Thought some of you might like some tips on how to save some money and do a European mount at home. Works for any skull or bone. Step one: Skin the head out. Remove eyes. Separate jaw from skull. Cut away most of the meat. (Cheek meat makes a nice little pan fried steak) Step 2: Boil the head for an hour and a half with a little bit of soap. (I definitely recommend not doing this step in your house) Step 3: Pressure wash the ever living snot out of the skull. Anything you leave behind will rot and smell so take your time to really blow out every crook and nanny. A pair of needle nose pliers come in handy. (This step is messy) Step 4: To bleach the skull/bone to get it shiny white soak in a 50/50 Water and hydrogen peroxide solution for a few hrs. The peroxide will bleach the antlers white if any of the solution gets on them so wrap the antlers with electrical tape. Step 5: Air Dry. Once dry if any bone fragments or teeth fell out during the process they can be easily glued back on using Elmers Glue as it works well with bone and dries clear. I’ve found this a very simple method that gives great results. How long you boil for step 2 or soak the head in peroxide is flexible. #beartaria #hunting #berta

Posted by Brokenchainsbear at 2020-12-18 04:48:58 UTC