European skull mounts

[bWONGER]

These look great! Thanks for sharing I will be trying this out.

 

[rkm456]

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

I'll never look at beetles that same way again.

 

[BlackRam]

The alternate I've heard of to the anthill is to bury the skull in a large pile of leaves and let the ants, beetles, worms and other insects clean it.
Sorry, have not tried it myself.

Sent my caribou from last year out to get cleaned by beetles.
Will get to compare it to boiling and bleaching methods used by taxidermists on my lynx, deer, bears, moose, elk and pronghorn when I get it back.

 

[LittleBoyLefty]

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
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Dads buck from this year
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My whitetail
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Archery mule deer
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I've been doing skulls this way since 2015 and really like how they turn out.

Nice work! I really like a good euro mount. We do a version of your method- Dawn/peroxide- minus the pressure washer.

 

[Simpson302]

Some nice racks there! Love the look
I've done a bunch now, Similar boil/pressure washer. This year i was told to try some shop degreaser as well. Put a cup or so in the water and seemed to speed the process up. Had a better smell too!