Cleaning the Skull Plate
#1
Cleaning the Skull Plate
So I just shot my first but a few days ago, and I want to mount the antlers, I cut them off the skull, but they are still attatched to the skull plate, I poured some salt on it to dry all some of the crap up (flesh, brain matter) but there is the 2 patches of fur around each antler, how do I get this off?
#3
RE: Cleaning the Skull Plate
ORIGINAL: 1shotkill1993
you bury it, it decays after a while
you bury it, it decays after a while
#4
RE: Cleaning the Skull Plate
well see i bury mine for a long time to make sure that all gets decayed so just try that some thing should start chewin on it (id think)
if not you might want to try gettin some maggots. and if that doesnt work then i just dont know what to do.
if not you might want to try gettin some maggots. and if that doesnt work then i just dont know what to do.
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,862
RE: Cleaning the Skull Plate
Let me see if I understand you here. You want to remove the hair off the skull plate and around the base of the antlers? If so, all you need to do is put the antlers in a pot of water and boil them for a while. The hair will come off easily after they have been boiled.
#7
RE: Cleaning the Skull Plate
I take a very sharp knife and remove all the hair and soft tissue from the skull plate and around the base of the antlers. Once completed, I boil the plate for about 30 minutes. I repeat the soft tissue removal process and include a scouring brush along with the knife to assist in the removal of the rest of thetissue. I boil again for about 30 minutes and repeat the soft tissue removal process. I let dry and mount the next day.
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: wisconsin
Posts: 1,061
RE: Cleaning the Skull Plate
I make sure all the skin is off, then I boil the entire skull in a 10 gallon pot. When its softened up I take it to the car wash and use the soapy high pressure to clean it up,done deal, its hanging the same day!