I skun the whole head, ripped off the bottom jaw. I hung the head in a tree outside, then I waited 'till the fiancee was away (for the day).

Then, I fired up our new Turkey Roaster, filled it up with water (which should come to a very very slow boil.

I read that the boiling could cause the antlers to discolor, so I followed some online directions and covered the bases in aluminum foil.

Just set the head down in the roaster, and let him roast. After about 2 hours, the meat/cartilage peels right off - but you'll still need some kind of implement to help - a dull knife should work (it won't leave any cuts in the bone). Getting the eyeballs out is a gruesome task, and I found skinning the roof of the mouth to be kinda gross. The smell is pretty rank, and it's a greasy mess. I did it in the garage (thankfully) because it WILL stink up your house!!

Afterward, I let it dry for about an hour, then tightly covered it in gauze and soaked it in a pan of bleach. I kept basting the gauze, which stays wet and keeps the whole thing soaked. After about 3 hours, I pulled it and left it dry. I had to do it a second time, I think, b/c it was still a shade yellow on top.

CLEAN OUT THE ROASTER - B/C if your wife finds out - SHE WILL KILL YOU

For the brains, I just poked around in there with a screwdriver and got them all stirred up and gelatinous, then I used the garden hose and blew them out. WARNING - COVER YOUR FACE WHEN YOU DO IT - I learned the hard way.

Mine turned out really nice, I've showed it off (but still waiting for my wall pedestal from McKenzie). I would definitely do it again, b/c taxidermy is just too expensive for me, given my current state of financial bliss.

Allow 6 hours for completion.