RE: Antlers. . .
I got a set mounted last year and my dad said the taxidermist just cut the antlers out of the skull. I'd go to a taxidermist to get it all done right. But if you don't want to, I think my dad said he cut it out so it could be hung on a wall right away. Ya know, so the anlters were pointing up, so there was a flat area where the wall would be. I'm bad at explaining it, but just picture how the anlters would look on your wall, and cut them out of the skull. Or just go to a taxidermist.
~Cody