"Skin" Mount Question

[Joe2Kool]

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Got my first Merriam's in NE this year.  Skinned it.  I've seen pics of hanging skin mounts.  Anybody got pics to share?  What about a recommendation for a taxidermist in the east TN/north GA/NC area?  I live in east TN.

[KentuckyHeadhunter]

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You don't need a taxidermist.  Google turkey cape or caping a turkey. It's easy and will save you $$$. 

[trkehunr93]

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Agreed


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[captpete]

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Here is one I did(sorry for the crappy pic). Like mentioned above you can do it yourself...it is actually pretty simple to do.

[Farmboy27]

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Pretty easy. Just take your time and mind the feathers. All I did was salt and borax mine and it was fine for 10 years. (Until the dang dog got ahold of it!)

[Marc]

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If you look on the taxidermy forums, someone did a  cape with the wings that looked spectacular.

[Spring Fever]

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Here is a link with pics.
http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=616381

[Marc]

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Here is a style that interests me (link from another thread):
http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,36992.0.html

[Bowguy]

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You can do it yourself but you can also mount a deer yourself guess it depends on how well you want it to turn out. If you borax it, it's only dry preserved. It can crack, bleed grease or bugs can attack it if you don't keep things climate controlled. Not to mention it's gotta be cleaned n once dry preened. Some work n know how involved.
It can be done yourself though

[Joe2Kool]

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Thanks to all for the pics.  Everything is in the freezer.  Not sure I'm gonna try it myself or not.  My taxidermy skills aren't what I would like them to be.

[GSLAM95]

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Here is one with the wings. Not the best pic but it is in a hallway and hard to get back far enough.

Treerooster did you do that one yourself or have a taxidermist do it?  Compliments on a job well done either way.