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PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED:
Nature Photography is Depicted
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| Here...Moosie, Moosie!!! Ah, come here, nice Moosie!!! |
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| Here...Moosie, Moosie!!! You're not afraid of the taxidermist are you? |
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| Captured at 5:12AM on September 4, this Bull Moose has selected another mate and is shown assuring the "majesty" of the next generation. Mating is available during the "rut" in a short window of opportunity which many regard as one of nature's oddities. THIS IS A VERY RARE PHOTO. This photo is not retouched nor is it "photo-shopped" in any way. What you see is what you get! |
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| CLICK on the Lake to watch 9 minutes of TAXIDERMY! |
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VIEWER DISCRETION
The film series TAXIDERMY! does show graphic details
of the art of creating such an heirloom.
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THE RUT
It is during the so-called "rut" that moose become oblivious to pretty much any of the animal's senses except those relating to the desire to mate. Bull Moose are known to "make love" to 16-wheers hauling logs as well as to styrofoam deer set up in back yards for white tail practice.
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| The only snapshot taken of this bull moose's last meal before a chance meeting with archer "Long Bow" Jandreau. |
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BULL MOOSE
One of the most difficult big game animals to harvest with a Long Bow, is a Bull Moose. Although usually docile, during Maine's moose season, the moose population is in "rut..." meaning the big animals (especially the bulls) are unpredictable...nervous, anxious, sexually aroused and incredibly senseless. They will "attack" cars... if provoked. The television series, TAXIDERMY, provides views of many animals found in the United States and capable of being hunted. The moose is hunted by lottery only and sex and by specific "region" of the state.
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| In less than 8 months, this bull moose will "adorn" some prowd hunter's den or office. This photo is only a snapshot into the new series, "TAXIDERMY." New TV series, "TAXIDERMY" takes you on a wild ride into animal anatomy and into its preservation. |
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| Along with "fleshing" the lips, inverting each ear on the moose is perhaps one of the most tedious and difficult... yet essential components of preserving the animal for Taxidermy. |
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| Over the Cliff Productions crew calls this picture, PREDATOR MEETS ALIEN. Using a reciprocating saw, the taxidermist separates the rack or more properly "the antlers" from the Bull Moose head. |
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| Taxidermist Eldon Jandreau says: This is another more complete view of the face only a mother could love. "He'll be 'redressed' soon and have a great cape for the owners wall." |
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| The Moose cape to the left...also remains with the head's fur. The antlers are cleaned and separated. |
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| Once separated from the head, antlers are "tagged" as they wait for the hide to be tanned. |
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