Field notes
Notes from the salt table and the field
Guides on field care, caping, hides and edges, written from bench notes in Brewster, Jeff Davis and Presidio counties. Every piece carries the name of whoever did the work.
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Aoudad and oryx: what changes when the animal comes off a desert mountain
West Texas sends more exotic capes to studios than native game in some seasons. High fence ranches across Brewster, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties…
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Field sharpening that actually works on an animal
An edge does not go from sharp to dull. It rolls first, and a rolled edge is a twenty second problem. Left alone through…
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Blade steel for game care: what actually happens on hide
Every steel chart you have read was built on cardboard or manila rope, cut in clean conditions by a machine. That measurement is real…
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The gutless method when you are working alone
The gutless method removes the meat without opening the body cavity. You work from the outside in, quarter by quarter, and the gut stays…
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How to cape a shoulder mount without ruining the brisket line
A shoulder mount needs more hide than the finished mount shows. The form has to be covered past the shoulder, tucked and glued underneath,…
