WHITETAIL TAXIDERMY

WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND PART OF mounting an albino whitetail. In this article I will be focusing on the repair and finishing work particular to creating a high quality professional albino whitetail mount. A mount as unique as this true albino deserves a presentation equally interesting. With that in mind, I chose a manikin with movement and artistic composition, the new “Walkin’ ” 3-D wall pedestal with the Advanced Pre-Set eye system.

1. The focus of any albino deer mount are the piercing, pinkish/red eyes. To find the perfect eyes for this mount, I called on Theresa, the eye-guru at Van Dyke’s Taxidermy Supply. Theresa is one of the most knowledgeable experts in the field of glass eyes. I knew that she was the one person I could count on for these specialty eyes. The eyes that Van Dyke’s provided were exceptionally natural! So let’s get going by jumping into the repair work....

...Continued in the Spring 2005 Issue of Breakthrough.

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