Taxidermist for deer feet?

View · by **45Badger** on Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:47 pm

Oh, hoofs

Sawed the legs off, tossed them in the freezer. promptly forgot until my wife started screaming about the foinknkpgving deer legs in the freezer. I want to make a coat (or gun, or whatever) rack out of these. Any recommendations on local (SW burbs) taxidermist?

View · by **hunterfreakhd** on Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:42 pm

http://m.manta.com/c/mm49fz9/radde-taxidermy

View · by **FJ540** on Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:13 am

I wonder if salting them would work?

View · by **Chevydude** on Tue Mar 05, 2013 1:28 am

From Chevydude. Easy to do yourself. Did my first set in 1974. All you need to do is soak the feet (hooves -legs) in a 5-gallon bucket, with a mixture of water and 20 Muleteem Borax Laundry Soap. Do not soak for more than a few days. We (My brothers) bend into position and tie them with wire. Then into the bucket. About 4 Gallons of water and 3/4 cup of Borax. Stir it up good. My first pair are still perfect. After soak they have to Dry. After dry cut to length drill the bone for a screw and mount to plaque. Nice easy craft project. Good Luck.

View · by **LarryFlew** on Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:21 am

45Badger wrote:.................. forgot until my wife started screaming about the foinknkpgving deer legs in the freezer.....................

Can't help you out but had to thank you for that morning laugh. MY wife even asked what I was laughing about.

View · by **FJ540** on Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:38 am

Sun Foods has white alum for $2/lb (comes in 8oz packs for a buck).

View · by **tenmilmag** on Sat Mar 16, 2013 6:57 am

FJ540 wrote:Sun Foods has white alum for $2/lb (comes in 8oz packs for a buck).

So, is the white alum the borax?

View · by **FJ540** on Sat Mar 16, 2013 5:22 pm

Borax is borax. White alum is Ammonium alum.

View · by **Double B** on Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:58 am

We did this at school way back ( Valley Middle) I remember my teacher shot in with something so they wouldn't stink. I made gun rack like 40 yrs ago, my mom still has it! I use the taxidermist in St. Peter he on right of 169 before you get to town.