did you kill the cat ? Reminds me of one of my first birds I had taken,we were all done, went inside for a minute and the chickens were all over the table eating stuff, my beard was gone, i was ready to kill every chicken looking for it, but lucky for them, i threw it in the garbage bag on accident, so they got to live and i got my beard

Most of my family would kill the cat whether it messed with the beard or not; with all the allergies that run in the blood.We wouldn't really need an excuse.

I have a couple...... still need one?

He is not the only smart _ss. I have a bird getting mounted right now, you arn't doing my mount are you?

i had a similar problem when i shot my first bird... when i got the bird home i laidthe birdon the back patio and the neighbors dog came over and ate the beard, i was about ready to shoot the dog

Does the guy you are doing this for know you are making the swap? If so that's cool...if not, that's pretty deceitful, and you should man up to your mistake... I know I would like to know if my tom's beard went missing. Not a huge deal as there will be more to come, but atleast let him know.

Just my .01 cent.

Obviously you don't get very many mounts done do you d!@# a!@

I know a coupletaxidermist pretty good. And they have all switched capes on deer heads and lied about it

If your really stuck you could get a hold of a horses tail and use a pc. Its hard to tell the difference...

Hey group - thos person asked for help - thanks to those who tried to help a fellow hunter - the others - well - things happen that are out of are control!

Please watch the wording.

JW

I have on laying around in my room. The bird I got last year, was preserving the tail and beard to mount it, the cat go a hold of the beard! So, i have the beard, just in a bunch of strands.

P.S. Anyone who thinks that putting a beard back together is easy, you're crazy! lol