Thanks guys for the tips. I really appreciate your help, and tips. I really want to improve for my next deer mount which is a nice 26" wide droptine buck(pic below), which I hope to start here in a month or so. BTW, I used Epply ears and a McKenzie form. I took all of the pins and carding off the mannakin once it was dried. I used Killer-glue hide paste, sanded the form with 50 grit sandpaper prior to mounting, and shaved the skin around the eyes and tear ducts prior to rehydration with Relax-R. Also, the claywork, apoxie sculpt, and mache work was all actually done by my girlfriend. She wanted to do it, so I let her. She's never mounted a deer before, but with some reference photos, she did a good job, for the 1st time. She's into that type of stuff. She helped a lot, and made a lot of the processes a whole lot easier. Thanks again for the critiques.