European mount

[wvbuckbuster]

Made a European mount out the 10pt I got during our buck season.

 

[DrMike]

Very nice--a handsome addition to any collection.

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Thank you. I enjoyed doing it.

 

[sako2]

Nice job.

 

[Blkram]

Boiled, beetled, or bleached?

 

[salmonchaser]

I really like the Euro mounts, your buck turned out great.

 

[cloverleaf]

nice work sir! Fitting Memento for your hunt. CL

 

[Wolfshead]

Very, very nice!

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Boiled, beetled, or bleached?

I boiled it in a blue enamel pot using Biz detergent additive. Have used the powder in the past but none was available so used the liquid. Cup to cup and a half, changed the water twice, put new Biz each time. I used a Coleman camping propane stove. Took 3 bottles. The enzymes in the Biz break down the tissue and caused it to turn loose from the bone. Got the idea about a museum doing this for their skeleton display of different animals. After caping out the head just start boiling. Time consuming is the only issue really.

 

[NYDAN]

Nice job. It looks great and will make a fine memento.

 

[JD338]

The Euro mounts look great.
Sue has a few in her She Cave

JD338

 

[RL338]

If it’s somewhat of a decent rack , I do the Euro mount.

 

[Blkram]

The Euro mounts look great.
Sue has a few in her She Cave

JD338

My wife Susan likes Sue's She Cave!

 

[NYDAN]

The Euro mounts look great.
Sue has a few in her She Cave

JD338

Sue has a great collection of Euro mounts there. What a great testament to Quality Deer Management.

 

[TackDriver284]

That is a nice mount Blockbuster. Back in the days, I used to do a few mounts myself as well. I used an old galvanized tub and place it on a BBQ propane burner, mix some borax and water and simmer the water for a few hours until the tissues and brain matter softens and clean the skull well with a power washer. Keep the waterline below the brow line on the horns. Boy, I get splattered with brain matter doing this with a power washer, once almost cleaned, i throw the dirty borax and water out, fill with fresh water and borax again and resume the simmering process a few more hours and once more with the pressure washer after. After done, the skull will have some off color. I would get a paint brush and some salon bleach, apply carefully on the bones and set the mount in the sun a half day, and rinse it with water. It will brighten the bone color to a bleach white. real good stuff. I have placed skulls on ant hills, those ants will clean them right up within a week.