Taxidermy Question is

[zvholk]

I need to find a tree branch to mount Owens bear on, how do I make sure it’s bug free?

 

[zvholk]

We are getting it done similar to this

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[doublebrow]

wait for the water to go down and there will be big drift wood like that laying on shore on many rivers and reserviors around iowa I would think

 

[HawkeyeStateHogs]

Heat will kill the bugs. If you can create a makeshift kiln to hold heat around 150F for a short time it will kill whatever is inside. You'd probably want to hold the heat for a good half hour to make sure the interior of the wood reaches temp. This is how bedbugs are killed when they're scattered around the interior of a house.

 

[bigbuckhunter88]

Another option is to let the piece of wood dry out and then use an insect fogger on it. Place somewhere you can close off and then treat it. I looked into it when thinking of mount ideas. They say water fleas and other tiny bugs are the problem. Dont boil as it opens the woods cells. Everything I had found says to fog it once its dry and then you are worry free.

 

[jkratz5]

I know a lot of guys that also spray them with Permitherin. Let them soak for a week or so then spray it off