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10 October 2013, 02:45
Michael Aliulis
Skins in the salt
Got my hides back from my Safari a few months ago, how long will they last in the salt?


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10 October 2013, 07:29
bo-n-aro
Probably be better off getting them tanned, washed and in the freezer.
17 October 2013, 18:41
L. David Keith
Good advice bo! I'd follow it Michael. If wet tanned, they can be stored in the freezer for a long time, but I wouldn't make that last for more than a year or two. It helps to spread out the taxidermy bill if you mount one every few months.


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21 October 2013, 06:35
BigUglyMan
Ain't that the truth! I just picked up my full-mounted civet from my trip to Zimbabwe in 2010. Last of the taxidermy bill for the foreseeable future. Same taxidermist turned my muskox around in 5 months and worked around my timetable. It's handy to have a tame taxidermist around.


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