PART1
WHAT will you do with your animal once the hunt is over? Are you going to make biltong, get it mounted, have the skin tanned… Gregor Woods’s article in 1989 provides some good how-to information. The article is too long to publish in full in this edition so the remainder of the article will appear in our next edition dated July/August 2022.
Bloody Imperative
By Gregor Woods
May 1989
We will not deal with caping animals for head-and-shoulder mounts in full here because taxidermists have differing views on field-preparation, and may refuse to accept a cape that is not prepared to their specifications. If you intend mounting your trophy, decide on a taxidermist and ascertain his requirements before starting on your hunt. Furthermore, as caping is not easily learned from books, you should ask someone to demonstrate the techniques to you, and then practice on biltong animals.
However, in case there isn’t time for that before you hunt this season, there is an emergency method you can use, provided you are within quick reach of a refrigerated coldroom, and later a good-sized freezer. But first, some points
