Buffalo specific question

[Big50]

So I've done my own taxidermy for decades now. Had a very successful shop mounting whitetails, hogs, and striped bass, with occasional forays into black bears, caribou, elk... So I have a pretty good idea what I'm doing in terms of the mounting and finishing process. HOWEVER...

I'm curious about the incision used for buffalo: is anyone using a short Y cut, or is it simply assumed in Africa that all specimens for mounting are split down the back?

 

[DLSJR]

You’d be better served asking your question on a taxidermy site or forum. Or better yet, call someone in the industry who mounts buffalo and ask them. Nearly everyone here is a hunter but not a taxidermist, so I’m guessing that I’m not the only one here who has no idea what ‘a short Y cut’ is.

 

[deewayne2003]

So I've done my own taxidermy for decades now. Had a very successful shop mounting whitetails, hogs, and striped bass, with occasional forays into black bears, caribou, elk... So I have a pretty good idea what I'm doing in terms of the mounting and finishing process. HOWEVER...

I'm curious about the incision used for buffalo: is anyone using a short Y cut, or is it simply assumed in Africa that all specimens for mounting are split down the back?

maybe @buck wild can shed some light on this....