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Hunting Tips | Making a Turkey Cape

To begin, hang your tom by the head.

With a sharp knife, cut the skin where the feathers on the neck meet the skin of the head.

Continuing down the center of the back and toward the tail, remove the skin in an approximate two-inch wide strip. You will notice that the feathers attach to the skin in rows and the narrow strip of skin actually holds a much wider angular blanket of feathers.

Remove the skin to and including the tail skin.

With knife and spoon, remove the fat and flesh.

Cover wet skin in Borax.

Lay Borax covered skin on large piece of flat corrugated cardboard.

With straight pins, pin the head end to cardboard.

Cover wet skin in Borax.

Lay Borax covered skin on large piece of flat corrugated cardboard.

With straight pins, pin the head end to cardboard.

Fan tail, spread to the desired width and pin each feather in place.

With a pocket knife, lay each feather in place.

Let dry three to four weeks.

Remove pins, shake loose Borax and hang.

You may wish to mount the cape on a piece of wood cut to fit the cape.