem before does not assure that you never would. Everything bad that happens, happens for a first time the first time! As far as wwhat you can do? For me its hard to advise when I dont know exactly where the slip is and how big an area it covers. But Id say "Handle with Care" from here out.
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in my opinion, arent given enough attention in the salting process. I see dozens of hides a month, where the Taxidermist didnt take the time to split, and salt the tail. In a lifesize mount, this is a BIG mistake. Trying to save some sewing time, isnt worth what it will cost in the long run!