cleaning deer antlers
#2
RE: cleaning deer antlers
I am assuming you are talking the skull plate. Yes it needs to be cleaned and if it is still bloody I use a mixture of Borax and Baking Soda and cover the entire skull plate. Let it dry out really good which usually only takes a week or so and mount up.
#4
RE: cleaning deer antlers
No you do not need to clean the antlers. If they have velvet that that is a totally different story. If they are hard horned than no need to clean. Most people like the bark stuck in the antler bases cause is shows character.
#6
RE: cleaning deer antlers
You should clean the skull cap so it has no meat or anything left on it. I also wash any blood off the antlers so they look like they were when the deer was alive.This is not necessary, but you don't want a deer mount with blood all over the antlers.I clean them in soapy water with a sponge, but you can clean them however you want to.