Waterfowl Taxidermy

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Waterfowl Taxidermy

Our waterfowl taxidermy video is a complete start to finish instructional video designed with the beginner in mind.  See up-close detail of each process.

 Waterfowl Taxidermy Tips

Field Care:  Without a doubt proper field care will determine the quality of your finished mount. When collecting waterfowl in the field your normally shooting it with a shotgun so try to select a bird that has the least amount of damage. Check feet, bill and spread wings to make sure your bird is not missing feathers. While in the field protect your selected waterfowl by placing it head first down a pair of old panty hose. The panty hose will do a great job of holding feathers in place to reduce damage. Wrap your bird in two plastic bags and seal them very tightly. Freeze the bird as soon as possible. Keep the bird on ice, but do not get it wet until freezing is possible.

Collect Good Waterfowl Reference:  One of the most valuable things you can do to perfect your bird and waterfowl taxidermy skills is to study live birds as much as possible. You can start by collecting photos from bird and waterfowl magazines. If you have a local zoo, go study the live birds. The most successful bird and waterfowl taxidermist in the world have bird aviaries at the shop or home to study their own collection of live birds. Taking the time to study birds, ducks and waterfowl references will be a huge factor in your becoming a true master at bird taxidermy.

Waterfowl Taxidermy can be a fun and creative hobby or it can add revenue to the bottom line of your taxidermy business.  Our video teaches a standing mount using a Woodduck specimen.  This is the best place to begin in learning the process.  Once you have mastered this mount, you can move on to flying mounts and even water display cases that are truly a work of taxidermy art. 

Goose Taxidermy is very similar to duck taxidermy.  The specimen is larger, but the mounting process is the same.  As with all taxidermy areas, good reference materials and quality photos of live geese is very important. 

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