Is it just the same just with the feet on. My friend shot an albino coon and wants me to skin it. He wants the option to mount it but will just hang it on the wall for now.

Tell him to throw it in the freezer and bring it whole to the taxidermist.

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Grandad use to do some taxi and he made the cut right down the center of their back.

Pictures?

That right there. I used to be a taxidermist
They will skin it how they want.

No, it's not the same. Pelts are usually dorsal skinned for taxi.

Every taxidermist will have their own notion of what they want and it will depend on the species of animal, etc. Most of us fur trappers do not have the expertise required for the job. Myself included.

Having said that; I have skinned a bunch of critters for taxidermy...but I leave the feet on and do not do the face prep. I just make sure my face skinning is proper for taxidermy. Lips intact, eyelids intact. etc.

It's not even close. You gotta turn out the ears, eyes, lip, it's a much more detailed process when you're doing a full body mount for taxi. A flat rug(no skull added) you can just do it with the feet on.

I'd sell it whole to a taxidermist or skin it and have it tanned and hang the hide alone. If it turns out like every other raccoon mount, especially albinos, I've seen, I'd be ashamed to hang it in my house.

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Worse than most bobcat mounts?

It's a toss up. Very few good taxidermy mounts of anything but deer. At least way more bad than good.

Taxi friend of mine did an otter. Made a 5" slit in its belly and skinned it completely thru that hole.

cool coon,

In down fur market years I’ve made a lot of extra $$ by doing full taxi prep on skins. It is a painstaking process. My two youngest sons have both had head mounts done the last few years and I have prepped the capes for them. The taxidermist has given them a $175 credit just for the prep work.

Make sure its dry before you freeze it and there is something about maybe wrapping it in a dry towel. Someone on here will know better than me.