Events have transpired such that I have call to acquire a possum head, stuffed and mounted in the manner in which hunting trophies are commonly displayed. A search for “mounted possum head” does not bring the desired results, and a search for “stuffed possum” just gets me a lot of recipes (mmm-mmmm).
Short of catchin’ one myself, which is a possibility, what would the TM suggest?
Submitting this thread title to the Master Band List linked in my sig is the first thing you should do.
Believe it or not, several tanned possum hides are up for bid at Ebay. The pitures all show the heads still attached. Go there and search on “opposum.” It looks like you could get one for less than $15.00, including shipping. You’re a smart guy; you could take that and probably fashion some kind of underlying structure and mount it. The eyes might be a problem, though. Or maybe a local taxidermist could do a more professional job with it.
Damnit. I can’t let go of this. It’s just too weird.
http://www.hideandfur.com has possum hides, skulls and lower jaws for sale.
You may also want to try the message boards at http://www.taxidermy.net/forums/
http://www.taxidermy.com sells supplies such as glass eyes, and etc.
Getting possum head is not difficult once you’ve dated one for a while.
[sub]Just watch out for those little sharp teeth[/sub]
I don’t know why, but that just reminded me of all those foreign phrases I had to learn in high school French class:
“I have left my blue pen on the table in the museum”
“My aunt has left the country wearing a dark coat”
“Events have transpired such that I have call to acquire a possum head”
Here’s another one.
http://www.eidnesfurs.com/
I just get that way sometimes, Eve.
Thanks for the effort, Unc! I think you found my answer.
[beatle, with two possums, approaches a taxidermist] Hi, beatle, would you like those two mounted?
A: beatle; “nope, just shaking hands will work.”