CBM SC, as you can see there are a multitude of ways to do this. After taking the anlers with the necessary skull I simply put them in a container(old coffee can, old junk store pot,etc) then cover hair hide and all with clorox bleach just to the base of the anlers. Leave this for about 3-5 days and the hair hide and all is very easy to remove plus there is no meat to spoil. If the bleach should get on the antler base I polish that with old english furniture polish. I just don' t care for the hassle of boiling but then that' s just me. I am sure all of the mentioned ways works well.