WildHeritageTaxidermy

Nice buck finished up for a forum member, Congrats on a great "First" buck Jessica!!!!!

A hunters first lion with his own dogs, Congratulations, great accomplishment!

Two more trophies going home....these "wall pedestals" are becoming a very popular way to upgrade your mount without the space and cost of a full pedestal. Love the color on this bear....

Tom, Since we talked yesterday, I have an offer for land to park trailers on, and several offers to help cook and take the veterans out for hunts, including one guide. We still need lodging, a travel trailer or two would be nice.

FOUND Male Drahthaar in Phoenix, AZ Found on 6/15 near 7th/Dunlap (Sunnyslope area), wearing a nice leather collar w/ no ID and dragging a nice leather leash. He has a green numeric tattoo in is right ear that is difficult to read; may contain the numbers 5496 in that order. Has been scanned twice, at two different locations, and no microchip was found. He is healthy, fit, well mannered, socialized, and knows several commands. Someone has to be missing this guy. He is currently with the lady who found him (he is not with me), but the Arizona GSP Rescue (I am the director) will be happy to give him a place to stay if he needs it and as long as he needs it until his owner can be located. Proof of ownership will be required, no exceptions. If this is your dog or you recognize/have information on him please call/text me at 520-334-7171 or email me at azgspr@gmail.com -or- email Zac White at chukar72@yahoo.com

We are always looking as well. Msg or text 928-238-0094

Here you go guys......... A.R.S.§ 17-371(E) states, "heads, horns, antlers, hides, feet, or skin of wildlife lawfully taken, or the treated and mounted specimens thereof, may be possessed, sold and transported at any time..." Wildlife hit by a motor vehicle is not considered to be lawfully taken, with the except of big game meat as prescribed under A.R.S.§ 17-319. This restriction is necessary to protect Arizona’s wildlife resources and any change related to it would create a loophole for an individual to possess the parts of wildlife without the necessary evidence of legality (license, tag, seasons, etc). Please keep in mind that in nature, little is ever wasted and there are a host of animals that survive by recycling other animals that have died in the wild or on the roadway.

Young, AZ

(!!SOLD Pending Pick Up!!) For Sale or Trade: H&R Single Shot, Youth Model .243 3-9x32 Bushnell Sportsman scope $350 OBO or Trade for a Rangefinder or ? Our kids have outgrown this rifle after harvesting 2 Cow Elk (1 @ 80yrds & 1 @ 150yrds) and 1 Mule Deer @ 100yrds. All one shot kills. If interested or have questions comment, message or text 928-238-0094.

Auto or manual?

Done 6:16 this morning!

We use our Alpha 100 and TT10 collars every day. Definitely helps keep track of where your dogs are and what they are up to. The range is pretty good and you can add up to 20 dogs to it.

Looking for a replacement cape for this mule deer buck, if you have one from a buck close to this size please send me a PM, call or text with pictures and price. 928-238-0094.

We are always looking for our Hounds, any old or freezer burned meat we will take before you throw it out.

It's that time of year again where the dog meat freezer is getting low. We feed our lion hounds a raw diet and hate to see anyone throwing out old, unwanted, freezer burned or slightly off meat from a freezer going out. We are looking for deer, elk, antelope, javelina, bear, lion, turkey, rabbit, chicken, beef, pork, fish.....really meat from any animal (except coyote) as long as it is unseasoned and not cooked. Send me a PM, call, text or email us and see if we can work out a pickup. Thanks, Heather & Dale 928-238-0094 wildheritagetaxidermy@yahoo.com

The dogs don't like it and I don't like to feed canine to canine.

That was the plan!!!

Check out Ted Wenner in Roswell, Nm. https://www.facebook.com/wennerwildlifestudio/photos/pcb.1171253836271167/1171250732938144/?type=3

Interested can you send pictures of buck or cape to wildheritagetaxidermy@yahoo.com

Finished up this custom wall pedestal mount. This javelina had some unique features to its teeth and jaw. The client wanted the teeth of the mount to match the cleaned skull rather than have a generic jawset installed. So we molded the teeth and entire inner mouth from her javelina and created a custom jawset for her mount. Here is a link to some of the work in progress pictures, if anyone is curious as to how we did this...... https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.793214660726458.1073741846.6761785757634001&type=3

We will see you there! Cassidy drew a Youth tag also, this will be her first elk tag.

We have 1 Youth tag for Unit 23, either will be my daughters 1st elk tag or my sons 3rd cow tag but if it is his it will be his first Youth tag so, either way, we are excited! We will definitely be going up to see Dave and the ADA crew at the Youth camp!

Owner found...Thanks everyone for sharing our posts and helping to find the owner!

We rabbit hunt, great practice for the kids and the dog enjoys it too.

Amanda suggested we do some posts regarding Taxidermy. If there is anything in particular you want information on let us know. With early archery season finally upon us, Whooo Hoooo !! thought I would share some info on dealing with velvet antlers. The velvet is a skin layer with veins, blood, and protein content, it must be preserved !!! There are 4 ways of dealing with velvet antlers, and all 4 have pros and cons. One way of handling velvet is to strip and stain the antlers, this is only a viable option for a late a stage velvet buck.(when the hard antler underneath is fully developed) Advantages of this method are, no chance of attracting bugs, and inexpensive.(usually no extra charge) The disadvantage is of course you lose the beautiful velvet. Another method is to have the velvet antlers freeze dried. The advantage to this method is that you get very little shrinkage, leaving a very natural “look”. The disadvantage to this method is although the velvet is dried out in a freeze dryer, the blood and natural proteins remain in the velvet. Basically this is dried raw organic material, this can and probably will attract bugs! I highly recommend that any freeze dried taxidermy products be debugged (fumigated) at least every 6 months, more often in humid climates. Then there is the injection/ soak method. This involves injecting and flushing the veins of the velvet with a tanning solution. Then it is soaked in the solution for several days, essentially tanning the velvet. Advantages to this method are that the natural velvet is preserved, and done correctly most of the organic materials (blood and protein) are removed, reducing the chance of attracting bugs. Disadvantages are that you will have more shrinkage, especially in the bulbous tips, resulting in a slightly less natural look. Also it is impossible to remove 100% of the blood and protein, therefore there is still a chance of attracting bugs. I recommend de-bugging at least once a year. (not a bad idea for all your mounts) especially in humid climates. Remember that if you use an evaporative cooler on your home your trophies reside in a humid climate. The last method is to have the antlers stripped and flocked. The advantage to this is that there is no organic material left to attract bugs giving a worry free permanent finish. Disadvantage is that up close they don’t look very natural. Some companies are getting very good at this process, using a blend of flocking colors to give a more natural appearance, and from a normal viewing distance they look very good. One more note, if you plan to have the natural velvet preserved. The fresh velvet is fairly fragile and very susceptible to heat. You will need to get them to your taxidermist or into a freezer ASAP. Dale and Heather