Gator head taxidermy

[Tony2X]

WTF ?!?! That thing looks like a dog screwed a gator and somehow consummated this weird thing !! LMFAO

They exist on my planet...

Imagine that sum bich runnin at ya like a deer choopin...LOL

 

[whitelightnin22]

Gotta watch them gator dogs. They’ll sneak up on ya!

 

[BIKER13]

Hey guys I am finishing up taxidermy work on my gator head that I harvested last year. This is the first gator head I have attempted taxidermy on and I would like some input from you guys on how its turned out. First I skinned and cleaned every bit of the meat that was in the head out and trust me there was plenty in there! I had to use an oscillating tool to cut out the upper palate of the mouth and inside of lower jaw bones to remove all meat. I rebuilt inside of mouth, top of head and neck with urethane foam and apoxie scult. I tried my best to paint close as possible to natural colors. I still need to stain the base. Clear coat the head to give it the wet look. Then add the fake palmetto leaves around it to simulate the gator coming out of a palmetto bush then its going on the wall.

looks good. Had dermestid beetles clean my 3 up. Always wanted one with skin on. May get to go someday. Hurricane kept me away last year waited 6 years for that permit.

 

[cskiles]

I don't know jack about gators or taxidermy but I think it looks pretty damn good!

 

[whitelightnin22]

looks good. Had dermestid beetles clean my 3 up. Always wanted one with skin on. May get to go someday. Hurricane kept me away last year waited 6 years for that permit.

I had originally planned to do a euro mount on this one. I had already cut the bottom skin off jaw to begin it then decided heck why not attempt a skin on? Even if I screw it up I can still resort back to a euro.

 

[LARGO9]

Looks awesome, good job

 

[whitelightnin22]

Rebuilt bottom jaw with foam and neck

 

[whitelightnin22]

Coated foam with apoxie sculpt.

 

[whitelightnin22]

Rebuilt back of head/neck with apoxie sculpt.

 

[glocker]

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I’m very offended by this! I work with a guy that has this same body and head. Bobby, is a real nice dude, that shows up on time , and works real hard! From the moment he punches in, till he punches out. 😢 damn Bobby
TAKE THIS DOWN 😢