ORIGINAL: firegoon
A buddy of minetold me that heburys the head in the ground leaving the antlers stick up and covers them with a rubbermaid container. He lets them sit for several months, then digs it back up and the skull it cleaned off. I don't know how effective this method is, but it sounds a lot cheaper.
$40-$75 either way is an agreeable number to me. I spent that much on my hunting license, let alone all my equipment, etc. I'd at least like to make sure it gets done right, so I can enjoy it in the future.
I'm sure that method works well, but I'd just assume take it to some place, because the ground gets frozen here pretty soon, and 100" of snow have to come before next spring
