I have got moths and what looks like some very small bugs on my deer and turkey fan mount. Some hair on my buck is starting to come loose and some of the small feathers on the fan are loose. Is there anything I can do to kill them and prevent any more damage? Neither are bad enough for repair. I think I caught this pretty early. Any help is appreciated.

do some thing soon i had a cigar box full of beards and spurs they ruined .

Dern man. I hate to hear that. I would be sick if mine ruined. I have gotten all the moths out. That may be all that I can do. I am going to call a taxidermist and find out if there is anything that needs to be done to it.

Taggedout PM me I had two mounts down by the same guy and had the problem you have. I would like to confer with you and see if we had the same guy. I just paid another guy to recape both.

Pm sent sugaray.

They are carpet mites. Rush them things to a taxidermist as quick as you can. I had the same thing happen to a coyote mount I have and the taxidermist killed them and treated the mount with some kind of crap where it will never be a problem again.

Yup, you have dermistids or "carpet mites". They're INSIDE the mounts eating the protein in the hair follicles. Before you haul these off to a taxi, take ALL your mounts and bag them. Go to Lowes and buy a gallon of insecticide, raid, hot shot, ect anything that will kill bed bugs/fleas. Spray the heck out of and seal up in the bag. Let them set for 2-3 days. Take them out and let dry before hanging them. Re-treat every year.

Awesome. Thanks guys.