I killed a buck a few years ago that was nice, but not quite big enough to mount. I found Skulltaxidermy.com. They clean skulls and also have a process where they metalize the skull. They have 5 different kinds of metal to choose from. I got mine bronzed, the antlers are still natural. It really looks cool. It cost me about $200, but they really did a nice job. Something to consider for your next mount.

pics?

I'm traveling for the next couple weeks and I don't have any on my laptop. Check out the web site.

I too have found a site that does the metalization. I am really thinking about doing one. This site allows you to purchase the kit to do it yourself:

http://www.skulltaxidermy.com/forsale.html

Kind of neat!