Field Care: BennettTaxidermy.com

As a full time professional taxidermist, every year I see many trophy animals that are compromised due to poor planning and improper field care. I also spend a great deal of time making repairs that are preventable, replacing capes that could have been saved, and unfortunately in some cases explaining to an individual that I can’t mount their animal because it was not properly cared for or was not a quality specimen to begin with. In the series of links above, I will try to explain the basics of proper field care of your furred, feathered, or finned trophies.

The most important step in caring for your hard earned trophies begins long before you pull the trigger or release an arrow. My best advice is to make an appointment with a reputable taxidermist long before the season opener. Have them explain proper field care as well as the correct skinning procedures that you may have to use while in the field. Most taxidermist are more than willing to spend a few minutes explaining the basics, because they know that proper field care will make their job easier in the long run.