Turkey Skinning|Bird Taxidermy|Forum|Taxidermy Talk

Go with the leg to leg incision. Use 6 gauge and thread it.

I am working on a 14 hour in depth turkey training course for Taxidermy Insider . I should have it completed in June. It will clearly show how to inject caulking and how to manipulate it, along with all the tricks I use to do turkeys full time.  

If you have any other questions in the mean time, I will try to help.

Hi Vic

I am getting requests for DVD’s,but at this time it is more cost effective to have them online because of the length of our videos lessons. Being that the course I am making is so in depth, it is going to be over 14 hours worth of video to get all the information in. The winds are blowing in the direction of instant access online streaming of videos and we are trying to get in on the front end  of it.

I realize you have a slower internet connection, but our videos are set up on a World wide content distribution network to speed up playback . I don’t know if you tried playing our intro video yet, but if you haven’t ,try it and let me know how the playback is for you. http://www.taxidermyinsider.com

As far as the body measurements go, don’t worry about it. The anatomy changes so much on a turkey when it is strutting/ gobbling that many of the measurements will not be accurate. It all comes down to fit on the forms.

pir^2h said
Hi Aaron,

I watched the preview on the flying pheasant and it did download quick enough that it did not “stall out” (freeze up or whatever you want to refer to it as).  The only problem I have is that for me, watching an instructional video just once is never enough.  Can it be saved to my computer for future use?  I don’t have an internet connection where I do the taxidermy.  I may have to do something about that in the near future!  This could really open up a whole new avenue of training. 

Vic

Thank you for checking out the video playback and reporting in. I am glad it played ok for you without buffering. What you actually just did is streaming, not downloading. Downloading means the files are copied onto your computer. Insider uses the same model as Netflix and Hulu in this regard.

I could use your feedback Vic and everyone else on here on this. Please tell me your thoughts on these two options :

At this point, Taxidermy Insider is set up as a membership site. You pay one low monthly cost and get access to all of our video content.you can watch the videos as many times as you want, as long as you stay a member. The benefit over buying DVD’s in this case is you get access to many hours of video for one low monthly cost, instead of having to buy all of the dvds at once for hundreds of dollars, plus you get support and access from any internet connection.  I will admit this is a VERY new concept for the taxidermy industry. Someone had to take the first big step in this direction, and we did it. Currently it is not available offline, but our videos do play on tablets and smartphones so you can still watch them in your shop using the phone internet .

The other model we are possibly looking at running in tandem with Taxidermy Insider is offering the same video course as  on Insider, but making them available to you forever for one larger up front price. Here is an example using the upcoming Turkey course:

Option 1- Pay $35.00 a month to access all of the content on Taxidermy Insider, including the 14 hour turkey course. This option also comes with online support.You can view the course as many times as you want as long as you are still a member of the site. You would need an internet connection.

Option 2- Pay $100 up front and have access to the entire 14 hour turkey course forever on a separate web site. When you buy the turkey course, it would be permanently put into your secure account on the site for you to watch anytime you want. You would still need an internet connection as you would not be downloading the course. Downloading files that large would take up a LOT of space on your computer.This option would not come with online support

Seeing as so many things are now being stored in the cloud, most computers do not have the storage space required for downloading these kinds of files. For quality reasons, we shoot our videos at a very high frame rate and full hd resolution .This makes the files HUGE and tough to work with. You can imagine the storage space we need to have on our editing computers !!

Just want to touch on the DVD thing again…… There are many reasons why we didn’t go the DVD route, but here are a few of the major reasons

– Cost . We can produce higher quality, longer videos for less cost to you.

– Instant access . No need to wait or pay for shipping .

– Distribution . Insider is designed to access a World Wide market . Trying to ship outside the US can be a hassles and add extra cost. With Insider our members outside of the country can get instant access to all of our training .We already have a number of members from Europe and Asia .

– On the go learning. Unlike DVD’s , You can watch our videos on any device that has an internet connection

– DVD’s are old hat . They still work  and will always be around, but the future is in online streaming.

I need your feedback guys….tell me what you think !! What option would you prefer, or would you like to have the choice between the two depending on the content ?

Gary

Thank you for your feedback. It is very helpful. We have heard the same feedback from others who have joined the site. We are definitely keeping the membership model going.

As far as signing up on the site, your membership probably went into the shopping cart. I just made an adjustment that pushes you directly to the cart after you hit the ” sign up now” button. It should make it a little easier to sign up. You may want to refresh your page when you get to the site before you try to sign up. I am here to help if you have any questions.

Thanks again Gary !