Yip Johnny. I have a 20 yr taxidermist who works for me and I'm at a school right now. I also have a champion bird man who does my birds in shop but I also do birds.
Dry preserve is old school taxidermy. If done properly, which is rare, it will last well for a while. Wet tan came about because it is a much much better way to preserve the hide. If tanned properly the mount will last for lifetimes. There are serveral different methods of wet tan. Krowtan is an excellent product and eliminates the whole pickling process which is a nightmare to do yourself unless you really know what your doing. The other thing one can do is use a good, and I stress good, professional tannery which is what I do for 99% of my haired animals. If I do tan something myself I use Krowtan as it's simple and gives an excellent quality tan.
