Ep. 161: Talking Taxidermy with Jenna McRae

Anchored with April Vokey

Anchored Outdoors

Wilderness, Sports

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Jenna McRae is somewhat new to taxidermy, but she is full of passion, knowledge and talent. Although she has only been practicing for a year and a half, she has a natural ability for the craft and her artistic talent shows in her work. In this episode of Anchored I find the answers to all of my questions, including how to choose a taxidermist, if there any animals Jenna won’t work with, and how to field dress a deer if you want to mount it? Outline of This Episode [7:45] How did she get into taxidermy? [14:44] Working at home is her dream [16:16] How do I field dress a deer if I want it mounted? [22:55] Why would a taxidermist want a hide from an animal they aren’t working with? [28:18] Does she have any boundaries as to what she will mount? [32:30] What is the hardest part of doing a bird? [33:34] What should people look for when choosing a taxidermist? [38:35] Does taxidermy cause people to hunt more mature, impressive animals? [40:03] How to get an animal to her from another country? [41:40] What is the coolest thing about working on these animals? [45:14} What is a Euro mount? Check out our sponsor Brownells Binoculars mentioned in this episode Folding at Home Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm April Voki and you are listening to Anckered. My chance to speak with some of the most influential people involved in the outdoors today.
0:21.0	Join me as I travel to sit face to face with my guests in their own homes to learn more about
0:26.1	their careers, opinions, history, relationships, and life both indoors and out. Jenna McCray is somewhat new to taxidermy, but she is full of passion, knowledge and talent.
0:40.0	Although she has only been practicing for a year and a half, she has a natural ability for the craft and her artistic talent shows in her work.
0:47.0	In this episode of Ancard, I find the answers to all of my questions, including how to choose a taxidermist, if there are any animals Jenna won't work with,
0:55.0	and how to feel dressed a deer if you want to have it mounted.
0:59.0	If you haven't already, be sure to check out my new monthly podcast, Into the Backing.
1:07.0	The show is a roundtable forum that takes a closer look at the outdoors most controversial topics.
1:12.2	Follow along as we hear the viewpoints, science, and
1:14.5	personal opinions from leading experts in their field. This episode of Ancard is
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1:26.2	accessories, ammunition and then smithing tools in the world.
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2:00.2	I can't believe that we're sitting here all of these years later.
2:04.0	I know it's crazy.
2:05.0	When were we first introduced?
2:07.0	It was a long time ago, like I don't even, how old am I now, 33 right now?
2:11.0	I think we were young, maybe like 20 20 I always go through my timeline via
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