CHAPTER VI 



TAXIDERMY 



The quarry brought to bag, and its shape, colour, 

 and the pretty graceful sweep of its horns having 

 been duly admired, the excitement of the stalk and 

 shot, and the elation at so successfully securing a 

 trophy worthy of a place in the home collection 

 having somewhat subsided, the question arises as to 

 how to prepare it, so that it can later be made an 

 attractive and interesting specimen for the house. 



This is but a simple and easily grasped matter, 

 and with big-game trophies all the hunter has to do 

 is to know how to do it himself and he can then 

 direct any native. 



Mostly the head and head skin are all that the 

 sportsman requires, though at times he may like to 

 have the whole animal mounted, or the body skin for 

 rugs or mats. 



There are many big and small game trophies, as 



lion, tiger, bear, etc., that have no horns, and 



the whole skin with the head mounted flat is the 



correct method, so that in this chapter it is proposed 



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