Measure from the front corner of the eye to the front of the nose then measure from the front of the nose to the first antler point on each side. Write these measurements down and give them to your taxidermist as it will aide in the mounting process. Also, feel free to print this page to take in the field with you to use as your step-by-step guide.
Make straight even cuts along the lines shown in the photo to the left, and begin to skin around the neck.
To skin from around the antler, you may be able to pull the skin by hand, peeling it from around the bases. It helps to start with a knife then using a dull object such as a flat screwdriver also works to peel the skin from the bases.
Continue to skin around the head to loosen the skin from around the ear butts. Cut through the eat butt along the side of the skull.
Skin down the face until you notice the eye orbit cartilage (dotted line) and skin close to the cartilage. You will start notice a blueish hue through the membrane, which is the actual eye.
Place a finger in the eye hole of the hair side and pull. Continue to cut along the eye orbit and cut through the bluish area, skin until the eye skin has been completely removed.
To remove the skin from the tear duct, pull from the eyehole. If the skin does not freely peel from the bone, carefully skin with the knife close to the bone while pulling the skin. Skin down the muzzle until you can feel a hollow spot in the mouth area.
Flip the skin back over and cut along the inside gumline, Along the mandible. Continue the cut down inside the mouth. Also cut through the nasal cartilage from this side also.
Now flip the skin back over and cut down and meet the mouth cuts you made from the fur side of the cape. Continue skinning down the face. You will notice cartilage from the nasal area. Skin down a little and cut through the cartilage down to the previous cuts.
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