Care of Your Mounted Trophy
by John Bellucci, Master Taxidermist

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Excerpt from a post in the AfricaHunting.com Forum, to read the full thread click here.

After you bring your hard won trophy home from the taxidermist, and hang it in the special place you've had in mind for it ever since you bagged it ... is that the end of the trail? I should say not!

The first thing you should know is how to properly hang your trophy head on the wall. Never grab, nor balance, or in any other way put your hand on the neck of the mounted head. Most hoofed game mammals have rather hollow hair -- not fur like most predatory species -- ...