[ShaneH]

I'm new to taxidermy and have completed my second shoulder mounted whitetail. Up to this point I have been home tanning (pickled) my capes. However, I keep running into people who for some reason hate even the thought of having their mount home tanned. Is there a real difference in the quality of a home tanned cape vs. a commercially tanned skin? Will the home tanned skin hold up over time as well as the commercially tanned skin?