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the sides of the cheeks, and the bases of the ears are cut off close to the 
skull. The skull is then disjointed from the neck if this was not done 
before. 
The head is then completely skinned out. Be very careful not to cut 
the eyelids, as a cut eyelid can never be mended perfectly. This caution 
is easily carried out by running the finger into the eye from the outside, 
as a guide to cut against. In a deer, note the deep pit covered with 
thin skin in the lachrymal bones in front of the eye, and avoid cutting 
through the skin while working it loose from the pit. Cut both the lips 
and the muzzle well back in the mouth so as to leave a wide border on 
the inner surface of the lip. The skull is then removed through the slit 
in the back of the neck. In digging out the eyeballs be careful not to punch 
holes in the thin, bony walls of the orbital cavity. 
Heads for Mounting 
A scientific collector will always save the skull if possible. If the head 
is merely to be mounted as a trophy, only the top of the skull connecting 
the bases of the antlers is needed, as most taxidermists now use papier 
mache forms for mounting, both to save time and reduce weight of the 
specimen. Measurement should be taken from corner of eye to tip of nose 
in such cases. 
It should be remembered that to get a natural pose, a horned head 
has to be hung on the wall at an angle, with foreneck exposed, and the 
neck skin must be left long. For an artistic full shoulder mount, the base 
cut should be made from the withers down along the sides of shoulders and 
