It all depends on the weather. In hot weather, the animal should be skinned and salted as soon as possible. Or get it to a cooler or freezer as soon as possible. Not only to save the hide, but also to prevent the meat from spoiling. You should also cover the meat with some sort of protection to keep the bugs off. On antelope one of the most important things to remember is to keep all blood off the fur. The fur on an antelope is hollow and will absorb blood. Which is almost impossible to remove after the blood dries. (KEEP ALL BLOOD OFF OF ANTELOPE). All birds that are to be mounted should have the vent, and mouth stuffed with cotton to prevent any fluids from soiling the feathers. Also all shot holes should be plugged also. Wrap the bird carefully, so not to bend any feathers. Especially any long sprigs, and tail feathers Then freeze the bird as soon as possible. On birds such as pheasant I would recommend taking an old cardboard roll from paper towel or such, and inserting the tail feather in this to prevent any damage.

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