Euro Mount
 

Got my 2016 Vermont archery buck back today. It was done with beetles.

Looks like those little rascals did a good job on that skull!

Nice! Congrats!

I need to get better pictures as I have book end Euro Mounts. Both from WY

These are skulls are done with a power washer and in less than a week.



JW

Skull looks good, but the bacon looks better!

My brother did that. Took a roast ...grilled it. To make hunting stand sandwiches for us.
2 days worth.

But back to the Euro mounts.

Shot this animal on a Monday. Picked the skull up Thursday with my processed deer. Whole shebang $130.

Didn't think that was a bad deal. Would really like to see that power wash process.

JW

You have to be very careful using a power washer JW. The inner nasal area is very delicate and if you get too close to the skull with the wand you can blow those pieces to bits with the pressure that most places use. The best thing IMHO is to just use one to wash out the initial brain and loose material. Then simmer the skull for quite a few hours while taking it out of the pot to scrape all the material that the simmering loosens up. Then you finish with a whitening agent like peroxide. It takes some time and patience, but is one way to pass the time if you have nothing else going on during the winter. Here is the last mule deer buck I shot out in Wyoming in 2015.

There is a guy on YouTube that has lots of videos on Euro mounts. He does the boil then power wash then hydrogen peroxide. His channel is called Whitebone Creations. Pretty interesting stuff. I watch his videos often.

Also, that's what I paid for the Euro with beetles here in Vermont $130.

When doing it at home, the boil(simmer, really) method with a power washer and the peroxide is the way to go. However, if you have access to beetles, or are willing to pay for someone that does, they do the job better, with less risk to the skull. I'm looking into getting a beetle set up next year possibly. Been talking and working a little with a guy who does it.
-Jake