DIY European skull mount

Do it yourself European skull mounting video. Full instructions at www.ecosportsmen.com

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Sports

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• hunting
• archery
• deer hunting
• european skull mount
• european mount
• taxidermy
• bowhunting
• DIY

[thegreatdeerhunter]

Best European skull mount video on youtube! thanks for the video im 16 and im going to do mine today, i shot a 9 point on saturday. Thanks again for making this great video.

[110sunview]

@thegreatdeerhunter Congratulations man, and thanks for the compliment. Hope your skull turned out great. Good luck to you.

[specfever]

Does boiling affect the antler coloration? I'm boiling my first one at the moment, and am scared to let the burr get in the water, but it needs to get in there in order to boil off the top of the head.

[110sunview]

@specfever Sorry for the late reply but in my experience the water will NOT change the coloration of the antlers. We've boiled a lot of heads, at least 30, and have never seen it happen. Good luck to you.

[110sunview]

@mako7828 They're all trophies to me, regardless of the size of the antlers!

[guybaxendale]

@110sunview

I can imagine that being the case. The Caustic soda can help enormously though on heads with tougher to shift meat. Thanks for posting the vid up. All the best Guy

[110sunview]

@guybaxendale That definitely does work but seems to increase the chances of the nose falling apart if you're boiling the head of a young (1.5 yrs) deer. That's just my experience though and we may have used too much of the soda crystals. Thanks for the comment and good luck to you.

[110sunview]

@jtschid0910 No problem. Glad it was helpful. Good luck to you.

[110sunview]

@bucky2882 Not sure how much I use...1/4 bottle, if that. I start out by laying on the skull cotton pads and cotton balls soaked with peroxide for a few hours. Then I switch to painting on peroxide paste until it won't absorb anymore. Hell of an idea to use a hot plate. Might have to try that. Guess the only drawback might be having to keep an eye on it so that it doesn't burn the garage down. Thanks for the tip. Good luck to you.

[bucky2882]

I used to use a turkey fryer to boil but spoke with a local taxidermist and found a new way to boil them. I bought a $20 hot plate from lowe's turn it on about medium high. put your turkey pot of water on and put in about a cup of the borax and put your skull in and let it sit for 24 hours. you won't have to touch the skull with a wire brush or anything. and it doesn't get hot enough to cook the grease into the skull. also approximately how much of a bottle of peroxide do you use per skull?

[jtschid0910]

That was exactly what I was looking for, thanks!

[drawde141]

I use a tooth brush and a knife to get smaller peices out. the final thing i do before bleaching, is use compressed air to blow out the gunk!