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How many days do you allow for drying time on deer mounts? I keep my shop on 77deg, is 5 days enough?
No 14 days is normal. as a mount dries it will gain and drop moisture and you need to give it time to do this. Dont know what the correct terms are but I call it tempering. If you use a great two part hide paste you can get away with 5-7 days but check deep in the ears.
July 23, 2011
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i usually let mine dry 3 weeks but sometimes finish in two
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8-14 days here is the norm, I have pushed the temps in the drying room over a hundred with a few fans and finished in about three days ,you do have to babysit it because stuff will move dryng that fast……DC
mshipman wrote: i usually let mine dry 3 weeks but sometimes finish in two
X2 This is pretty much the norm for me also
D.Price wrote: Craig with the techniques I use, I can mount a deer on Saturday and it will be dry on Wednesday. No pins, no carding no special glues. That is a NC deer, not a Canadian or Midwest deer. It’s all about hide preparation, the correct manikin, and the right size manikin.
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I can finish them in about a week here in Pa. if I need to
Hot air is humid air, cold air is dry air. thats how it works. Unless you are int he desert somewhere.
Thanks for the info. I have the ac set at 77 and a ceiling fan that runs 24/7 and they seem to be dry in 7 days. Just wondering how long it took everyone else.
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