Question about spurs?
I have a quick question about preserving turkey spurs. I shot my best bird to date Monday which had 1.25" and 1.375" spurs. I cut on both sides of the spur taking out a 3/4" section of the leg with the spur on it. I've seen guys make a necklace kind of deal or just a piece of leather to hang them from. My question is my bird is an eastern and does the black on the spur come off? It kind of looks like a sleeve like the true bone is underneath and the black outside coloring is almost nothing more than a shell. Not sure wether it stays or goes and dont wanna mess them up before I know for sure. If someone could tell me wether to leave the black on or take it off before I put some clear coat on them I would appreciate it. Thanks for any input and good luck to all.