i save all my capes that i do not want to mount.i give them to my taxidermist,its a great way to get save money on your own mounts. i make all the wooden bases for my taxidermist to mount small game on for his customers,so between giving him spare capes and making bases ,i get all my work done cheap,dirt cheap. he's mounting heads for me soon for free........if you are regular customer of his most times he will just give you a cape .