Ive been working on my 3rd buck ever. The antlers were off a skull found by my boyfriend, and the cape I bought from a guy in Montana for really cheap....the result is this guy, he is mounted so that when he is hung on a wall it looks like he is jumping through it. He isnt perfect. But Im trying to improve each time I do a mount.

thats a cool mount keep up the great work shed

Now thats getting creative!!!
Keep us posted on the finished product!
Lookin pretty darn good so far!

Awesome

Looks good!

Are you using a rub on tan? Are you getting much shrinkage?

awesome job shed, I really like that type of mount

Nope, Ive been using Krowtann...and I havent gotten much shrinkage on any of my mounts. I do tend to use alot of hide paste though. So im sure that helps.

Are you skiping salt? I guess if you are caping and tanning, you would not have to salt. We are always several months out and everything gets salted. Without salt, you would have a lot less shrinkage......Hmmmmmm

I try to salt ALL my hides for a few days before I throw it in the K-tan. I know you dont have to do this step when using K-tan, but its amazing to me how much moisture is pulled out of a hide by salting it. Its just a step I like to do, besides..I think the chemicals will be better absorbed when there isnt all that junk moisture in a hide and in the solution mixture. The only time I skip this step is if I have a hide that is really iffy.
A few coyotes I had this past winter were slipping bad. Big clumps out of the belly and tail...I threw them in the Krowtann immediatly and rotated them lightly once a day..the fur seemed to lock in place and both yotes mounted up fine.

wow, that looks great, let us see it when he is totally finished