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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: PastorJack]
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11/13/18 10:57 AM
11/13/18 10:57 AM
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Beadlescomb
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just learn to do it yourself it's super easy
We will burn that bridge when we get there
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: Beadlescomb]
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11/13/18 01:38 PM
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just learn to do it yourself it's super easy Super easy but requires time that I could be using to hunt or fish... But I still do mine when I ever get around to it.
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: hitek]
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11/13/18 01:43 PM
11/13/18 01:43 PM
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just learn to do it yourself it's super easy Super easy but requires time that I could be using to hunt or fish... But I still do mine when I ever get around to it. it really doesnt
We will burn that bridge when we get there
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: PastorJack]
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11/13/18 02:54 PM
11/13/18 02:54 PM
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Skin and boil then pressure wash. Change water add a couple bottle of peroxide and boil 30 more minutes not letting it get on horns. Best way I’ve found and I like the skull to be Snow White.
"The Heavens declare the glory of God;and the firmament sheweth his handiwork" Pslam 19:1
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: Beadlescomb]
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11/13/18 02:56 PM
11/13/18 02:56 PM
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just learn to do it yourself it's super easy How do you do yours? I've got one from last year that I'm going to do, maybe this weekend, to practice on. My plan was to skin it out and remove as much flesh as possible with a knife, then boil it for 5 or 6 hours (or until the meat's fallen off) in water with some borax mixed in. I'm still undecided as to whether I'll leave it the natural color or hit the skull with some peroxide to whiten it. Is that about it, or are there extra steps you do?
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: PastorJack]
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11/13/18 03:27 PM
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I got a related question....besides throwing them away, what’s the best fix for rotten heads that I don’t want to touch. Lightning struck my house and fried my freezer that had 3-4 deer heads and 2 turkeys and a bunch of deer livers and feet and turkey beards and feet. Didn’t know it wasn’t working for months. It’s so rank I don’t want to do anything but take the freezer to the dump, but I sure would like those heads European mounted. Should I just sling them in the woods somewhere and let nature work them over? Should I wrap the antlers in something to keep rodents from chewing them up?
Last edited by foldemup; 11/13/18 03:27 PM.
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: foldemup]
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11/13/18 03:30 PM
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I got a related question....besides throwing them away, what’s the best fix for rotten heads that I don’t want to touch. Lightning struck my house and fried my freezer that had 3-4 deer heads and 2 turkeys and a bunch of deer livers and feet and turkey beards and feet. Didn’t know it wasn’t working for months. It’s so rank I don’t want to do anything but take the freezer to the dump, but I sure would like those heads European mounted. Should I just sling them in the woods somewhere and let nature work them over? Should I wrap the antlers in something to keep rodents from chewing them up? Put them in the woods but cover them with chicken wire and stake it down really well or the squirrels will gnaw them to hell and back. Or, find and good fire ant bed, kick the top off and set it on there, then cover it with something like a plastic tote with a cinderblock on top to keep something from stealing it.
There are 3 certainties in an uncertain world:
1. All Politicians Are Liars 2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement 3. Taxation Is Theft
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: Beadlescomb]
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11/13/18 03:42 PM
11/13/18 03:42 PM
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just learn to do it yourself it's super easy Super easy but requires time that I could be using to hunt or fish... But I still do mine when I ever get around to it. it really doesnt I need to hear more about this method that does not require any time.
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: PastorJack]
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11/13/18 04:12 PM
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I hate your freezer went out foldemup. I would probably hold my breath get my deer heads out and put them straight in a big pot of boiling water. Maybe after all that nasty meat cooks a little while it won’t smell so bad when your cleaning it off.
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: foldemup]
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11/13/18 06:13 PM
11/13/18 06:13 PM
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I got a related question....besides throwing them away, what’s the best fix for rotten heads that I don’t want to touch. Lightning struck my house and fried my freezer that had 3-4 deer heads and 2 turkeys and a bunch of deer livers and feet and turkey beards and feet. Didn’t know it wasn’t working for months. It’s so rank I don’t want to do anything but take the freezer to the dump, but I sure would like those heads European mounted. Should I just sling them in the woods somewhere and let nature work them over? Should I wrap the antlers in something to keep rodents from chewing them up? You're gonna just have to put some Vick's VapoRub under your nose, pull them mofos out, then put them straight into a pot of boiling water. Smell should subside once they're getting cooked down.
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: PastorJack]
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11/13/18 07:06 PM
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It is pretty easy to do. Just watch some you tube videos on it.
Biggest mistake I made the first time was cooking it to long and submerging the antlers. The fat darkened up the antler bases.
The skull can get soft if you cook it to much.
Pressure washed the meat away and be careful with the peroxide. Don't get any on the antlers.
Takes a few hours. Much easier than I thought it would be.
Last edited by Waldo; 11/13/18 07:06 PM.
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: hitek]
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11/13/18 07:34 PM
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just learn to do it yourself it's super easy Super easy but requires time that I could be using to hunt or fish... But I still do mine when I ever get around to it. it really doesnt I need to hear more about this method that does not require any time. bucket of water with an aquarium heater. they make a thing called a buck boiler
We will burn that bridge when we get there
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: GomerPyle]
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11/13/18 07:35 PM
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Beadlescomb
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just learn to do it yourself it's super easy How do you do yours? I've got one from last year that I'm going to do, maybe this weekend, to practice on. My plan was to skin it out and remove as much flesh as possible with a knife, then boil it for 5 or 6 hours (or until the meat's fallen off) in water with some borax mixed in. I'm still undecided as to whether I'll leave it the natural color or hit the skull with some peroxide to whiten it. Is that about it, or are there extra steps you do? that's pretty much it but I paint mine with kilz
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: PastorJack]
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11/13/18 10:40 PM
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I boil, clean off the meat with a pressure washer and then put in a large plastic tub with an aquarium heater to the highest heat setting. Add about a 1/4 cup of dish soap. Let that sucker sit, for months.
Change the water every few weeks or however long. Replace dish soap too. The further you get into it, the less you need to change the water.
It won't really have much smell until you pull it out of the water. When you can pull it up and the smell is like that of dish soap it is done. Peroxide it if you want.
Could take 3 months, could take 10 months depending on how clean you get it up front, but its very low maintenance.
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: blumsden]
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11/14/18 08:02 AM
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I got a local guy that'll do it for $45. Not worth me fooling with it. That’s a heck of a deal. $ 20 for propane and peroxide and at least 3 hrs time that fellow ain’t making minimum wage. I have to turn them away at 125.
"The Heavens declare the glory of God;and the firmament sheweth his handiwork" Pslam 19:1
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: PastorJack]
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11/14/18 09:51 AM
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Jamesm1976, I was using Chad Cherry. Before that I sent them to a guy in Wisconsin.
Tightline, I will pm you.
Got one lead on someone named Vanderpol.... gonna keep investigating.
Thanks everyone I am in Pensacola and use a guy 5 minutes north of Brewton. $70 and he does fantastic work. I can get you his number if you want. I've also seen signs on Chumuckla Highway just north of Chumuckla for a guy that has opened shop doing skull mounts. I don't know the cost or have his contact.
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: ridgestalker]
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11/14/18 10:39 AM
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I got a local guy that'll do it for $45. Not worth me fooling with it. That’s a heck of a deal. $ 20 for propane and peroxide and at least 3 hrs time that fellow ain’t making minimum wage. I have to turn them away at 125. He has a huge vat that he does 20 at a time. Boils them 2 hours, high pressure sprays them, then peroxide.
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: PastorJack]
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11/14/18 12:23 PM
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follow-up question....I plan to boil it in water with some borax mixed in...............do I need to wrap the base of the antlers in anything or will they be ok? If so, what?
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1. All Politicians Are Liars 2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement 3. Taxation Is Theft
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: PastorJack]
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11/14/18 01:01 PM
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I use dawn in the first boil.
"The Heavens declare the glory of God;and the firmament sheweth his handiwork" Pslam 19:1
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
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11/14/18 02:06 PM
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I use dawn in the first boil. This^^^^^ to degrease the skull.
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: Turkeyjery1]
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11/15/18 09:42 AM
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What type peroxide do most hunters use to scull mount deer. i do my boil with dawn blue dishwashing liquid & baking soda ... the peroxide i use is from Sally Beauty Supply & it's the 40 volume developer; i don't boil with this but i use a squirt bottle & totally cover the skull, wrap in a couple plastic grocery bags, and let is set/develop overnight ... usually by the morning, it's perfectly white ... i brush on some Mop-N-Glo & i'm done ... pics of several i've done
Last edited by BamaGuitarDude; 11/15/18 09:46 AM.
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: Beadlescomb]
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11/15/18 10:51 AM
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bucket of water with an aquarium heater. they make a thing called a buck boiler Dang right. Piss on all of that cooking and crap. Way too much hassle. I don't even use an aquarium heater myself. I skin them when they are fresh, put them in the freezer, and when the weather starts breaking warm in the spring....I put em in a bucket of water with holes drilled in it that allows the water to drain out if the water level gets too high up on the antlers (which will stain them dark). In about 6 weeks, pull it out and rinse it off with a garden hose and then put it in fresh water with lots of dawn (for final degreasing) for about two more weeks. Voila, ready for whitening and clean as a whistle. Easy, peasy.
Last edited by JUGHEAD; 11/15/18 10:52 AM.
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Re: Euro/skull mounting
[Re: JUGHEAD]
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11/15/18 10:55 AM
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bucket of water with an aquarium heater. they make a thing called a buck boiler Dang right. Piss on all of that cooking and crap. Way too much hassle. I don't even use an aquarium heater myself. I skin them when they are fresh, put them in the freezer, and when the weather starts breaking warm in the spring....I put em in a bucket of water with holes drilled in it that allows the water to drain out if the water level gets too high up on the antlers (which will stain them dark). In about 6 weeks, pull it out and rinse it off with a garden hose and then put it in fresh water with lots of dawn (for final degreasing) for about two more weeks. Voila, ready for whitening and clean as a whistle. Easy, peasy. sounds great - most people aren't that patient, however ... the beauty of a skull mount is you can get it up on your wall quickly vs. waiting like you do on a shoulder mount ...
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