How I Install A Deer Septum , Fast And Easy

Thought I’d show how I add quality to my mounts by installing a septum . It’s fast and easy , great for commercial but with just a tad more time it would work in competition.

I use a mini septum on most , they cost like $2.25 each , better then the $7.95 for the bigger ones .
In first pic you will see all you need to do this , besides 5 min epoxy and a #60 scalpel. Ok now take your #60 blade and being careful cut down from top of nose bridge to bottom of jaw but only going half way thru the muzzle, then go to the other side and cut down the same way but not so it’s a straight cut , you want it to be a wedge fit . Also you don’t want to saw it as that takes materials away and it doesn’t fit back perfect now if you don’t know how a deers interior nose looks like get a few references or a nose cast .

I put black marker on what needs to be removed to help . Take your dremal tool and start removing the foam as the shape the nose will be , just remember to act like the septum isn’t there so you can go straight thru and grind up and around where the cartilage wing will be . Don’t worry bout making a mistake as you can put it back with apoxy sculpt .


Really look at your references , once you have it close , go to the back at the cut and dremal that open a bit connecting to your nostrils.
Bare with me as I can only post 10 pics at a time .

 

Take a small file and keep sanding and detailing to get the shape you need

 

Now take the septum and test fit it , make sure it slides in a grove kinda thing center of the nostrils after you like the fit , mix up some apoxy sculpt , marble size of each . Roll a line out to cover edge of septum and push it into grove and go to back and put some on each side to hold in place

 

Ok now take you favorite blending tool and safety solvent with brush and reach in an smooth the apoxy sculpt out , blending it back out , kinda covering all the exposed foam thinly. Again using your reference, then lastly take a little ball of A. S. And put it in where cartilage lobe would be and blend it back to edge, this will also not let you see the back of septum

 

Ok your basically done just make sure both sides a equal and symmetrical. Hold up to form and mark then dremal out for septum. Take 5 min epoxy and glue on both nose and form with a skim coat of glue . You will notice the black line around the lip tuck area , do not get glue in that area as it will impede with tucking your lips . Hold in place till it kicks and your done . Let apoxy sculpt harden before mounting your deer . Test fit you nose skin , cut as needed , then hide paste tuck and stuff with paper towels, next day , adjust again and you have a great nose , easy to finish. Let me say this . It takes me 20 mins to do this that’s it . Once you have it down, it is very simple and hardly any finish work. Hope it works for you all as it does for me

 

Here is a couple other deer done the same way

 

If you cut it back farther, you will have issues doing any work in the nose , trying to dremal and finish, and your 100% correct you cannot see it , so why make it hard on yourself.
2 . You can paint it , and or even use flesh colored apoxy sculpt , but I found it really don’t matter much . If you trim your skin correctly and glue it up to the edge of the septum and around the cartilage lobe then your only airbrushing flesh color around the interior, after it dries your brushing it out of the inside hair then what I do is put a little water base flesh color in my modpodge and using a applicator flood the nose , when it drys it is fleshy and wet looking . But yes you can paint before if you like