European skull mounts

[savagelh]

Just wanted to share some of the heads I did this year. If you're intimidated by it, it is really easy. I just simmer the skinned heads in a Turkey fryer for 2-3 hours. I then either use the pressure washer at home or if it's too cold, go to the local carwash during quieter hours and blast the skull to get the brain and nasal cavity junk cleaned up. I then use 40 volume cream from Sally's cosmetics to bleach the skull. I do 4-6 coats depending on how the color is looking. Some animals I like the natural color of the skull and some I like to be pearly white.
My one antlered bull

Dads buck from this year

My whitetail

Archery mule deer


I've been doing skulls this way since 2015 and really like how they turn out.

 

[Daver_II]

I am going to try my first one this year.

 

[savagelh]

And if anyone is wondering where the tags are, I roll them up and put them in the brain pan.

 

[blasted_saber]

Looks good. Thats how we do them as well.

Im going to experiment with the the ant hill technique next year I think.

 

[savagelh]

Looks good. Thats how we do them as well.

Im going to experiment with the the ant hill technique next year I think.

I've heard of that but I like to get mine on the wall right away. Also I would be worried about someone stealing it or the antlers bleaching.

 

[Big bore dinosaur]

My ant hill works great for cleaning heads.
Warming the skull wrapped in garbage bags out un the sun for a couple helped speed up the process

 

[blasted_saber]

I've heard of that but I like to get mine on the wall right away. Also I would be worried about someone stealing it or the antlers bleaching.

Ya. Thats why I said experiment. IM going to try it first with a skull I dont really care about (doe skull, likely). Ive also been told to cover the antlers with a tote of some sort.

 

[Moose Masher]

Looks good! That first whitetail is a dandy.



I've done several deer in the turkey cooker, but have never whitened any of the skulls. Some of them are a bit dark.

My boy's 2019 buck.


My 2019 buck.



On moose I don't cook 'em. Just cut the back of the skull off with a chainsaw and hit 'em hard with the pressure washer.

 

[scruffee]

I've done dozens of various skulls and have recently found a tip that works wonders. For a deer sized critter, I do two 45min simmer with dish soap, changing the water in between and then do a final 45 min simmer with one small scoop of Oxiclean making sure the antlers are properly wrapped in tin foil. The Oxi turns EVERYTHING into jelly, I used to spend 30 min minimum on pressure washing a skull, it now takes me a few minutes...

 

[rethius]

I like To submerge mine in peroxide for a bit as I find it gets rid of the smell too.


Also, I find the biggest pain is the Brain and the small tissue up the nose. And I agree the pressure washer is the best tool.... just make sure no one is watching at the car wash!!

 

[savagelh]

I've done dozens of various skulls and have recently found a tip that works wonders. For a deer sized critter, I do two 45min simmer with dish soap, changing the water in between and then do a final 45 min simmer with one small scoop of Oxiclean making sure the antlers are properly wrapped in tin foil. The Oxi turns EVERYTHING into jelly, I used to spend 30 min minimum on pressure washing a skull, it now takes me a few minutes...

Good to know, I have a bear head in the freezer to do. For some reason bears are always the hardest to get white.

 

[scrubfox]

I/m sure the anthill method works great, however i/d worry about porky pigs.....

 

[greenjeepguy100]

Did the simmer in water for a couple hours plus a year chained to the wood shed for the wife's first buck. Mounted on a slab of spalted maple at the cabin.

 

[double gun]

I like To submerge mine in peroxide for a bit as I find it gets rid of the smell too.


Also, I find the biggest pain is the Brain and the small tissue up the nose. And I agree the pressure washer is the best tool.... just make sure no one is watching at the car wash!!

Remove the brain before simmering. It takes under 30 seconds to remove them when raw.

 

[PEKS]

Clean good, boil a few hours adding Dawn Dish Soap, removing excess matter with Air Compressor, works good..

 

[todbartell]

Check out White Bone Creations on youtube, some great content on doing skull work

 

[rkm456]

This turned out pretty well for the owner.

 

[PatchRat]

That was done by a professional in Drayton Valley the way I heard it.

 

[double gun]

That’s a bad day.

 

[Longwalker]

This turned out pretty well for the owner.

i like it!