head & antlers

[ruger#1]

hey hunters , i was just told no more antlers alowed on the wall. my daughter wants the antlers from the deer i shot over the weekend. i want to keep the skull & antlers to gether. was wondering should i fleash it out and how do i get the brain material out. or should i freeze it and find a big ant pile and leave it there . i do have a high three by two i found in the woods a few years back and it looks very good. any other thoughts.

[mark]

cut out the brain and meat then boil the skull. its alot of work

[sealevel]

you arn`t to far from the salt chuck take it down on the tidal flats and let the crabs clean it

[Blacktail]

having the salt chuck do its thing will soften upithe bone too much


best to boil and pick

[Steeleco]

Remove what you can and boil the rest, let it dry for a couple of days till the bone dries then pick and scrape what you can, the bugs will tidy the little bits after that.

[416]

http://www.taxidermy.net/ check it out, its a great site for anything to do with taxidermy

[Leaseman]

What I do is bury the head in the garden with the antlers sticking out....wrap the antlers in cloth then plastic bags so they don't get bleached and let it sit for a month or so then dig up and wash off...done this with several moose and it turns out great!!

[pupper]

i tried the bury method with my moose antlers last year but i buried the whole rack. needless to say next time i wont bury the antlers. but it did come out with no flesh on it. but now i have a case of soggy antler tips.

Justin

[BCHunter]

all i did was put my moose head in the back year and let the flys take care of it, my 3x3 from last year i boiled and picked it apart..3hrs of cooking

[ruger#1]

hey bc if i do that a coyote or a bear will take it away. im still waiting for them to take my deer hide away. does it stink after the fies are done.

[fester]

How did your moose head look? I have my little deer in the back yard right now anxiuosly waiting





all i did was put my moose head in the back year and let the flys take care of it, my 3x3 from last year i boiled and picked it apart..3hrs of cooking