I was lucky enough to trap a fisher today, now I would like to skin it to be mounted. How should I go about this? What is the proper way to skin a fisher to be a full body mount?

Thank you in advance!
Jason

Take it to your taxidermist and have him skin it. Worth the extra cost to have it done properly.

Each taxidermist is different. Some want a dorsal cut. Some want a ventral cut. Some will want it cased. Skinning the head can be tricky for a first timer. You need to leave enough lip and eyelid for the taxidermist to work with.

Don't run the risk of messing up your first fisher if you want it mounted.

An animal the size of a fisher can be frozen whole,and taken to the taxidermist.I believe they prefer small animals that way.
Don't leave it in your freezer too long before you get it to your taxidermist,

2x- great advice- it also depends a lot on the style mount you choose.

Also, you need make sure with your CITES tag and registration that you get the lower jaw section back to the game warden within the time limit. I believe you need to cut the lower jaw at the 4th premolar (you need to be a trapper and a dentist). Not sure what part of Wisconsin you're in but Stehling's Taxidermy, in Jefferson, WI (920) 674 3724 would be happy to tell you how to proceed.

Fisher is NOT a CITES animal. Never has been. You still need to comply with Wisconsin DNR tagging requirements.

Joe,if it is well sealed,it will be fine for months.I often wrap small mammals in Cling Wrap,then in a plastic bag that is well sealed.I would always prefer. To skin small mammals myself,vs a customer doing it.I never charge for that,it's just better for me and it gives me the opppotunity to trace and study the carcass.

If it is on the carcass, you need to worry about areas such as the tail and feet and nose, etc if it will be in the freezer for several months. Those areas will dry out (freezer burn) sooner than the main body.

Ears will go first. A month is probably ok. Unless you rolled it up in a plastic grocery bag, (which has holes, and poor perm rating).

Wrapping those areas well with Cling Wrap will hold that off for a very long time.Most of the bad freezer burn that I've witnessed,is when customers throw the animal in a bag,loosely and don't push the air out and some don't even close the bag.A little common sense and a brief conversation with the intended taxidermist should prevent any issues.