Whitetail Taxidermy: Quick Ear Tip

Here's a quick tip for when you are in the process of mounting a whitetail and are prepping the form the day before your going to actually taxidermy it. This is how I usually prep my ears the night before I put them together.

[@stevenskerbetz6134]

Great tip. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to give that a try on the next mount. Always looking for ways to make the process a little easier.

[@Dustinstaxidermy]

Thanks for watching! This will definitely allow the clay to stiffen up and stay together and allow you to not have to worry about smudging fresh clay.

[@scottburgess696]

Thats awesome!! I been have found that if I pre-sculpt the muscluature with oil clay, I get the exact look I want, but, I do the fiberglass resin cast and peel out the oil clay. alot of extra work, I will try this method thx!! I was never satisfied with just stuffing clay around the ear base and shaping the ear butts when mounting the deer. Still a greenhorn😅

[@Dustinstaxidermy]

I never tried that process, but this definitely should save time compared to that method while keeping your details in tact.

[@v65wings45]

What kind of glue are you using?

[@Dustinstaxidermy]

I use pro 1 hide paste for this step.