click

as i was walking around a back field on the property this morning i found a 8 pointer that had been shot with a bow. he had been there for a couple weeks (i saw the buzzards about that time) but anyway he still had the arrow laying beside him.

i was sick to look at this nice buck and because of the smell[X(] but i want to clean his skull to have it.

how do i get the hair and hide off his skull?

Trushot_archer

Skin it, remove extraneous hair and put it n a pot with water covering the head but not touching the antlers. Slowly simmer for about 3-4 hrs. I use a arrow shaft to push the tissue from the nasal cavity out and a coat hangar to remove anything left in the inner skull. Let dry an hour and than do the same prcess with 1 cup of bleach in the mix for an hour. Makes it white and purty.

click

ah that sounds nice but this thing is not comeing in the house!

IT STINKS

and i know it aint going in one of my wifes pots[][>:]

webejonesin2

Click with all due respect, go buy yourself a cheap pot, and if possible build a small out side and do it then, If not .....well i guess you might have to wait until mother nature does it for you. SRRY if sounds rude.

speyrjb

a gavanized #3 wash tub and a propane burner works well for this. I have done several european mounts this way. I use Borax soap in the same manner that trushot mentioned.

Main thing is dont boil it fast. Just a slow rolling boil. Before long, all of the excess meat and brain and stuff left over after you skin what you can will just disintegrate.

hoythunter48

So just use bleach? I saw a kit in the van dykes catalog for european mounts but i didnt want to pay 30bucks for it. I just shot a decent eight today i might do that to it

buckfever7

I have a large pot that I use only for this, I put it on my grill outside, keeps the wife happy, and works.

Dipperdoo

Crabpot + marsh + a few months=clean skull

speyrjb

fire ants work well too

click

now that you mention it i have heard of using borax before.

i'll give it a try.