Care of your mounts

When you hang your trophy, you want to keep it looking as good as it did that first day.  Here are a few steps that can help. 

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• Hang using an appropriate size lag screw into a wall stud at a slight downward angle.

• Avoid moisture, heat, and sunlight.

• Mounts need frequent and gentle dusting.
  For mammals with flat hair, such as elk or deer, you can dust them with a feather duster or Swiffer.  If you must brush it use a soft bristled brush to fix hair that is out of place.

• Clean the antlers and horns with a damp cloth. Use of oils or lacquers may discolor horns.

• Clean the eyes with a cotton swab and Windex.

• If you must handle the mounts do so by antlers/horns and brisket. Antelope hair is especially brittle and touching it can break if off.

• Clean fish mounts with cans of compressed air with under 20 lbs. of pressure. For some of the more difficult spots you can use a damp cotton swab.

• Clean bird mounts with a cotton ball or lightly with a feather duster or Swiffer in the direction of the feathers.

• We all know how great a mount looks over a fireplace, however that is the worst place for a mount. The heat and smoke will destroy our hard work and ruin your trophy.

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We also sell cleaning kits with all the tools that you need.