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Show 3 THE GREEN SHEET Murray Youth Shares Tips On Taxidermy by Connie Sample MURRAY. Bruce Gardner, who will be a senior at Murray high this year, is a busy young man with a variety of interests, first and foremost of which is taxidermy. His other hobbies include skiing, both snow and water, hunting fishing, backpacking and art. He is also a member of the cross country team at Murray high, a team that will be trying for its fifth straight state championship. The young man also works at Bob-co- s as a stock boy, and spent part of his summer at Solitude doing maintenance work and clearing ski runs. For this type of work, he earned himself a season ski pass at Solitude. But Bruce most enjoys taxidermy and has been involved with it for approximately three years. He first started doing taxidermy because he does a lot of hunting and when he bagged something large, he could never afford to have it mounted. So he and his brother tried to learn the skills of taxidermy through textbooks. Bruce notes, The first couple of times I tried, I didnt get great results, but after a few bad experiences, I learned the basics and even a few tricks. Items needed include glass eyes, a styrofoam mold of the body, cotton, and clothes hanger wire. These items may be obtained at any taxidermy shop. A sharp knife is also a necessity. Bruce recommends that anyone wishing to try taxidermy start with a pheasant. He has done several pheasants, quails and chuckers, and says that it is easier to start with a pheasant. The first step is to skin the bird. To do this, a cut must be made around the drumstick until it can be cut off at the joint where it connects to the leg. After both legs are cut free, the next step is to skin the bird over the tail and down to the wings. to make the first cut any bigger than four inches. The body can easily go through that size of hole, states the Gardner youth. You try not When you get to He continues, the wings, you cut as much of the meat out as is possible and then cut the bone to disconnect the wing. The next step involves pulling the skinn over the neck and head. Just before skinning the bird, a cotton ball is placed in the birds mouth to prevent any blood from coming out and damaging the feathers. The rest of the skin is then pulled over the head past the eyes so the birds skull can be seen. Care must be taken so as not to cut the skin, since that can ruin the bird. The eyeballs are then removed and a small hole is made in the top of the skull so the brains can be removed. All of the brains must be removed or an odor will develop, he warns. The body and neck is then cut free of the skull and discarded. The tounge must also be removed from the birds mouth. Trail Bicycles Restricted In National Forests Mk,' ip .'ssww'wa - t-- v .... A stated. After the bird is placed in a good position, it must dry for two or three days. Then a good mount is needed. He uses driftwood from the shores of lakes and has even found good wood in the mountains and at ski resorts in the area. Holes are drilled in the wood and the wires are placed in the holes. The last step is to straighten the feathers and put clear fingernail polish on the legs and beak so they wont shrivel up and change color. The Gardner youth has taught many of his friends the art of taxidermy and offers his help to anyone wishing to learn. He does state that it takes a lot of patience and time. Bruce is the son of Ken and Mavoureen Gardner. They reside at 5944 Rappahannock Cir. OGDEN. Mountain trail bicycles are not permitted in wilderness and primitive areas, but they can be used on most other trails in national forests. The bicycles, growing in popularity, are rugged machines with fat tires and multi-spee- d gears for climbing steep trails. They are now being used on many mountain paths shared by hikers, horseback riders and other trail machine users, according to Richard Griswold, director of recreation and lands for the intermountain region of the Forest Service. Restriction from wilderness and primitive areas of all mechanical vehicles, bicycles, line with the eyeholes In the skin. The next step is to take a long peice of wire and insert it in the skull so it extends about five inches out of the mouth. It is shaped the way the neck is to look upon completition and is then wrapped with cotton and the wire is placed in the styrofoam mold. The skin is then pulled back over the head and around the styrofoam body. Burce notes, At this point, it will look like a mess, but don't give up! With a little sorting of the feathers, it will look very nice. A cut is made in the bottom of the feet and the tendons are removed. Long wires are run through the legs and into the body. The first cut is then sewed up. Borax or formaldehyde is used over every part of the skin and skull. Wires are then placed in a large piece of styrofoam and positioned like the bird will look when finished. Bruce notes that this is the most difficult and part oft he process, but encourages those trying it to not get discouraged. After a few birds, it will come easy and you may even enjoy it, he 23, 1984 f' V.. The skull Is then packed with po- tters clay and the glass eyes are placed in the clay so they will be in Thursday, August including mountain is required by the Horseshoe Pitchers Awaiting State Finals Wilderness Act of 1964, Griswold said. By law the Forest Service is required to manage these areas so that natural conditions and opportunities for solitude are preserved. The law also includes the use of hang gliders. The rapid downhill descent, or bombing, by a few irresponsible bike riders on heavily used hiking trails is inappropriate use of national forest trails, Griswold said. Most of the trails are open to all users, but a few are restricted to certain groups. These trail restrictions are usually based on gradient, conditions, terrain, conflicts with other users or impacts on the land. At Liberty Park Site SALT LAKE. The state horseshoe pitching finals in C and D classes will be held tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday in Liberty park, starting at 7 p.m. In a meet held Saturday, Clarence Giles topped the class A division with a 1 mark. Richard Buchanan and Bruce Crane finished Jack and Raymond and Art Dittman Jay West Class B results showed Tito Archuleta and Frank Minster at Bruce Eyre and Rudy Lobato Bernard Doyle Peterson Holland In Class C, Russ Oran, Jay Nouce and Lynn Palmer were all Jim and Robert Morley Shaw Lloyd Kidman Class D results showed Hans Bud Shardine Siebold Gary Art Ballingham Wood, Salem, Edmund Ballingham 14, Don 4-- 2-- 3 TAXIDERMY . . . Bruco Gardner stuKs birds as on of his hobbias. The youth has been doing taxidermy for the last four years and Is also a cross-countr- runner. y 4-- 3-- 2-- 0-- 4-- 2-- 1- -4 4-- 5-- to 50 CATCH . . . Murray fisherman Floyd Erickson displays Deer Creek reservoir last week. turtle he pulled from d Surprised Angler Nets Unique Catch told me hes a Floyd Erickson knew they announced Erickson who slider, his test line suddenly tightened said he was also told the creature is 100 years old. They can tell up like a banjo string last week at nearly by his size and coloring. One thing Deer Creek reservoir. not know, The angler was also the fisherman did You pretty sure he hadnt snagged a log, however, was the turtles sex. he because whatevever it was was pull- couldn't prove it by me, not about to ing back hard. To be frank, I didnt hollered, adding Im know what I had. All I knew was I check. Despite the interest generated by had a job ahead getting it in, he his fishing feat, Erickson said it only said. What the Murray fisherman found ranked about second on his own list of unusual happenings. There was after a fight was a tired turtle on the end of his line, one time in California when I caught sea trout and chained him believed to be the first ever caught a two-foto a rock, he said. After a while my in the reservoir. Erickson said the catch made him brother looked down and shouted It an instant celebrity among the looks like your fish has grown some. fishing crowd at Deer Creek and that What happened was this giant the turtle received special interest (seafish) had come up and swallowfrom the owners of the marina. ed him whole. When I carried him They tried to talk me out of me, he off, I had his head over one shoulder said I guess they thought hed be and his tail was dragging on the some sort of attraction. ground. 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