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Getting Your Buck Ready For The Taxidermist Shooting a big deer is like falling out of a tree. Some people go their entire lives without doing it and some think it will never happen to them. But every year hunters kill big deer. Once t h e deer hits the ground, many of those hunters wonder what they are going to do next. For truly exceptional deer most hunters choose a shoulder mount. The work you do before getting to the taxidermist is just as important as the work done after you drop off your buck.

Think about what pose you would like even if you’ve never shot a big buck before. Many trophy bucks are killed by people who are hunting an area for the first time or who have never seen a trophy class deer in the field before. It can happen fast and when you least expect it. There are several poses available including upright, alert, semi-sneak, and full sneak. Look at mounts from friends or displays and decide what you like best.

Ask fellow hunters about experiences with their taxidermists. Were they easy to work with? Was the work completed in a timely fashion? Was it done on time? Were they happy with the mount? A taxidermist telling you it will take six months to complete the job and delivering in six months is preferable to a taxidermist telling you it will take three months and completing the job in five months.

Price is a big factor for a lot of people. Money is important, especially these days. Some taxidermists do great work for a low price. However, if one taxidermist charges $500 and another charges $250 there is probably a difference in work. When you think about all the work, money, and time that went into killing a great deer, is saving a few hundred dollars really worth it? Maybe it is. If you plan on hanging the mount someowner financed land for sale where you will see it everyday, such as your livno credit check, low monthly payments, no interest for first three years! ing room or office, perhaps a bigger investment is worth making.

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Once you’ve decided on a pose and a taxidermist, now all you have to do is get your buck! Easy, right? If you’re lucky enough to put a trophy deer on the ground, the real work begins. Tag him, get him out of the woods, and field dress him as soon as possible. Drag the buck as little as possible to prevent ruining the hide. If he goes down in a field and you can load him in the truck from there, even better. If you do have to drag the buck, grab him by the antlers and lift him over obstacles like logs and rocks. Never tie a rope around the neck of a deer you plan to shoulder mount. Before loading the deer, get some good photos in the field for yourself and for the taxidermist.

Don’t get too crazy with the knife when field dressing. If I’m field dressing a doe, I’ll zip my knife right up the rib cage. If you’re planning to shoulder mount a buck, don’t cut past the first rib or two. It’s a bit messy but you will be left with a better cape if you reach into the chest cavity to pull the vitals out.

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Fall Firearms Deer Hunting Season • November: Firearms Main Season: November 12 - 22, 2016, statewide • Antlerless: December 2 - 4, 2016, certain areas only (check with your local Conservation Department) Shooting hours: One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.

Hunter-Orange Requirement

You must wear hunter orange if: • You are hunting any species of game during firearms deer season .

• You are hunting in an area that is having a managed firearms deer hunt.

• You are serving as a mentor to another hunter during firearms deer season or in an area that is having a managed firearms deer hunt.

Youth Fall Firearms Deer Hunting Season To participate you must be at least 6 and no older than 15 on the opening day of the early youth portion.

Early Youth Portion: October 29 - 30, 2016 Late Youth Portion: November 25 - 27, 2016 Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.

Limits - Only one deer of either sex may be taken during the early youth portion. If you have more than one permit, you must use them in another portion.

• Only one antlered deer may be taken during firearms deer season, all portions combined.

• NEW - You may take only two antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer hunting seasons combined.

• If you take an antlered deer during archery season, you may not take an antlered deer until the November portion.

•Each county has a limit on the number of firearms antlerless deer hunting permits you may fill during firearms deer season, all portions combined.

• The antler point restriction does not apply during the youth portions.

Muzzleloading Portion December 24, 2016 - January 3, 2017 Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset Wheelchair-Confined Hunters Any hunter permanently confined to a wheelchair is automatically allowed to participate in one or more managed deer hunts at: August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area; Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area; Caney Mountain Conservation Area; James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area; Peck Ranch Conservation Area. These hunts are part of the Managed Deer Hunt Program and are not limited to disabled hunters. Contact the Missouri Department of Conservation, Attn: Managed Deer Hunts, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180.

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Venison Meatloaf

You should always hang deer from the hind legs. This allows heat to escape the body cavity. It also makes skinning easier. When skinning a deer for the taxidermist, send the entire cape. If he needs extra hide for any reason, he’ll have it from your deer. Roll the hide down the body until you reach the front legs. Cut the hide just below the knee and then slit them up to the brisket.

Skinning can get difficult in this area because there are a lot of folds in the skin.

1 lb ground venison 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar 8 saltine crackers 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon spicy brown mustard 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Once you get into the neck area the hide pulls off easily once again. Pull the hide as far down the neck as possible but stop before your reach the skull. Most taxidermists prefer the head intact. They are skilled at removing the hide, ears, and nose from the carcass. They would rather do the job correctly than fix the mistakes of someone who didn’t know what they were doing. Having the head intact also allows taxidermists to take good measurements of the buck and leads to a more realistic mount.

1/2 teaspoon dried onion flakes 3 tablespoons ketchup Heat oven to 350 degrees In a bowl, mix venison, brown sugar, crackers and egg. Add mustard, garlic powder and onion flakes. Mix well. Mold in a 9 x 9 inch pan or loaf

Some people store deer heads in a freezer for several months.

It can be done but you’re taking a chance of losing the hide to freezer burn, a power outage, or a freezer breakdown. If you can get the hide to a taxidermist within a day or two, there is no need to freeze it. Just keep it cool and dry.

pan. Bake about 40 minutes.

Spread ketchup on top of meatloaf and bake for an additional 10 minutes.

Optional: Double the batch and use 1 lb ground

If you take the right steps ahead of time and after the kill, your shoulder mount will be everything you hoped.

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Fall Archery Deer & Turkey Season • Now through November 11, 2016 • November 23, 2016 - January 15, 2017 • Statewide • Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset Limits: • Two turkeys of either sex. Both may be taken on the same day.

• Using an archer’s hunting permit, two deer, which may be of either sex, but only one antlered deer may be taken fefore November 12.

• NEW - You may take only two antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer hunting seasons combined.

• An antler-point restriction applies in some counties.

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A hunter education course is required for hunters born on or after January 1, 1967 who hunt with firearms.

If hunters do not have one, they can call the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Hunter Education or Permit Services staff at 573-751-4115.

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After The Harvest Whether you’re using a traditional paper permit or the MO Hunting app, after harvesting a deer or turkey, you must notch your permit and Telecheck your game.

Here’s how: Immediately after harvesting a deer or turkey, NOTCH IT • To notch a paper permit, tear a small notch in the month and day of harvest on the permit.

• To notch a permit using the MO Hunting app, simply select the permit you wish to use from the list in the app, and follow the short, easy prompts on the screen.

Once you notch your permit, you may transport your deer or turkey within Missouri.

Tag It If You Leave It As long as you stay with your harvested game, you don’t need to tag it. But if you leave your deer or turkey, you must attach a tag.

• If you have a paper permit you can simply attach your notched permit to the deer or turkey’s leg. Sealing the permit in a zip-top bag and attaching the bag with string, wire, or tape is recommended.

• If you’re using the MO Hunting app, you must attach a label with your full name, address, permit number, and date of harvest to the deer or turkey’s leg.

Check It You must Telecheck your deer or turkey by 10:00 PM on the day of harvest, before processing your game or before you leave the state, whichever comes first.

NEW - When you telecheck your deer, you will be asked a few short questions based on whether you are checking a doe or an antlered buck. If you are checking a Doe, you will need the measurement from the inner corner of the eyeball to the upper edge of the nostril. If you are checking an antlered buck, measure the circumference of the antler, around the antler, 1 inch above the base.

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Quail Hunting Quail - Youth October 29 and October 30, 2016 Open to youths 6 through 15 Youth who are not hunter-education certified must hunt in the immediate presence of a properly licensed mentor, however the mentor may not hunt quail. ____________________________________ Quail General Season November , 2016 through January 15, 2017 Daily Limit: 8 Possession Limit: 16

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Hunting Seasons Coyote Hunting Coyotes may be taken all year. Coyote hunting with dogs is prohibited statewide during deer firearms season.

Notes: Coyotes may be taken by hunting, and pelts and carcasses may be possessed, transported, and sold in any numbers throughout the year. Special method restrictions apply during spring turkey season.

Coyote Trapping: November 15, 2016 - January 31, 2017. Limit: Any number _______________________________ Groundhog Hunting Now through December 15, 2016 Groundhog pelts may be possessed and sold throughout the year _______________________________ Squirrel Hunting Now through February 15, 2017 _______________________________ Bullfrog and Green Frog Hunting Now through October 31, 2016 _______________________________ Rabbit Hunting November 15 - January 31, 2017 * Sunrise to sunset Limit: Daily - 6, only 2 may be swamp rabbits Possession Limit: 12, only 4 may be swamp rabbits _______________________________ Fox (Red or Gray) November 15, 2016 - January 31, 2017 Daily Limit: Any Number Possession Limit: Any Number _______________________________ Beaver November 15, 2016 - March 31, 2017 Daily Limit: Any Number Possession Limit: Any Number _______________________________ Bobcat November 15, 2016 - January 31, 2017 Bobcat pelts must be registered or tagged.

Limit: Any number _______________________________ Raccoon November 15, 2016 - January 31, 2017 Limit: Any Number Dove Now - November 29, 2016 _______________________________ Some Missouri hunting seasons vary by zone. For more information on regional dates, visit the Missouri Department of Conservation website. Missouri offers some of the most accommodating hunting seasons in the country.

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Raccoon Hunting Etiquette The number one rule to coon hunting etiquette is to treat others and their property with high respect. If you are hunting someones land with their permission, by all means close fence gates behind you, pick up all of your trash, and don’t go cutting mud tracks through his fields. By following these rules, you’ll be welcome back to that guy’s hunting land again and again.

Bullfrog Hunting When you find a bullfrog, continue to move quietly and slowly. Bullfrogs react strongly to movement.

Also, you may stumble on a closer bullfrog. Be careful and try to approach from the blind spot in the center of the back of the head. Remember, bullfrogs will jump at the first sign of trouble!

Fish Gigging Primarily a night time activity, most effective in shallow, clear water. Fish caught by gigging are know as “suckers.” They are collected by gigging, because traditional methods are not effective for catching these species. Game fish can not be caught by gigging.

Daily limit: 20 After the catch, enjoy cooking and eating the suckers. Scale, filet and score the fish. Score each crosswise with cuts approximately 1/8 inch apart from one end of the filet to the other. Cuts should be made almost to the skin, but not quite. Scoring and frying the fish dissolves the bones.

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Trout Fishing Now - December 31, 2016 Daily Limit: 4 Possession Limit: 8 Length Limit: No size limit on rainbow trout, 15” minimum for brown trout in streams.

Limits apply on all waters except on areas with special regulations.

Check with the Missouri Department of Conservation.

Permits Permit required to possess trout, except in trout parks where a daily tag is required. This permit is also required for all winter fishing in trout parks (catch and release) and for harvesting trout or fishing at Lake Taneycomo upstream from US Hwy 65 bridge.

Rainbow Trout This cold water fish isn’t native to Missouri but is the “king of sport fish” maintained by stocking into suitable waters, is certainly appreciated by anglers.

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