What are you hunting/fishing?
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cdavis
My brother just stopped in while I was replying and showed him your mount.
Question, he has a 30 year old mount. Any effective way to clean it up? Says it’s looking pretty dingy. He’s also a long time smoker which probably contributes. Thanks.PapaSop I would love to do a mount for you. The best way I have found to clean up an old mount is to first blow it off good with a compressor then scrub it with a good brush and warm soapy water. I use dawn dish soap because it is a good bug proofer. Then a quick blow dry. Then I use old English furniture polish in an airesol can to spray down the hair. Let it set a few minutes to put oil back in the hair then wipe it down with a rag or paper towel. Then I wipe down the horns with liquid old English furniture polish to put some oil back in the horns. It’s a little work but if people would do this once a year their mounts would stay beautiful. If this is done once a year you can skip the soapy water scrub and blow drying. Hope this helps. Have a great evening.
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RafterW congrats to you. I’ve been trying to get my son on a bird but our turkey population has gone to crap.
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RafterW Congratulations, that is a real nice looking buzzard!
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cdavis That is absolutely Gorgeous Charlie! Fine workmanship & that is just the start of it.
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My wife Sarah and I went shed hunting behind the house and she found her first shed. It scored 74" (quick measure).kyle Very nice!
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RafterW congrats to you. I’ve been trying to get my son on a bird but our turkey population has gone to crap.
cdavis same, I’ve heard several theories as to why. 15 years ago, when I was a boy hunting with my older brother, it was nothing to get your two birds in a single day and on your first attempt usually. Now it’s a struggle just finding one bird all season. Numbers seem way low here in SC Kansas. Groups are small too. The most I’ve seen together has been 6 or 7. Typically just 2-3 per group is what I’ve been observing the past couple of years.
Matt W.
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cdavis same, I’ve heard several theories as to why. 15 years ago, when I was a boy hunting with my older brother, it was nothing to get your two birds in a single day and on your first attempt usually. Now it’s a struggle just finding one bird all season. Numbers seem way low here in SC Kansas. Groups are small too. The most I’ve seen together has been 6 or 7. Typically just 2-3 per group is what I’ve been observing the past couple of years.
RafterW it’s a shame. We lost our quail population about 15 years ago. I sure hope that’s not happening to our turkeys.
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PapaSop I would love to do a mount for you. The best way I have found to clean up an old mount is to first blow it off good with a compressor then scrub it with a good brush and warm soapy water. I use dawn dish soap because it is a good bug proofer. Then a quick blow dry. Then I use old English furniture polish in an airesol can to spray down the hair. Let it set a few minutes to put oil back in the hair then wipe it down with a rag or paper towel. Then I wipe down the horns with liquid old English furniture polish to put some oil back in the horns. It’s a little work but if people would do this once a year their mounts would stay beautiful. If this is done once a year you can skip the soapy water scrub and blow drying. Hope this helps. Have a great evening.
cdavis
Thank you. That is some great info. I’d have never guessed dawn soap and furniture oil. I’ll pass this along to my brother.Thanks again!
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cdavis
Thank you. That is some great info. I’d have never guessed dawn soap and furniture oil. I’ll pass this along to my brother.Thanks again!
PapaSop anytime my friend.
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PapaSop I would love to do a mount for you. The best way I have found to clean up an old mount is to first blow it off good with a compressor then scrub it with a good brush and warm soapy water. I use dawn dish soap because it is a good bug proofer. Then a quick blow dry. Then I use old English furniture polish in an airesol can to spray down the hair. Let it set a few minutes to put oil back in the hair then wipe it down with a rag or paper towel. Then I wipe down the horns with liquid old English furniture polish to put some oil back in the horns. It’s a little work but if people would do this once a year their mounts would stay beautiful. If this is done once a year you can skip the soapy water scrub and blow drying. Hope this helps. Have a great evening.
cdavis thats awesome info. Thanks for taking the time to post that useful process on to us. I’ve got one mount over 25 years old that could use it.
“You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”
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cdavis thats awesome info. Thanks for taking the time to post that useful process on to us. I’ve got one mount over 25 years old that could use it.
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Our Turkey season started today in Wi (we drew the last season) and got this bird this morning. 18 pounds, 9" beard.
hey vegetarians, my food poops on your food!
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Nice tom, kyle !
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Our Turkey season started today in Wi (we drew the last season) and got this bird this morning. 18 pounds, 9" beard.
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Our Turkey season started today in Wi (we drew the last season) and got this bird this morning. 18 pounds, 9" beard.
kyle nice. Congrats
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Our Turkey season started today in Wi (we drew the last season) and got this bird this morning. 18 pounds, 9" beard.
kyle Congrats. Good looking Gobbler.
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RafterW Nice spring tom! So I take it you will not miss another spring season. It is one of my favorite times of the year. Love hunting those limb chickens.
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