Odd Sized Whitetail Ears....how do you do it?

Are you getting them turned all the way? Are you carding the ear edges? I pretty much only use medium sized liners for whitetails and do not have this issue.

 

Blacktail ear liners?

 

+1...Use large on maybe 1 or 2 a year and we have big deer. In 30 years of taxidermy I have never had ears that were too big for LARGE earliness?! Maybe try a different brand.

 

Medium size works for most Wisconsin whitetails. You might pull the edges tight & gather any loose skin away from the edges. That loose skin should tighten if there isn't too much.

 

I run into the same problem as you every year with one or two deer and I have seen where deer from some parts just have bigger ears than other areas. First, Vandykes has the largest ear liners I've heard of cut they are ears forward style only. For ears back, I haven't found anything large enough for the Dumbo like deer that come in every year. For those big ones where the client or pose dictates ears back, I use Bondo as an ear adhesive to fill in the gap. When using Bondo like that, the ear and liner must be very clean and dry for it to adhere. And for those that say Bondo will not stick to an ear liner, I still have one sitting in my desk drawer with Bondo on it will not come off without harsh methods. Never had a problem with that technique eigher, but you still must card the edges.

http://www.vandykestaxidermy.com/NERWL-P19C247.aspx

 

if i could not a liner to fit i would a bondo ear

 

Do Ya have any pics, of have finished that had these issues?

 

sounds like the ears aren't getting turned all the way out, I use large liners maybe on one or two a year on whitetails, if large aren't big enough either try mulie liners or better yet do a bondo ear

 

I would say that the deer I do have ears like this:
5% small
25% medium
60% large
10% extra large

 

Why not buy the ear liner material in sheets and just make your own? Pull the cartilage in one piece and trace it out on your ear liner sheet. Cut and then use a heat gun to shape. You can take a set of ears from a euro and leave all the skin on it. Paint on some Nair to remove the hair then make a mold using Bondo. Now you have a mold to use to help shape your ear every time.

 

What Genie said, pull the ear skin tight along the edges, then work the rest of the extra skin around on the liner. You want a nice loose fit with some extra skin anyway, since it will shrink while drying. You can work any wrinkles out as it starts to dry.