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Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
#7483882
04/11/19 01:15 AM
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Co-walkabout
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Light Foot
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7483889
04/11/19 01:22 AM
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Joined: Aug 2009
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BigPig
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Nope, that’s part of the character and the trophy. Leave it!
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7483896
04/11/19 01:24 AM
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Nogalus Prairie
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I would have done exactly as you did and left it exactly as it was. Seems strange to do otherwise as it sets your animal apart and makes him your animal.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7483898
04/11/19 01:25 AM
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JB1316
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Looks great as it is. I’d leave it too
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: JB1316]
#7483899
04/11/19 01:27 AM
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dogcatcher
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Looks great as it is. I’d leave it too Another vote for natural.
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: dogcatcher]
#7483903
04/11/19 01:31 AM
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kmon11
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Looks great as it is. I’d leave it too Another vote for natural. And another Like the way he looks and makes him a bit different than the rest. Some of my favorite animals over the years have been the odd balls
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7483904
04/11/19 01:32 AM
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Joined: Jan 2016
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ErikL
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congrats. nice trophy. was right decision to leave natural. I have a 10pt white tail with a broken of right g2. they asked if i wanted it "fixed". no way. Au natural.
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7483911
04/11/19 01:41 AM
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krmitchell
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7483917
04/11/19 01:45 AM
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Drahthaar
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Beautiful, leave him as is. Forrest
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7483926
04/11/19 01:52 AM
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Joined: Feb 2008
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Grizz
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No way would I change it. Like others have said, it sets yours apart from others and it's part of his character.
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: BigPig]
#7484004
04/11/19 03:33 AM
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nyalubwe
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Nope, that’s part of the character and the trophy. Leave it! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS...exactly! You did well!
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7484069
04/11/19 06:01 AM
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Txduckman
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Heck no. Natural is best if possible.
First buck I had mounted looked different when I picked him up. Pulled up a picture and sure enough he was very dark. Called taxy guy who said cape went bad and put new one on him for free. Little hacked off due to him being very dark and unique but maybe I left it out too long and ruined it... Problem is he never told me after a year of waiting so seemed weird. Was only outside for 5 days in freezing weather. Really think he gave it to someone else for some reason since I wasn't told until 16 months later.
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: BigPig]
#7484404
04/11/19 04:54 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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Nope, that’s part of the character and the trophy. Leave it!
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Txduckman]
#7484410
04/11/19 04:58 PM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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Heck no. Natural is best if possible.
First buck I had mounted looked different when I picked him up. Pulled up a picture and sure enough he was very dark. Called taxy guy who said cape went bad and put new one on him for free. Little hacked off due to him being very dark and unique but maybe I left it out too long and ruined it... Problem is he never told me after a year of waiting so seemed weird. Was only outside for 5 days in freezing weather. Really think he gave it to someone else for some reason since I wasn't told until 16 months later. More than likely your cape was fine until the tanner or the taxi made a mistake. He covered it with a lie and didn't bother to let you know in advance. Would be my last business with him. Natural is definitely best. If you break something loading him I might feel differently, but he should go on the wall the same as he went to the ground, IMO.
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: QuitShootinYoungBucks]
#7484427
04/11/19 05:13 PM
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unclebubba
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Natural is definitely best. If you break something loading him I might feel differently, but he should go on the wall the same as he went to the ground, IMO.
Totally agree. Broken tines, fighting scars,cuts on the face from fighting, natural birthmarks...I want all of that on the Taxi mount. The only thing that I would want fixed would be the bullet hole from me or something that I broke after the fact.
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7484431
04/11/19 05:17 PM
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TX_LT230FH
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Leave it. I got a nice 8 years ago that had a broken tine and the taxi volunteered to fix it. I declined. The way I want to remember it is the way it was when he went down.
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7485080
04/12/19 12:41 PM
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onlysmith&wesson
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Mount what you hunted and killed, not something altered.
An unethical shot is one you take, that you know you shouldn't.
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7486268
04/13/19 04:34 PM
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angus1956
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: BigPig]
#7486462
04/13/19 09:02 PM
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Duck_Hunter
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Nope, that’s part of the character and the trophy. Leave it!
I just turned it on . I was looking bird dogs in the butt this morning.
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7486481
04/13/19 09:14 PM
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Erny
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I say leave it the way it is.
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7486550
04/13/19 10:23 PM
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twdjr
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: nyalubwe]
#7486553
04/13/19 10:26 PM
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Bee'z
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Nope, that’s part of the character and the trophy. Leave it! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS...exactly! You did well!
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7487685
04/15/19 01:11 PM
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Ktexas14
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Looks great, definitely leave it.
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Re: Modify taxidermy or leave it natural??
[Re: Co-walkabout]
#7487747
04/15/19 02:25 PM
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Joined: Nov 2017
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Biscuit
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