Ring-necked ducks
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Hatchie Dawg
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That's a treasure. Who did the work for u?
fishing4sanity
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Hatchie, the taxidermist is Leon Mathews in Kennewick, WA. I've had him do several ducks and geese for me and I've always been happy with his work.
mdunc8
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Great looking birds. The last few posts of ducks has gotten me thinking about getting into duck hunting.
fishing4sanity
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mdunc8 you definitely should get into duck hunting, every time I drive through your area (which unfortunately isn't often enough) I see beautiful birds. It doesn't get your blood pumping like hearing a bull bugling or holding your bow at full draw waiting for that doe to get out of the way, but I love bird hunting and another excuse to get there is always good.
CABugle
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Those look nice, thanks for sharing.
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Big luke1981
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That is a awesome mount, congrats!!!!!!
mhungerford
Active member
I have always wanted to get a few ducks and geese mounted. those look great. what do you do to keep them before taking them to the taxi? Just keep them cool and dry or do you have to skin them just asking have never done anything with a bird and would like to in the future. thanks
fishing4sanity
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mhungerford, I've heard lots of different things like putting them in nylon panty hose to keep all feathers in place, or wrapping the bill in paper, etc. The taxidermist I use just told me to put them in a plastic garbage bag and roll it up and put it in the freezer. To save room or protect the neck from getting broke off I sometimes tuck the head under a wing, but I don't clean or skin the birds, just freeze them if I can't get them to the taxidermist right away.
