Velvet issues on a mount?

[Elite]

Hey folks so I have shot a few whitetails in full velvet and know not to touch it or handle
It much and put it in the freezer right away. I recently got a mule deer back from the taxidermy and the velvet does not look as full/standing up as the whitetails. I handled this deer the same has I always do with velvet. I am wondering what went wrong with this mount? Taxidermy issue or what caused it to lay flat in some spots. Also if there is a way to fix it and make it stand up not look compressed and flat.

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[wytx]

Natural velvet will look like that after it dries.
I'm betting also that mulie was taken in Sept when they start loosing it, it was dying and drying before you shot it perhaps and will not look like living velvet.

 

[Elite]

Natural velvet will look like that after it dries.
I'm betting also that mulie was taken in Sept when they start loosing it, it was dying and drying before you shot it perhaps and will not look like living velvet.

Yes I do agree but all my whitetails were shot in September also and look a lot better


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[EastMT]

I did my wife’s caribou euro mount with velvet($800 for a euro velvet here), I lightly brushed it to fluff it up. I had it wrapped with plastic and tape while it was curing and it laid down a bit where it was wrapped up tight.

 

[AT Hiker]

You would have to know if both were preserved the same way, I suspect not. Freeze dried, alcohol soak, etc.
Also, a velvet whitetail and muley are not mutually inclusive. Heck, each animal is different. Meaning, the velvet could in the drying phase when you killed the muley while a whitetail down low could still have a few weeks of growing left (bulbous tips and active veins).

Now, you could get some puffed borax. Flip the mount upside down and liberally apply the borax to the velvet. Then take a soft bristle brush and back brush the velvet to give it loft. Of course you should try a small spot on the back of the antler too make sure the velvet is not “loose”.

You might invest in some “Mount Saver” if you’re to worried about the velvet. You might even be able to substitute “Mount Saver” powder for borax, I’d call the company and ask.


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[MattB]

Lightly brush it, but otherwise know velvet is tricky. I don't see anything that would cause me to blame the taxidermist.