I have a muntjac skull that has been cleaned and bleached and is ready to be mounted on a shield. I am not really sure what "cut" to use or how to display the k9 teeth? The shield is a "standard" one meant for Roe as supplied by Jeager Sport here in the UK. The K9's are currently out of the skull and are a little discoloured near the base...Can i bleach these too?

Thanks in advance,

Peter

[ 02-25-2003, 13:22: Message edited by: Pete E ]

Be my guest, Peter :

The fangs of mine appear to have been bleached by the taxidermist.

Pete,

Is it yours?

I look forward to seeing the photos!

Andre,

Thanks for that... is the base of the skull "raised" off the the shield to allow for the K9 teeth?

The discolouring on mine is down to the nerve inside the cavity i suspect..I think I will clean it out or inject some bleach in there...

1894,

Yes it is mine, I took it earlier this year in Thetford. It is only "average" but has nice K9's and more importantly it is the first half decent munty I have taken!

regards

Peter

[ 02-25-2003, 14:16: Message edited by: Pete E ]

Peter, yes, I had the skull raised as compared to a regular Roe mount so as to show the fangs. BTW, this is the very first I spotted and shot and it was unofficially scored (and confirmed by Herne) as CIC silver. Call it beginner's luck

Andre,

One more question, is that skull whole (less the lower jaw of course!) or is it a long cut ie cut just above the teeth but below the eye sockets???

Regards,

Pete

Right, Pete, unlike the regular cut across the eye sockets, the upper jaw is preserved, with teeth and all. There's only a straight cut at the base of the skull to ease up mounting. Show us a pic of your mount, after it's done.