Ontario grouse

[Telemark]

Got a couple grouse. Saw 6, shot 2. I'm going to try to preserve one of the fans.

 

[Telemark]

It's flipping my images around for some reason

 

[T-Max]

Did you use borax? I’ve done a lot of turkey fans with great success that way.


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[Telemark]

Did you use borax? I’ve done a lot of turkey fans with great success that way.


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I have boric acid, so that's what I used. I hope it's good enough.

 

[Catscratch]

I use salt on turkey fans. Works good too.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Awesome brotha!

 

[Bowsnbucks]

They have the really gray coloration up there. Sharp looking birds.

 

[Telemark]

I use salt on turkey fans. Works good too.

Ordinary table salt?

 

[Catscratch]

Ordinary table salt?

Yes, I do. It dehydrates the flesh and kills bacteria that would cause rot. Taxidermy people typically recommend drying with non-iodized salt, but that's due to price and possible discoloration. I don't worry about color on a fan since it gets covered.

 

[Telemark]

Thanks for the info. Borax isn't always available, but salt is.

 

[Catscratch]

Thanks for the info. Borax isn't always available, but salt is.

I put the fan on a piece of cardboard or sheetrock. Pin the feathers into the shape I want. Pour salt all over the flesh I couldn't get off. Shake the salt off every couple of days and put fresh on. Seems to work well.

 

[Ben.MN/WI]

I use duct tape on the back of grouse fans to hold the feathers in place when the meat/tail section eventually rots away and no longer holds the feathers securely in place. I have a couple dozen grouse fans on the wall of my cabin and it is pretty cool to look at the different color phases for both the grey and red phase birds.