How to Easily Create a European Deer Mount -SlideShow-

[BiggerJohnson63]

Thanks for taking the time to make this slideshow and posting it. I am very happy with the results that I achieved with your method. I few notes........ the nasal bones did not come off but that's kind of a plus really. Also, I had my wife ask her stylist about the Claroxide and she just gave me a little to try but it said 30 on the bottle. The stylist said that the 30 and 40 were volumes but the stuff she gave me does not burn on contact with skin. Anyway, thanks again!

[ryjenga923]

Just finished doing the boiling and the pressure wash. Worked awesome, great idea, most of the meat feel off on it's own. the rest will scrape right off with a fork. It was a great boil, 4 to 6 beers later!!! Why can't you just paint the skull white with spray paint? Wouldn't that work? Maybe I will try. Thanks again. Now I have two bear skulls to do!!!!

[highsidecrash]

Great video and very informative. I want to do the same thing but put my brodhead in a resin. Have you had any issues with the resin yellowing?

[drdhdc00]

@highsidecrash No. It has stayed perfectly clear.

[RollerCoasterGenius1]

can this be done with shark and alligator gar skulls as well?

[drdhdc00]

@RollerCoasterGenius1 I would think so. Bone is Bone. I not too sure how much cartilage is in those 2 skulls. Let me know how or if they turn out.

[ChrisSchweisthal]

Nice work. Thorough!

[WatchOutWorld08]

it says if you use the liquid you have to reapply every hour....for how many hours?

[drdhdc00]

@WatchOutWorld08 I have always done 4-5 hours of the liquid type.

[cowboywithspurs36]

@WatchOutWorld08 apply every hour if you use the liquid . if you can buy the cream type 40 . wash and clean it it every 2 or 3 hours depending on how white you want the skull. the more you wash and clean then add the 40 , will get you a very white skull . but always wear rubber gloves and protect your eyes , just in case . and yes i am a taxidermist . brb just seen to hot women bow fishing in there bathing suits on youtube lol

[PrimitiveVsns]

Went looking for this and all the bottles are brown and say clear, not the same thing? How many bottles does it take for one deer skull?

[drdhdc00]

@PrimitiveVsns The bottles may be different from different companies. The clear is ok, but you may have to use gauze to keep it on the skull. Use a turkey baster to refresh the gauze every hour or so. It's what I use to use and switched to cream because it's easier.

[dogofthemonth]

Thanks man, it worked like a charm!

[deer6139]

since you do not boil the skulls with any chemical are you able to use the pot for cooking again? Looking to boil tomorrow

[drdhdc00]

@deer6139 Yes.

[damon2541]

Nice deer, did you scrape the meat off the skull every hour or did you just leave it in the pot and the meat just fell off?

[drdhdc00]

@damon2541 Just boil it until the jawbone falls off and then spray all the meat off with the power washer. No scraping needed.

[damon2541]

@drdhdc00 alright thank you now all i need to do is get me a buck

[michael82191]

What are the dimensions of the stainless steel pot? How many qt is it? Thanks

[drdhdc00]

@michael82191 I think it is 30qt. The size really doesn't matter as long as you can completely submerge the skull. The 30qt. I use is really too big, but it's all i have and works good.

[realhuntingtv]

Great video. Nice buck!

[TheBowCommander]

this is by far the coolest mount ive seen, great job!

[arnsines]

Great job...very informative!!!!!!!!!

[GOOBTUBE1]

GREAT VIDEO thank you for posting this. p.s. love what you did with the bullet, good job

[drdhdc00]

I've never had that problem with any that i have done. There shouldn't be any meat in the nasal cavity. You may not have gotten all the brain matter out. Also, how long did you wait to do it?

[shpongloidia]

I just killed my first whitetail almost a week ago and I followed all these steps while I was out. unfortunately after cleaning and boiling there was still some meat in the nasal passage. I cleaned out the rest but now it smells. how can I fix this?

[gosuv25]

wont the power wash break the skull?

[drdhdc00]

@gosuv25 No. I have done quite a few of them and have never had a problem with it. The skulls are pretty thick and i'm not putting the nozzle right against the skull. All you have to do is watch out for the nasal bones coming off, but thats it.

[d2j1980]

Pretty slick. I like it.

[vanish56]

I don't know if we'll use your exact method but great informative and thorough video, an inspiration!

[martunasnagranski]

Well Done!!

[ginashouse1]

I like the way you presented this. Liked the music too! I have seen this done before, but not with the guaze. As a nurse, I got a chuckle out of that. Nice mount, thinking of doing this with my husbands kills this year.

[drdhdc00]

@ginashouse1 Thx!

[dngranch]

I have made euros before but never this easy. Just used the power washer on two heads and boy was it easy. Now I have a new reason to use my power washer. Great Video many thanks!!

[bvereshagen]

I have just tried this and it works exactly as described. Much easier than I thought it would be. Three tips:

1) Do the spraying out in a car wash. It works very well and eliminates cleaning brains off of your lawn.

2) If you boil the skull a bit longer, the bones that the nasal bones plug into will come off as well. This makes cleaning out the sinus cavities easier.

3) Your dog will probably love the "deer head soup" if you add it to their food (my neighbours did).

[lotrojoe]

great video thanks a lot

[BowHunter5100]

nice buck.

[MrMrtiki]

Thats a good job came very clean , had mine bleached ,TRICKS USE LIQUID PAPER TO CLEAN TEETH OR ANY PARTS THAT YOU WANT WHITER can`t tell the difference drys flat .

[kmetrepa]

boiling the skull and then using it with peroxide works nice. great video,helped a lot.

[kylemonkey]

creed, lol. hey it works way better if you mix the 40% with hair bleach powder. that give you the blinding white. just learned this.\

[drdhdc00]

@kylemonkey Bleach weakens the bone. I have been down that road before. Also, it'll make the teeth fall out and you'll have to glue them back in. Not too good of an idea. It'll make it really white, but it wont last too long and it will get "powdery appearance". I have 2 that I have done with the bleach powder and didn't turn out too good. So, be careful.

[tmolands]

Great video... will be doing mine soon using your techniques. Thanks for putting this out there for us to see and use!

[drdhdc00]

@tmolands Awesome. Let me know how it turns out.

[highcountryhal]

Nice job, fella. I just got into beetles and will take your tips and use em on mounting. Thanks

[drdhdc00]

@Erekosea Thanks. I'm glad it's helping everyone out.

[Venisoneater4]

That was a great video. Complete from start to finish. Thanks for taking the time to make it.

[cbl0325]

This video was very helpful for a first timer. Thanks!!!

[drdhdc00]

@ChevyRedneck333 Thanks. It' s vinyl lettering that I ordered online.

[JandJfish]

Thank you so much for posting this video. FINALLY someone posted a video from start to finish that makes sense and works! Followed your directions, and mine looks great!

[drdhdc00]

@JandJfish I'm glad it helped you.

[Keith6314]

Thank you for the time you took to make this video!! helped alot!!

[l5576345]

i've seen many video's and this one is best by far thank you .

[1968LIGHTBULB]

Cont...thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. 

[1968LIGHTBULB]

Great video and instruction!! I just did my first deer and it turned out great. I would suggest using a whitening poweder instead of gauze. Mix 40% peroxide gel with the powder and spread on like mayo. Also, take the pressure washer wand and let the spray hit the concrete at a 45 degree angle. Then put the skull in the stream with both hands. This reduces the spray impact and makes it much more managable.

[penguins20rock]

Thank You...Many times Thank You. Over the years, I have created more than 10 European mounts and they have all involved hours of "picking." This year, I had four bucks that I needed to mount (son and I had a good year in two states)...I was really dreading the task. Bottom line, is I found your post and 4 hours of boiling and a trip to the car wash later...we are done and they look great...thanks! Your video saved us weeks of brain-numbing work.

[drdhdc00]

@penguins20rock No problem. I am glad you found it useful! The spray method does make it really easy. Congrats to you and your son.

[Bandanabandito1]

is their a way to do this so the nasal bones dont come off? or are they just attached to the skull by catilage? Thanks! Btw your mount looks so BAD ASS!

[drdhdc00]

@Bandanabandito1 Not really. I have done 3 that the nasal bones didn't come off, but if you slightly pull them, the come out. The joint where the bones attach is very small, and is barely attached by nature. Better safe than sorry and glue them in. It really isn't too big of a deal. It takes less than a minute.

Thanks for the compliment!

[dharper1647]

Thanks for the video it was one of the best. This is how will do all my deer

[drdhdc00]

@dharper1647 You're welcome. I hope it helps you out.

[barry0010]

Thanks Doc i just did my stepsons frist kill a six pointer and will give it to him on his birthday. your the man!!! lol

[uncleharley1]

The problem with boiling is the grease spots left in the skull You should add a degreasing step before the whiting, but it will be hard to do because the heat cooks the grease into the skull

[drdhdc00]

@uncleharley1 The spots go away when the skull completely dries. Go to 9:30 and you'll see it on the one I did a few years ago. Also, you'll see that the spots have whitened on the one i did in the video. Their not grease spots.

[alarcher94]

I just finished up my Illinois head and followed these directions step by step. Thanks Doc it turned out awesome. I used a slab of walnut for my plaque. My wife and kids thinks it's the coolest mount that I now have. Thanks again (I like the whitened look better).

[71mundygreg]

Hey doc what was the amount of salt used in the boiling process

[drdhdc00]

@71mundygreg Approximately 1/2 cup. I usually just pour it in and not really think about it. The amount isn't that important. Salt makes the water boiler hotter.

[alarcher94]

Hey doc I'm at the clairoxide 40 stage and it's not the paste, it's the liquid. I was hoping you could tell me how long I baste the skull for? I know you said to baste it every hour but I didn't catch how long I should do it for. Thanks for your time and the video, so far everything is going great!

[drdhdc00]

@alarcher94: I always did it for 4-5 hours.

[whitrrcd]

This is by far the easiest way to make the skull mount. Thanks for sharing the knowlege. But never do like I did and do this about a week after the deer was killed the cooking smelt really really bad.

[up4daz]

I've gotta be honest,I've been looking through some vids about mounting and this is by far the best I've seen and I has very impressed with the outcome. Great vid Doc.

[tndubya]

Great job and great video. The best one I've found so far plus the first time I've seen the anchor idea for mounting it. Thanks again!

[drdhdc00]

No need to. When it completely dries, those spots disappears. You can see the one I did a few years ago on the right at 9:30. The spots disappear. It's not a grease spot.

[mike12392]

@drdhdc00 was the horns dark on the bottom before you boiled it? im scared the horns are going to turn a different color if it is in the water alittle?

[drdhdc00]

@mike12392: They were already dark. I like the chocolate color, so I don't lighten them. The color has always stayed the same whether the water hits them or not.

[drdhdc00]

@mike12392: Double checking the video to make sure I tell you right, the color seemed to get a little darker when I boiled it. You can whiten them with the claroxide if you want them whiter. I never noticed it until now, but it's something I am going to start to do because I like the darker look.

[Heatherofthehill]

I got a nice 6x6 elk in KY a couple weeks ago. I did the same thing to it except instead of salt, I added soda ash. You can buy it at any pool and spa store (about $10 US for five pounds). It made the tissue congeal and pull away from the skull much better than without. Also, I didn't use the pressure washer as I wanted to keep the nasal columns intact. With an elk it took half a 55 gallon drum on cinder blocks over charcoal grill.

[98paintballman]

Do you have to whiten it? I am just worried about burning myself or ruining the mount. Do I have to worry about disinfecting it then?

[drdhdc00]

No, you don't have to whiten it. I like it totally white. The burns are not bad, unless you leave the Claroxide on your skin for a good while. You'll feel it before it gets crazy. I worry more about getting in my eyes than on my skin.

You don't have do disinfect them either. The boiling will do it for you along with the Claroxide.

[98paintballman]

@drdhdc00 Thanks for the info. BTW, nice deer and the hardest step I think would be the first one (getting a worthy deer). good job.

[gorelocktroll]

nice mount



[PigFeathersBBQ]

I looked all over for info on European mounts. Your video was the best, most straight forward info I found. The music was a plus too. Thanks for posting this. I just shot a nice Muley in Eastern Oregon and am doing the mount myself. Can't wait to see the completed project. I didn't get the bullet back but am planning to attach the cartridge to the plaque. Again - thanks for the great vid.

[aj45colt]

EXCELLENT VIDEO....

[windygorge1]

nice!!!!! just got me a mulie in washington and i skinned it for a skull mouint. your video is the best so far........thanks

[DierENAMbulace]

Great video!

realy like the whole bullitmounting idea!

greetings from Holland

[mybrotherken]

good video the power washing makes it easy to clean

[drdhdc00]

Yeah, you can do it however you like. This is the simplest way I have found. The sun will take a good bit of time and you have to worry about critters eating on the bone. Also, I like the hidden look that the anchors give. You can get them at Walmart for cheap.

[420blinky]

you dont have to boil it so long it only takes 30 45 minutes to be able to clean the meat of and if you put the peroxide on it and stick it out in the sun for a day it will take the grease out of it

[drdhdc00]

I found it just easier to take the meat off when I boiled it longer. Also, the brain turns to mush and easier to spray out.

The first mount I did I only boiled it for 2 hours and had a harder time cleaning it off. After trial an error, 4 hours was right for me. It all depends how much work you want to put in it. I also sun beached that one and found it in the neighbors yard the next day. Their dogs had a field day with it. I like to keep my trophies protected. Whatever works is good.

[11tlang]

could i possibly sun bleach to avoid chemical use and possibly say screw head into the wood with one of those small aluminum strips around the antlers or somewhere if lack of availibility of dry wall ancors

[thedeerhunter23]

cool

[sconyb]

Like the power washing idea!