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Pouncing Coyote Mount Is Unstable

Discussion in 'Beginners' started by rasorbackq, Mar 8, 2023.

  1. Mar 8, 2023 #1
    rasorbackq

    rasorbackq Member

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    As the title says My plan to stabilize it better is attach a dowel from base to belly area then find it with some tall grass . It there a better way to attach the dowel ? Its a wrapped body.
     
  3. Mar 8, 2023 #2
    Tanglewood Taxidermy

    Tanglewood Taxidermy Well-Known Member

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    A metal rod. It can be threaded or un threaded.
     

  5. Mar 8, 2023 #3
    drob

    drob Well-Known Member

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    What Tanglewood said.Can run rod further up into body for more stability.
     
  6. Mar 8, 2023 #4
    joeym

    joeym Old Murphey

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    It’s gonna take a 1/2” rod in each leg minimum. Anything less than 1/2” won’t work
     
  7. Mar 8, 2023 #5
    Tanglewood Taxidermy

    Tanglewood Taxidermy Well-Known Member

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    You can sharpen the end of the rod if it is threaded and to remain straight, hook it up to a drill and run it up into the body just like running a screw into something.
     
  8. Mar 9, 2023 #6
    rasorbackq

    rasorbackq Member

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    I used 3/8 hence my problem. Lesson learned
     
  9. Mar 9, 2023 #7
    rasorbackq

    rasorbackq Member

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    That was my second choice
     
  10. Mar 9, 2023 #8
    rasorbackq

    rasorbackq Member

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    I had enough problems to bent the 3/8th threaded rod to match the leg bends. Not even sure if there would be enough room for 1/2 rod. I might have even used 5/16th threaded rod
     
  11. Mar 9, 2023 #9
    joeym

    joeym Old Murphey

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    Sometimes the rod almost totally replaces the leg on the mannikin. The first pouncing coyote I mounted had the same issues. I learned what I know by attending Dennis Harris seminars. He's the king of animal motion IMO.
     
  12. Mar 9, 2023 #10
    Tanglewood Taxidermy

    Tanglewood Taxidermy Well-Known Member

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    The wrapped body at this point may be a bit of a problem. Foam would make this easier.
     
  13. Mar 9, 2023 #11
    Penczak

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    Could you provide a pic? Ideally the rods in the back legs would be a good idea. But if it's to late for that...
     
  14. Mar 9, 2023 #12
    Tanglewood Taxidermy

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    Resized_20220618_174134_96012785620090.jpeg 5/8" threaded rod painted gold/yellow run up through the entire body.
     
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  15. Mar 10, 2023 #13
    rasorbackq

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    If that's a 5/8 rod That turkey must be huge. It looks like a 1/4 " -3/8" at best
     
  16. Mar 10, 2023 #14
    rasorbackq

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    what I did was found a 5/16 rod aprox 16" long and welded a small washer to the top . I attached with hot glue to base in an opening. Then I pushed yote up to where I wanted it and drove a 4 inch screw in through washer opening into wrapped body . Now it has 3 points of contact . Very sturdy now. The grass I used was like a bamboo so it has the shedable casings about 8" long. I slid them on the rod and glued them to cover the rod . Than added more of the grass to hide the rod. Similar to the turkey pic above. Still left to do is paint the screw with same colour as a deer inside ear .
    Pics to follow
     
  17. Mar 10, 2023 #15
    Tanglewood Taxidermy

    Tanglewood Taxidermy Well-Known Member

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    3/8. My bad.
     
  18. Mar 11, 2023 #16
    rasorbackq

    rasorbackq Member

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    Much better.
     
  19. Mar 11, 2023 #17
    rasorbackq

    rasorbackq Member

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    Well all done but cant figure out how to post a pic here anymore.
    My photobucket account was frozen 10 years ago.
     
  20. Mar 11, 2023 #18
    rasorbackq

    rasorbackq Member

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    Thanks for the ideas and assistance.
     
  21. Mar 11, 2023 #19
    cessnastaxidermy

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    being it is already mounted add a nice driftwood stub up the back side . a branched piece with a stub touching the coyote wire with about a 10 GA wire drill the wood than run the wire through the coyote coming out tight to the front leg clinch into body the fur will hide it clinch wire into grove in back of driftwood staple and cover with all game any showing wire if you pick the right wood it will soldly ancore and add to the mount
     
  22. Mar 11, 2023 #20
    cessnastaxidermy

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    being it is already mounted add a nice driftwood stub up the back side . a branched piece with a stub touching the coyote wire with about a 10 GA wire drill the wood than run the wire through the coyote coming out tight to the front leg clinch into body the fur will hide it