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1st European Mount

Posted on 3/8/17 at 6:27 pm
Posted by tigers84
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2008
2735 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 6:27 pm
I chose to try the maceration method (soak in water until the meat falls off) in a 5 gallon bucket.
1. Clean off as much hide/meat as possible with a knife
2. Place in a 5 gallon bucket of water and wrap the horns to keep the water off them. I used cling wrap and tape. Was not perfect but got the job done.
3. The smell gets pretty bad so I placed a trash bag over the horns and bucket to contain the smell.
4. Replace the water every couple of weeks
5. After 2 months I sprayed with a high powered nozzle and scraped off a few pieces that would not break loose

This process took 2 months but is very easy and I think it looks pretty good. I like the natural color of the skull so I did not paint it. I may put it on a piece of wood so I can hang it up. Hope this helps someone out!

This post was edited on 3/8/17 at 6:29 pm
Posted by DownSouthJukin
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Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 3/8/17 at 6:57 pm to
Looks great!
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
56018 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 7:02 pm to
man, that looks damn good! Did you darken the antlers or what?
Posted by tigers84
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2008
2735 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 7:04 pm to
Thanks, no didn't do anything to the antlers
Posted by northern
Member since Jan 2014
1360 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 7:32 pm to
Nothing to add. Looks great. Have an upvote.
Posted by LSU Tigershark
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Member since Dec 2007
10543 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 7:46 pm to
I like it. Was the messed up point already like that?
Posted by tigers84
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2008
2735 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 7:56 pm to
Yes, it was already like that
Posted by Blindhawg1
Member since Mar 2017
2 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 8:21 pm to
2 months! Wow, I can imagine the stank. Me I boil outside in a stock pot until the hide and flesh pulls off. Shake the brains out, flush and hang to dry. Don't submerge the horns though. 1 to 2 day process.
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
20029 posts
Posted on 3/9/17 at 7:36 am to
The bucket of goo gets pretty ripe. It could cause one to yak sometimes! End result looks great though!
Posted by DieselTiger1
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Member since Oct 2008
13672 posts
Posted on 3/9/17 at 7:51 am to
I usually double wrap them in black garbage bags and let the maggots to the work. with just one head, he smell can get horrible at times.

this year I have 5 at one time behind my house. I let them run their course, but I swore the whole time that I wont do it again.

This post was edited on 3/9/17 at 7:54 am
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