Course Content

Section 1 - INTRODUCTION

Introduction

Work organization

Section 2 - PREPARATION

Choosing a bird

Bird preparation

Skinning materials

Skinning preparation

Section 3 - SKINNING A BIRD

Initial cut

Leg removal

Tail removal

Wing removal

Skinning the head

Neck removal

Section 4 - PRESERVING

Fleshing & degreasing

Repairing damage

Rebuilding the skull

Section 5 - MOUNTING

Wiring the skin

Carving the artificial body

Wrapping the neck

Inserting the artificial body

Sewing the incision

Mount attachment

Using the anchor wood piece

Attaching the mount to the anchor wood

Positioning the mount

Filling Out the Head

Setting the feathers

Section 6 - FINISHING

Necessary tools & materials

Removing the wrap

Painting the mount

Finishing the stand

We have over 35 years experience doing
Taxidermy. Our instruction takes you through the process in small blocks of instruction that teaches you all the tricks of the trade. Included in the course are over 200 color digital pictures and many videos that make learning easy, convenient, and fast. In addition the course may be printed out once you are enrolled. You can also contact our staff directly to answer your questions.

You will learn how to prepare, skin, mount and finish standing upland birds using professional, proven standards including the base and habitat reproduction. You will learn how to organize the work area, obtain materials, and all the necessary information needed to learn the art of bird Taxidermy.

The course duration and enrollment period is 6 months, starting the day of enrollment. Everything you need to learn bird Taxidermy is provided, all for just $39.99. That equals out to less than $7.00 a month! You can enroll in other courses for thousands, buy a video and learn on your own by trial and error, or you can spend $7.00 a month, access the course any time, ask questions, get feedback and really learn how it's done.

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