animal mounts and the sun

#1 07-28-2007, 04:03 PM

just curious, if you have a mount close to a window and the sun hits it for a few hours of the day, can it cause damage to the color of the hair, or fade the antlers??????

#2 07-28-2007, 04:05 PM

yes it sure can fade it.

Grizzly Adams · #3 07-28-2007, 04:12 PM

I just got back from Ontario. My brother in law was out here in 95 and killed an elk. Since that time, the animal has been hanging in a stair well, under a sky light. My brother in law never realized how faded out the bull was, till I brought out some pictures we took at the kill. Sad fact is that sunlight is a bleaching agent on just about everything.
Grizz

#4 07-28-2007, 04:18 PM

so that would be a yes to both antlers and hair. hmmm. what if it justr gets the glow from the sun, but "just" out of direct contact with the suns beam?

Rackmastr · #5 07-28-2007, 04:22 PM

I think almost any room is going to have some 'glow' from the sun....if you're worried about keeping it from fading, keep it in a spot thats away from DIRECT sunlight and you should be fine....

#6 07-28-2007, 04:57 PM

thats about the amount of direct sunlight it gets, the glow can be brighter on some days you you get the idea with the shadows, thing is i really dont want to move it if i can help it.