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Date Posted: 18:52:27 04/15/05 Fri
Author: rick
Author Host/IP: 209.26.139.190
Subject: Re: Best animal to start with
In reply to: Bill 's message, "Best animal to start with" on 15:33:46 04/14/05 Thu

>Great site! Just starting out and in your opinions
>what animal should someone start with. Deer, squriel,
>pigeons? I have a deer, racoon, badger, and bobcat in
>my freezer but really do not want to practice on
>these. I know I will make many mistakes and cut some
>unwanted holes but would like to some what understand
>what I am doing. I also realized being a taxidermist
>is repetition, repetition, repetition. I have read
>where starting out you should skin all the pigeons you
>can get. Their seems to be a wealth of knowledge here
>and I would like to absorb some and learn from the
>mistakes of others. Living in SW Oregon their are no
>Taxidermy shcools here. For those of you that have
>studios if a person would come to you and inquired to
>work in your shop for free to help and learn what
>would you say. I ask because their are 4 or 5
>taxidermy shops here and have been cotemplating doing
>just that.
>
>Thanks for your time and advice
Bill first word of advice don't get discouraged.There is a lot of information in the Breakthrough Manuals and videos.Go up to suppliers on this site and get their catologs to get you started.It can't hurt to ask about helping in exchange for learning.You can buy complete kits for mounting birds fish deer etc. from these catologs.Hope this helps. Rick

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you can try -- christine, 11:37:58 04/17/05 Sun