EUROPEAN DEER MOUNT

EUROPEAN DEER MOUNT

OK, THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO WHEN DOING A EUROPEAN DEER MOUNT IS GET A DEER HEAD OR , WHAT EVER ANIMAL IS YOUR TROPHY , EASIER SAID THAN DONE SOMETIMES. BUT LETS ASSUME YOU ALREADY HAVE HIM OR HER ( YES A CHILDS FIRST DEER , NO MATTER WHAT SEX , IT IS A TROPHY) START BY SKINNING AS MUCH HIDE AND MEAT OFF AS YOU CAN . THE FLAT HEAD SREW DRIVER WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST TOOLS YOU USE. AT BASE OF THE ANTLERS , WHERE THEY MEET THE HIDE , IS REALLY ON THERE. TAKE THE FLAT HEAD SCREW DRIVER AND LIGHT WEIGHT HAMMER AND "TAP" THE HIDE AWAY FROM THE ANTLERS , BE CAREFUL NOT TO BUST THE ANTLER LOOSE FROM THE SKULL CAP. THE EXACTO KNIVES, OR WOOD CARVING KNIFE , ARE BEST FOR AROUND THE EYE'S , BE EXTRA CAREFUL ON THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE AS THESE ARE VERY THIN AND DELICATE BONES. WHEN ALL (AS MUCH AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE) IS REMOVED ,TIME TO GET THE REST OFF. YOU WILL THEN TAKE YOUR BONE SAW OR HACK SAW AND CUT A WHOLE IN THE BACK OF THE SKULL THE SIZE OF A SILVER DOLLAR.: NOTE : DECIDE THE ANGLE YOUR ANIMAL WILL HANG AT SO THAT WHOLE IS NOT VISIBLE: IN COMES FISH COOKER , POT AND HEMOSTATES ( IF YOU CAN FIND CURVED TIP HEMOSTATES WHERE THE TIP END IS CONTROLLED BY A CABLE THAT WOULD BE GREAT), NOW YOU PUT THE SKULL INTO BOILING WATER : NOTE : THE STEAM MAY DARKEN THE COLOR OF THE ANTLERS, IF THIS IS NOT TO YOUR LIKING WRAP THEM IN PLASTIC SARAN WRAP AND TAPE TIGHTLY : BOIL THE MEAT RIGHT OFF THE BONE, NOT HARDLY, AS YOU BOIL THE SKULL ( DO NOT GET ANTLERS IN WATER ) PULL IT OUT EVERY 25-35 MINUTES AND TAKE YOUR ARRAY OF HEMOSTATES AND PLUCK THE MEAT OFF THE BONE. THE NERVES AND TISSUE IN AND UNDER THE TEETH OF TOP JAW ( BOTTOM JAW ALL READY GONE) ARE A REAL NECESSITY TO REMOVE (HANGIN ON THE WALL WITH ROTTEN NERVE ROOTS IS A REAL STINKER). CONTINUE THIS PROCCESS UNTIL THE SMELL OF COOKED MEAT IS NO LONGER STRONG, MAY WANT TO CHANGE THE WATER TOWARDS THE END OF PROCESS. OK , THE MIXTURE TO WHITEN IS EASY. BAKING SODA AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, MAKE A PASTE OF THESE 2 AND PACK IT IN EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY. THEN WRAP THE SKULL IN NEWS PAPER, LET IT SET FOR 24 HOURS, REPEAT IF NEED BE. TOOLS NEEDED