asked this question before, got no answer. anyone know the "right" way to handle a turkey you want mounted? IE; how the taxidermist would like to recieve it. frozen untouched/uncut, refrigerated/uncut, is it ok to gut it only and maybe filet the breasts out? never really thought of a turkey mount til I saw that nice one a few weeks ago.
leave it whole, dry wrap in newspaper if you need to freeze it for a while talk to the taxidermist about the breastmeat
Do not gut , I usually put mine in a black garbage bag head first in , fan nicely closed and not squeezed , feet on the outside of fan to avoid damage to feathers of fan . Kind of wrap excess bag and tape together and avoid water in bag . If needed use to bags , freeze as soon as possible . You can have a bird done this way for up to a year . But the faster you get the bird to taxidermy the better your mount will look . The main thing is to take care of it once you shoot it , till you get it to taxidermist . Avoid leaving in sun , don't stuff in vest and beat it around . Good Luck
thanks for the responses. hopefully I'll be meeting up with that big boy before someone else does.
Ray hit on the head. Speaking of which, don't worry about jellying the head on one with a load of #5's. Most taxidermists use a freeze dried head on your mount
