Proper cleaning of Deer skull plate | Taxidermy.net Forum
Sep 9, 2007 · I do similar to what George does. I wash the skull plate after I pull the membrane and clean all the meat. I tried boiling but could never submerge the whole skull plate without submerging the antler burrs. color of antler burrs were always affected by boiling or simmering.
Super dried flesh removal from skull | Taxidermy.net Forum
Mar 3, 2018 · I asked a friend to let me clean, degrease, and whiten his mule deer skull that he killed in the fall of 2015. I told him after he killed it to put it outside for the rest of the fall and let the maggots eat the brain. I told him he should try and remove the rest of the flesh by simmering before winter. Well, he never did anything to it.
Cleaning a nasty old deer skull... - Taxidermy.net Forum
Jun 19, 2007 · There is still some flesh inside the skull and around the base of the antlers, though, and I'd like to get it off somehow. It is slightly stinky (as in, you can smell it if you actually sniff it, but it won't clear a room or anything like that), and I want to …
DEGREASING DEER SKULL - Taxidermy.net Forum
Oct 16, 2017 · hello, i have been working on a deer skull that has been sitting outside for a year. i am new to taxidermy, this skull has been soaking in degreasing solution for about 3 weeks, i have taken a power shawer to it yesterday. everything cleaned up nice , …
How quickly do your beetles clean a deer skull?
Nov 3, 2008 · My Beetles clean a large deer skull in about four days with the bottom jaw attached. Then I will mist it down with water and let them eat for two more days to let any eggs hatch and small larvae come out of there hiding places. I keep my bug room at 80-82 degrees. I mist the skulls periodicly. The fall & winter air here in Minnesota can be very ...
Cleaning a skullcap without boiling it | Taxidermy.net Forum
Nov 5, 2009 · Here is what I do with all my skull plates. After removing them from the skull, I remove all the heavy meat with a knife. I then salt them and let them sit until I am ready to mount them. For me, it is alittle while before I get to them and they dry up. I then take a dremel with a med sized cutting bit and clean them up in a few minutes.
remove old deer hair from skull plate | Taxidermy.net Forum
Apr 24, 2015 · I like doing it the hard way. Work a flat head screwdriver under the skin and prize it away from the bone. Then take some pliers and strip the skin off the skull plate. Keep some peroxide handy to clean the inevitable wounds on your hands and fingers.
Meal Worms...Skull Cleaning | Taxidermy.net Forum
Mar 31, 2011 · In addition, the Meal worms are a little cheaper by the thousand and easier to keep (however I can only say that from what I have read here from this site), also, I have no immediate need to raise a colony, I only have this skull from my trapping season and thought to try a skull for my own personal enjoyment.Dermestide Beetles do sound fun to have and to …
Antler Skull Cap Cleaning | Taxidermy.net Forum
Oct 28, 2019 · If it's good enough for birds it is enough for a skull plate that will under, bondo, clay or mache or whatever folks are rebulding tissue. buckfever* , msestak , George and 4 others like this. Nov 1, 2019 #8
Cleaning skull cap | Taxidermy.net Forum
Jan 3, 2007 · Get yourself a cheap butane torch and go over the skull plate, you can cook the dried scraps of meat in no time. Then take your dremel and a carbide tip and go over the skull plate. The cooked stuff will come off easily. All said This takes me a couple of minutes total and the skull cap is clean as a whistle.