Nail the centre point in to the wall and a couple of top border points making certain the cowhide skin doesn t curl in but is nailed far enough to make sure it hangs well on the wall.
How do you hang a deer hide on the wall.
Puncture the hide from the back 1 in from edge perpendicular to the edge of the wood panel.
Tie off and clip off the end.
Run the tie up through the panel then through the holes in the hide.
Do this every 4 5 or so.
Once you stick it on the wall at the desired angle just screw it and hang the rugs or animal hides.
The base is provided with a sticking tape.
In both cases i went up into the attic and ran a short piece of 2x4 horizontally across between the vertical studs.
Drill a hole with a small diameter drill bit through the drywall and into the stud.
These clips are also used to keep the rug or hide stretched on the ground.
How to hang a deer hide on the wall unless the hide is a designer piece of art you may need to prep the pelt before hanging.
One method i have seen taxidermists use on rugs that are ment to hang on the wall sew on small rings to each point where it would need to be supported.
You can then follow this up by flattening the cowhide from the wall on one side of the hide and nail the outermost edges to the wall first which means you will eventually have a perfectly flat hide flush with the wall at all points and blending into the wall.
In this video i show you how to hang a deer mount.
If the mount is heavy you need to spread the weight out on the drywall if you cannot find a stud behind where you want to hang it.
Let gravity draw tight then mount bottom sheet to keep taught.
Use the screwdriver or the cordless drill to screw the mounting screw into the stud.
Using a jig scroll saw cut out the traced edges and tacked it to plywood using upholstery tacks.
Then could use mounting rings on plywood onto hooks screwed into wall studs only need 4 holes in wall.
You could use a ring from a key ring or even.
I have two whitetail mounts on a family room wall.
Using a grommet machine designed to cut through leather and either brass or copper grommets carefully install the hardware around the perimeter of the hide about 12 inches apart.