Well, I was fortunate enough to get my first rio this morning! Was an awesome hunt! I wI'll include a pic and the story later today. Right now I'm trying to find a good taxidermist! Any help is greatly appreciated! I'm in rooks county so a little north central/ western Kansas would be great!! Thanks!
You might want to consider freezing it, so you'll have more time to find a good one. I know a couple of good ones in Missouri, but that would be a good drive from where you are. Of course, you can always ship it frozen.
Congrats on the Rio!
I agree with stinkpickle - I'd freeze and call around your state. Dab off any visible blood with a moist paper towel, tuck the head under a wing, and freeze the bird without crumpling or putting stress on the tailfeathers. Once you find a few taxidermists you're interested in, travel to them to check out their work in person. I have several mounts and the first two I had done are of poor quality because I didn't do my research.