Dumb Question
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 65
Dumb Question
Hey guys.... Long time reader, first time writer. First off, thanks!! This fourm has been full of great info!!!
Now my question.... I've got a set of horns off a buck I killed in 05, It still has the hide on the skull and has been hanging on the shed all this time. Now, I would like to mount these horns on a plaque but the hide is as hard as a rock. Any idea how to remove and clean this set without an air hammer.
Thanks
Now my question.... I've got a set of horns off a buck I killed in 05, It still has the hide on the skull and has been hanging on the shed all this time. Now, I would like to mount these horns on a plaque but the hide is as hard as a rock. Any idea how to remove and clean this set without an air hammer.
Thanks
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,236
RE: Dumb Question
I boil mine to clean them but only boil until the membrane begins to peel off the skull. Do not boil the cartiliage out of the "expansion joints" or your horns are gonna wiggle back and forth. The skull will move when hot but will harden up again provided you didn't overdo it.