Or Basil Brush...Is this related to a badger brush?
Nope, what appears to be a Gold Medal class Chinese Water Deer
Thanks, I think I’ve found a guy in Bolton, seems to certainly know their stuff!Not a sentence I expected to read here.
Good luck with your quest to find a taxidermist.
Fair play. I have a friend who does exactly the same, and I was fortunate to be given a haunch of Chinese Water Deer on Boxing day. Good luck with the taxidermy, that has to be a pretty niche thing these days.I do a lot of conservation work in my spare time, part of which is deer management and removal of non-native ‘alien’(non indigenous) destructive species, a bi product of which is lots of delicious venison to feed myself, family friends and so on.
Tell 'em to go Get Stuffed !! ....I find responses from ill informed ‘pro animal’ bigots in appalling taste when on an open forum, but I don’t feel the need to comment (usually). Perhaps your response is a product of your veganism? Just my opinion.
To support a vegan lifestyle, every critter on the land is eradicated, monoculture crops planted that support no animals, it's the absolute height of hypocrisy.I find this thread more than a bit disturbing. I an an animal lover, but I much prefer them when they are still alive. The thought of being in a place surrounded by dead things would horrify me and probably give me nightmares.
Sorry that I can't contribute anything helpful, but I am merely sharing my opinion. That is all. I just find this thread to be in very bad taste.
There was, perhaps still is, one in North London, called, ironically, "Get Stuffed". They used to preserve deceased pets, and as I recall, a lot of their work was in restoring very ancient taxidermy examples. They also used to hire out taxidermy items for film props and so forth. This was at least 30 years ago, and I should think that they scrupulously avoid doing anything with, for example, "game" animals killed more recently, however legitimately.Hi Guys
Im looking for a recommendation of a taxidermy expert, based in UK
More in hope than expectation …
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Just for your information so you have a better understanding of wildlife management I will tell you this, it is for the benefit of the majority of the remaining deer and the habitat they live in and feed on that older, sick or non native deer must be culled, the numbers have to be kept down to a level so the land isn't overgrazed because when this happens the whole heard would suffer terribly.I find this thread more than a bit disturbing. I an an animal lover, but I much prefer them when they are still alive. The thought of being in a place surrounded by dead things would horrify me and probably give me nightmares.
Sorry that I can't contribute anything helpful, but I am merely sharing my opinion. That is all. I just find this thread to be in very bad taste.