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Old 04-07-2007, 06:57 AM   #1
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I'd like to hear some professional opinions on which is the best full-strut artificial turkey head available. The pre-painted Anthony Eddy, Tony Finazzo, and Kuenzel heads from Van Dyke's all look pretty good, but I don't have any first-hand experience with them. Are there any others that are better? Which of the Van Dyke's models is the best? Thanks
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Old 04-07-2007, 08:14 AM   #2
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Personally don't like the artificial heads i always use the real head and have it freeze dried. I don't like to go through all the work to making a turkey look good and then put on a plastic head when the freeze dried head is the most realistic.
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AE has the best looking fake head out there, IMO. Freeze dried are nice to but they cost a whole lot more and if not painted properly they still look bad.
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Old 04-08-2007, 03:42 PM   #4
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Thanks, guys. Is the Van Dyke's Anthony Eddy the only one out there or are there different (better?) ones directly from Anthony Eddy?

Also - I'm not a taxidermist and I haven't gotten into even trying as a hobby yet. The reason I'm asking about fake heads is because I'm thinking I may need to go that route toreplace a poorly done freeze-dried one.


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Old 04-09-2007, 02:42 AM   #5
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IMO Cary Cochran puts out the absolute best artificial head on the market. You can get them pre-painted or unfinished and paint them yourself.
If you go with a freeze dried head, go with Cally Morris.
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