Taxidermy question (deer eyes)

[GreenArrow]

I don't know if it can be done, but ask a professional if the skin can be pulled off rehydrated and have someone else sculpt the eyes and put the skin back on....

[buck_wild]

They are a decent eye (middle price range). They are a light deer eye and considered "acceptable" in color range. I've used some in the past. One advantage is that they show more detail. In the late 90s, eye manufactures went crazy with going very dark with eye color. So much so that you couldn't even see the pupil. Recent trends are bringing back a lighter phase color to more closely resemble a "normal" eye.
Answer to question, yes it's possible. But as mentioned it will depend on quality of hide and eye paste. I have done it without removing cape but just soaking eye around and pulling eye out and inserting new one. It's not fun and probably easier to just remount.

[buck_wild]

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[tbgascorer]

Buckwild,
Thanks for the comments. Do the eyes look funny to your trained eye??

[buck_wild]

front top eye shape looks out of wack and I really think the super dark color of the skin around the eye is making the eye itself look even lighter. There's no feathering of the eye color, just stark contrast.

But what really catches my eye is the apparent spray paint backing with overspray still on the deer hair of the mount next to him ???

[tbgascorer]

Spray paint backing...whole nother story. Same taxi, no more business from me. Well, it sounds like I don't have many options on the eyes. I guess if I want it fixed bad enough, it's gonna take another cape from yall's suggestions.

[gandergitter]

Looks like he used a cape that wasnt the one youtook him. There was a guy in Laporte a few years ago that got shut down for this practice. Apparently he was too lazy to actually keep up with whose cape was whose. To me it looks like he used the wrong cape, and had too much left around the eyes. Kinda like a basset hound. I agree with 1 of the previous post. A good taxi. can work MIRACLES, even with an aged mount. Call around, and spend a little. Obviously the mounts worth it to you....

[buck_wild]

looks like same cape to me. White patch on right ear and same coloring behind muzzle

It is fixable, just a pain !

[TrevorE]

Buck Wild, where'd you get that closeup of that eye? Nice reference. I need to show that doe to some of my customers, they still don't think there's any pink in a deers ear?

[tyak]

Joe Meder in that photo uses the lighter eyes a lot. Problem is...unless you are very close or have a light in a live deer's eye you can't see the lighter colors.

I prefer to stay dark.

[buck_wild]

Buck Wild, where'd you get that closeup of that eye? Nice reference. I need to show that doe to some of my customers, they still don't think there's any pink in a deers ear?

think I scanned it from a taxidermy mag.
yes, ears can be fleshy, but in all honestly that color is WAY over the top due to the strong light source coming through. I don't use that strong a color. I start with a flesh and mist over a light brown to tone it down.