Course Covers:

Mounting

1. One Game Head
2. One Life Size Specimen
3. One Bird
4. One Fish

Tools

1. Learn what you'll need & avoid purchases that are useless
2. Learn to create your own specialized tools

Field preparation

1. Avoid mistakes in the field & and frustration during mounting
2. Learn how to avoid hair "slipping"
3. How to field prep birds and fish for transport

Measuring for the proper form

1. Your success depends on purchasing the correct form
2. Tips to enhance "generic" features on forms
3. Setting eyes, ears & antlers

Hide & skin prep

1. Tanning, the different techniques and products available and when to use them.
2. How to prepare ears, eyes and lips for effortless mounting

Fleshing by hand or with an electric shaver

1. When and where to use each to obtain the optimum results
2. Delicate areas & pitfalls to avoid

Air brushing techniques

1. Researching the specimen
2. Mixing paint
3. Creating your own colors

Purchased & custom habitats

1. Techniques for custom habitat construction

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