Thanks for the link, looks like good instructions. I would like to use those beetles but they take awhile just to hatch, too long a process. I like the suggestion to mark on the skull, date of kill, size, hunter, etc. Which brings me to another question, what are the appropriate techniques to measure the skull?

By the way, I would guestimate he was about 325-350 pounds. He probably wasn't out of his den for more than 2-3 weeks and he already had some meat on him. I can't imagine what he would have looked like in the fall! His hide was perfect, jet black and no white spots.