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skin_dog1
08-11-2006, 01:57 AM
How about a european Turkey mount!!!! A friend with a beetle colony did this for me. There are a few pellet holes and even one pellet still lodged in the base of the skull. It's a pretty cool conversation piece to say the least. I'm gonna mount it in a glass case so it can be viewed from all angles. My friend is a biology professor and his hobby is building the skeletons. He's suppose to send pics of a full body hen he did. He's done some large animals including a 7 foot croc. He's got some real neat skeletons and I couldn't resist being the first on the block with a european turkey mount!
http://myspace-305.vo.llnwd.net/01033/50/33/1033773305_l.jpg
AteUp
08-11-2006, 05:20 AM
Be the first on your block to have one!! Skindog, I'd say you''re the first in your COUNTY.
C.L.Button
08-11-2006, 07:32 AM
That is cool. I wonder if he could fasten it to the tail fan for a serious wall mount and some color contrast ?
sirgiovanni
08-11-2006, 08:37 AM
I'm thinking that might get you kicked out of the house. :D
trust me
08-11-2006, 09:14 AM
Boy, like I always say, there's nothing like having a friend with a beetle colony...:eek:
skin_dog1
08-11-2006, 01:58 PM
I haven't shared this one with the wife! I'm a little concerned she may not like the location I have picked out on the bedroom night stand! Oh well, guess this one will have to go in the living room with the other dead animals. Maybe I'll put it on the end table next to Fred (the coyote rug).
turk2di
08-11-2006, 02:01 PM
It has that look in its eyes Dave, like u were the last living thing it saw;)
tistis
08-11-2006, 03:53 PM
I never knew that they had turkeys in the old country. I thought thats why they came here was so they could hunt them. Well I think the french came to breed the wild coons thats why they got mask now.
maxcam
08-12-2006, 02:26 AM
I think it is rather cool looking to be honest.....How long did it take for the beetles to do their thing?
skin_dog1
08-12-2006, 04:46 PM
not more than 2 or 3 days I think. You skin it out, remove some meat by hand then air dry it in front of a fan for 2 days. then put it in and htey go to work!
yeehaw21
08-13-2006, 12:09 AM
Skin Dog,
Glad to see that I'm not the only one that names their mounts! My wife horse laughs me!:D
AteUp
08-13-2006, 12:29 AM
not more than 2 or 3 days I think. You skin it out, remove some meat by hand then air dry it in front of a fan for 2 days. then put it in and htey go to work!

They could get it done in a day but them are union beetles.:D
skin_dog1
08-13-2006, 01:19 AM
They could get it done in a day but them are union beetles.:D
Yeah, and probably state employees too...............
richarr3
08-22-2006, 11:35 AM
That is a cool! If I ever get another one, I will have to do the same. In glass, it would make a great bedside lamp.
DoeMaster
08-22-2006, 12:18 PM
Thats pretty cool. Looks like the beetles did a great job on it.
CM12
08-22-2006, 01:11 PM
Looks like table scraps to me.

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doug01
08-23-2006, 10:27 AM
What type of beetles did he use?
skin_dog1
08-23-2006, 07:22 PM
What type of beetles did he use?
I think it's spelled Dermisted beetles. They are native to all the US, nad most taxidermist use them to clean european mounts.
Gilligan
08-24-2006, 03:47 PM
That looks awesome. I think one of those would look pretty cool in my apartment here at college.