Note - If you can't take your hide to E. Bucci Taxidermy immediately, wash off any blood on the hide or feathers with cold water, put it in a freezer bag or black plastic garbage bag double wrapped and then freeze.
Please call before skinning large life size game such as Black Bear.
Small mammals - Animals coyote sized or smaller should not be skinned unless by E. Bucci Taxidermy. Don't even gut the animal. Put it in a freezer or black plastic garbage bag and freeze whole until arrangements can be made to transport the animal.
Birds - Do not gut the bird. Rinse off any blood on the feathers with water. Take care not to damage the feathers, including the tail. Place bird in a freezer bag or black plastic garbage bag double wrapped and then freeze. If the tail |
feathers do not fit in the bag, DO NOT BEND THEM TO FIT. Let them hang out until angements can be made to transport the animal.
Fish - For fish using the original skin - Do not gut your fish. If you can not take your fish to E. Bucci Taxidermy immediately, wrap it in a very wet towel and put it in a plastic bag making sure that all the fins are flat against the fish's body to prevent breakage and freeze it.
For a replicated mount, Simply take clear photo's of the fish from various angles and email them to daboochdabooch@yahoo.com with length, circumference and weight measurements.
Feel free to call E. Bucci Taxidermy at 401.647.0060 with any questions that you may have concerning the proper caping, skinning or freezing techniques as special circumstances may present themselves. |
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