Just a tip: for the nasal bone, so it doesn’t split like the one did when you let the kills dry put a rubber band around it so when it dies the domes will dry together.
@fyrescu324 Жыл бұрын
I' am doing my first European and learned a lot from this. Great video. I like video's where the author shows mistakes so that all of us can learn from them. The sign of a good teacher. Thank You!
@nathanh43813 жыл бұрын
Nose bone split because it got too hot. I use straight water, no soap or anything for the "boil" its more of a simmer. When i whiten white the skulls i use the v40 salon care cream peroxide and i brush it on. Wait a day, rinse, and repeat 2-3x. Then mop n glo. Bone will not fall apart. The added stress of re "boiling" in the peroxide solution is what did it in for you! I do alot of skulls thats the best way i find. Never have any skulls lose their whitening or anything.
@coreyparker99862 жыл бұрын
I use the brush on method of peroxide as well and I agree it’s definitely the way to go in my opinion. No worries of splashing or anything like that on the antlers when putting it on with a brush 🤷🏼♂️
@danielsoliz6692 жыл бұрын
Really like how you call out the little quirks you weren’t pleased with. I had my first kill this year in 2021 and went for a euro mount and noticed a lot of the things I wasn’t pleased with but your video really helped get a professional look.
@rockbutcher2 жыл бұрын
I did a bull's skull in Africa to mount on the front of my drill truck. We found a big ant hill and set it on top. 3 days later and a quick boil it was ready for varnish and mounting.
@farmgrowncountrystrong2 жыл бұрын
That's what a neighbor did with his deer also. Set them on an ant hill and they were cleaned right off. The ants were well fed lol
@eljayleveille3721 Жыл бұрын
That's awesome.
@robolyn2 жыл бұрын
Hey man skulls turned out nice. I use the pot to cook them also but I just use a large scoop of oxyclean in the water. Oxyclean is designed to attack biological stains and works great at loosening the meat off and bleaching the skull white in one fell swoop. Get the water to a simmer and let it cook for about 2 hours. Don't even have to use the pressure washer 👍
@rachelnicklinr49192 жыл бұрын
I apologize if this is a silly question, I’m doing a euro mount for the first time ever, so you have to get the brain out before this 2 hour boil or will it boil away with the rest of the flesh ?
@OHSGrad2 жыл бұрын
Did you have the antlers wrapped when using oxyclean?
@robolyn2 жыл бұрын
@@OHSGrad you can for extra protection but I usually don't. I find that gives you a false sense of protection. I put the skull in and then fill it half way with water. Pull the skull out and get the water up to a boil. Then drop the fire all the way down and throw a heaping scoop of oxyclean in SLOWLY lower the skull in cause the oxyclean will start to froth as it comes in contact with any meat left on the skull. Once it calms down and the skull is in SLOWLY add water with a garden hose till the water level is maybe an inch below the knurles on the antlers. Then crank that heat and bring it back to a SIMMER not a boil. Regulate the heat to maintain a simmer and you can inch that water up real close to the antlers. This is a whole day project so take your time and enjoy the process with your trophy. Have a couple beers and pull the skull out every half hour or so and scrape off any loose meat with a knife. Be careful though cause your knife will make cuts in the bone since it will be slightly soft from being cooked. My elk skull took a grand total of about 3 hours or so but I've done lots of them. Worst case scenario if you do get the antlers a little bit let it all dry out for a few weeks and then rub them antlers down with linseed oil 👍
@portugal56982 жыл бұрын
@@rachelnicklinr4919 it boils to near mush, then you just scrape out whatever hasn’t loosened up and fallen out on it’s own.
@dwadecolburn8642 Жыл бұрын
Just saved your comment...heading out the door to get on it. Wife got a nice 8, and I got a nice 12; hers is getting oxycleaned here in a few, mine went in for shoulder mount yesterday. Great advice and seems legit!
@vcpitcher184 жыл бұрын
I do like the European mounts a lot more then the shoulder mount. Seems easier to clean over the years and you can fit more in a smaller area. Keep up the great work!
@briansewelloutdoors84043 жыл бұрын
Same they look way better
@konnerharris98212 жыл бұрын
@@briansewelloutdoors8404 and way cheaper !!!
@michaelswinehart27883 жыл бұрын
If i could do it all over again, i would have done my bucks done this way and no shoulder mounts !! Gret job bro !! Awesome outcome !!!!🦌🦌
@zzz7zzz92 жыл бұрын
i've never been a fan of shoulder mounts. take up way too much room and they only get worse looking over the years.
@claytonc81012 жыл бұрын
Definitely a cheaper alternative
@judee002 жыл бұрын
When the deer is a record weight or antler I think a shoulder mount is worth it. I agree with the space savings and europian mounts till look great.
@puzzledsnowman35039 ай бұрын
If you want irony, the fact that hunters are the biggest advocate and do the most work to not only improve quality of life for the animals but to also conserve their population at a sustainable abundance because they care about the animals and want their populations to succeed so we can continue hunting and our children will be able to do the same.
@Gutslinger9 ай бұрын
Finally. Felt like I watched 4 of 5 videos before I finally saw someone take extra care into protecting the original color of the horns. Even "professionals" I saw seemed to half-ass it and let them get discolored. Satisfying results, all around.. I fear destroying all of those delicate nasal cavities, if I try to attempt it. Especially with the power washer.
@devildog36063 жыл бұрын
Here’s a tip for easy skin removal. Don’t freeze the skull if you do the skin adheres to the skull and it’s harder to get off and do you have a chance of making the bone turn a shade of brown also boiling make sure if you wanna keep the color on the antlers make sure to always saran wrap them and then tape them so the color which is just dirt and oils and stuff doesn’t come off when you’re boiling it. (Oh never mind on the saran wrapping thing just realized he talked about it in the video)
@jasonbuben77873 жыл бұрын
I kinda like that natural tan bone look
@wurzig_essiggurke11774 жыл бұрын
Did you see how he was showing everyone the bottle of dawn soap that said “dawn saves wiled life” while in the background he’s boiling a deer skull.
@livefreefishmore10084 жыл бұрын
The irony!!
@calebullrich16494 жыл бұрын
Hunting does save wildlife though
@ryanschaff1233 жыл бұрын
Caleb Ullrich Nothing in the world helps wildlife more than hunters.
@ohioelevation98713 жыл бұрын
Random person Uhh. Someone. You make no sense. Hunting isn’t meant to save starving people. It’s meant to feed the hunter and his family. Being a benefit to wildlife is a bonus. “Natures way of fang and claw is a far crueler fate than I bestow.”
@ohioelevation98713 жыл бұрын
Random person Uhh. Someone Animals have been hunted by humans for well over 10,000 years. If humans suddenly stopped hunting let’s say deer, the deer population would skyrocket, deer would consume far more vegetation meaning less food for other animals. At some point coyote and wolf population would skyrocket because of the abundance of deer. Then thee wolves and coyotes would kill off tons of other species. Human hunters are a necessary part of wildlife. It would harm wildlife as a whole if we just stopped.
@dorianptero3255 Жыл бұрын
My method of cleaning skulls for European mounts is to boil them Use a regular garden hose and then spray all the stuff off the skull afterwards i rap the skull in plastic wrap and pour 40 volume cream on it leave it for a couple of days rinse off the peroxide than I'm done but every body has different methods of doing them.
@annmul49192 жыл бұрын
FYI: when you add water to 40 volume peroxide you dilute it and that is not necessary. you can just paint the peroxide on skull. Just make sure the temperature is above 65 degrees. Or lay plastic wrap over the peroxide and hit it with wife’s hairdryer. Heat execrates the oxygenation process. I’m a licensed cosmetologist I know a couple two or three things about peroxide
@frankbarry75842 жыл бұрын
I have recolored antlers using a wood floor stain stick. It works fairly well.
@IMKINDOFABIGDEAL134 жыл бұрын
On the rinse after the peroxide I would use a regular hose with a spray nozzle. That pressure washer is too powerful at that point
@fermiticus40343 жыл бұрын
Here's a tip...if you give the bottom jaw the same treatment (and keep it in tact), you can flip it upside-down and use it as a "stand" for the skull. Works great for a "desk top" display, or on a shelf. live.staticflickr.com/65535/50527176607_d4216dd006_b.jpg
@coady-wp3xf3 жыл бұрын
thats pretty cool. going to do it with a bear skull and see what it looks like. cleaning is easy but the mount is the hard part...... so many options.
@brokefromfishing12203 жыл бұрын
Fermiticus thts awsome thanks for that!
@brandonmay62873 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome!!
@terry_gal56373 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I’m boiling mine now. Going to try this.
@fyrescu324 Жыл бұрын
Great idea! Thanks!
@prouddad5732 жыл бұрын
Leave the hide on the head and put in the freezer until you're ready to boil them out. Removing the hide will allow the meat to firm and stain the skull. Use rusyoleum flat white paint and it turns out great and costs less then bleaching.
@dominicledesma7228 Жыл бұрын
Sweet video, I used it to guide my first European mount and I’m happy with how it turned out. Thank you!
@taylorlong94703 жыл бұрын
Used coffee grounds to re-color the antlers... Pretty simple and easy
@Spruce-Bug2 жыл бұрын
How do you do that?
@wtfbehindyou18922 жыл бұрын
@@Spruce-Bug use some day old coffee grounds and just rub it into the antlers. I used a medium blend for a set of muley antlers came out pretty good. I honestly don't know if the roast type matters. The one I used worked perfectly for my dead head. Keep it away from the skull as it will stain it as well. Hope this helps and good luck.
@nathonquinton93973 жыл бұрын
usually the split down the center when you get the pot of water too hot. I try to turn the heat down where it just barely simmers. and when ive had them split i just use super glue and squeeze it back together, it usually will hold
@cancelchannel33942 жыл бұрын
Each mount has it's own character, they're all great looking ")
@ryantipton30483 жыл бұрын
Just got done doing this Brains blew out and got me from head to toe. Took my sawsall cut just enough of the back of the skull to get the semi solid brains parts out. Not for the weak of stomach lol I won’t be eating dinner.
@truss20052 жыл бұрын
That’s y he takes that ear canal bone out
@esnyder772 жыл бұрын
Just simmer for 3hrs, then lightly pressure wash. All that stuff easily falls out in small pieces.
@goatrockhunters8000 Жыл бұрын
My dad used to put the whole head in a fire ant bed and cover with a big cage made out of chicken wire so no animals could get to it. It was a much longer process but the ants ate everything in just a few weeks. Hair, skin, everything!! A lot less mess.
@travislutz61073 жыл бұрын
The water might have got a little hot in the boil and that's why it split. It will come back some as it dries but if you wrap the nose up tight with electrical tape until it dries and it'll suck in almost perfect. If it's dried already, give it a quick boil so it's a bit malleable and then electrical tape. Also I mix that same peroxide 40 with powdered whitener and then paint it on for a day. It looks slower then your way of boiling but there's no taping of the antlers or risk of water getting in. Great video. I like the Dawn soak at the beginning idea. I will try that. Thanks
@taylorlong94703 жыл бұрын
Chickens will peck a skull clean in no time. Easy way to clean the skull and good for the chickens
@livefreefishmore10083 жыл бұрын
I didn't think of that one!
@glenn.crobinson42946 ай бұрын
I would use the garden hose to rinse off the skulls less pressure on the skull i think using a pwr washer is much to powerful for the delegate part, s on the skull....everyone has there own opion,s on using a garden hose for rinsing off the extra meet left on the skull..thank you for your vidio..god bless...
@collegeguy143 жыл бұрын
Honesty at the end I love it! Good video you did as well as I have seen on other related videos.
@2561annie3 жыл бұрын
We Barry ares for the magnets and stuff the eat it and when we get it out of the ground it’s the antlers and the skull then we power wash it
@portugal56982 жыл бұрын
You did everything perfectly, but after cleaning the skulls with the first boil, you should boil again in just Dawn soap once all the flesh is off in order to properly degrease. Then that is when you move onto whitening.
@00buck342 жыл бұрын
I put them in a little tub with the liquid 40 up to the bottom of the antlers. I use the liquid because it gets in all the cavities. Then wrap anything thats not submerged like the top of the skull and the base of the antlers with paper towels, works like a wick an keeps everything wet. If you don't do the whiting its probly goin to stink.
@carey_metv4 жыл бұрын
Dam I heard from this old timers to bury the head for 6 to 8 months then boil it. Wish I would've watched this video first
@rodbelding95233 жыл бұрын
Yeah thats what Ive always done is bury it. It gets the job done, but it just takes a lot of patience. Itll come out clean but it just takes months of waiting like you said.
@Jon-ko3vv3 жыл бұрын
I've tied a boars head to a tree for the winter and it was almost perfectly clean by spring.
@backwoodsjoe3 жыл бұрын
Another thing is find a big ant hill and bury the skull in there and put an wire cage around it so scavengers can’t run off with it.
@hannap84943 жыл бұрын
I am doing it rn
@cjinkser3 жыл бұрын
I hang mine in a tree high enough animals can't get to it. Let it hang throughout the next summer let the bugs do their work!
@argosbassfishing5823 жыл бұрын
Dude this is so clean u should do it for other people nice job 👍
@curtpeachey8 ай бұрын
In my experience you don't want to actually boil the water, I believe that is where the bones separate and you make it more brittle. I've lost teeth on mine that way.
@captnhowdy01able4 жыл бұрын
Use oxi clean when boiling
@johnbowhunter76763 жыл бұрын
I do too, with dawn in the pot also..👌
@quagmire44693 жыл бұрын
I like the rustic yellow look
@avery706110 ай бұрын
I just dug my last skull out of the ground and I was kinda disappointed with the color loss of the antler, this seems like a bit more work but totally worth it and I will be using what I learned here on the next one
@wildlife98413 жыл бұрын
i did my skulls of this video its quick and easy and can learn from this thanks a lot !!
@erichgoodemote12513 жыл бұрын
All I do is ,wrap the horns with aluminum foil.for mice protection.than I bury the head leaving horns above ground.and cover with a bucket.and just before next hunting season I take it out of ground and spray it off with a garden hose.
@goncalo14853 жыл бұрын
Hi from Portugal. Great video
@eljayleveille3721 Жыл бұрын
I boiled with peroxide and bleach. Then hand brushed the salon stuff on and let it sit for a while, till I rinsed it off.. I was happy with that method. Gets the teeth better.
@MichiganAirgunner3 жыл бұрын
I boil mine with OxiClean... For 30-40min then power wash.. turns everything to jello and whitens at the same time
@danielzielinski64103 жыл бұрын
How much oxiclean do you use per gallon?
@louisaduce21622 ай бұрын
to stop it from spliting put an elastic band on it when you take it out of the water
@weswsp013 жыл бұрын
You can whiten with the same vol 40 cream but mix it with the hair whiting powder and paint it on with a brush. Leave it on for about 3 days and wash off with water hose or in sink. Use the same mop and glow but mix it with some Elmers glue and it coats the skull better.
@tasitauanuu53364 жыл бұрын
6:44 I think the left skull is the coolest. 👍
@BiftekoBouzouki4 жыл бұрын
I agree
@briansewelloutdoors84043 жыл бұрын
This is going to save me so much money
@wolfiwm90203 жыл бұрын
I do that with all our bucks. I take a knive for cleaning. Also you can but it on a ant hill. Works great as well but doesnt get as white at the end
@memecentral4373 жыл бұрын
that skull looks like something out of a horror movie
@mjsteele4862 жыл бұрын
I think I would use a different til On your power washer I use one they use On houses, it's called a ditto zip it's not so hard on things
@jonathanlozier43297 ай бұрын
Next time , try deskinning and taking off jaw bone while on deer...gives you better grip and leverage. Work from base of skull forward.
@frankmancina22 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Gonna be doing this to my buck 🤙🏾
@Yarikk7342 жыл бұрын
I just did my first Euro mount. Shoulder mounts are stupid high these days so I thought Id give it a shot. I did everything you did except bleach the skull. I got it clean and clear coated it. I liked the kind of natural look although I may try bleaching one. Funny this pops up on my youtube feed an hour after I finished it huh?
@Socialmediasuks2 жыл бұрын
Very smart and intuitive video. Thanks for the help. Pressure washer idea to s a game changer
@pesarirooni622 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏👏 bravo. That’s such a beautiful job. Such a fun and informative video to watch. Thank you.
@jessejewell48954 жыл бұрын
You can use clear nail polish to get a shine
@livefreefishmore10084 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard of that!
@sophiaconwell42755 ай бұрын
I highly recommend just picking gently and tediously to remove flesh from bone a pressure washer is too harsh and will damage bone and sensitive cartilage
@JohnDoe-jk8yy7 ай бұрын
Just got one on public land looks just like that 8point in thumbnail
@markhurley35312 жыл бұрын
Made it look so simple.
@darkhillseuropeanmountsLLC3 жыл бұрын
Ryan from whitebone creations is a good buddy of mine he thought me all I know and looks like you use about the same method
@wacknnsmackn80543 жыл бұрын
Only thing you didn’t mention was “every hole and every orifice”
@darkhillseuropeanmountsLLC3 жыл бұрын
@@wacknnsmackn8054 lol very true
@ohfullers3 жыл бұрын
How much of the salon care 40 do you put in the water to boil?
@darkhillseuropeanmountsLLC3 жыл бұрын
@@ohfullers 50/50 one part water one part developer
@David_Quinn_Photography9 ай бұрын
oh wow thats easy I might just Euro mount my next trophy buck.
@Daronvines2 жыл бұрын
I don’t think you mentioned this but if you bring the water to a boil and get the skull to hot it becomes brittle af and you don’t want that.
@lorinipper12612 жыл бұрын
I stain the antlers with a dark wood stain let dry for 3 or 4 days makes the antlers look like wood
@lililililliili57663 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot i’m trying to mount my first bucks skull
@JessicaSmith-ve9he2 жыл бұрын
Great video, we are gonna try to do my sons first buck.
@joshdyer36703 жыл бұрын
I paint mine white so I don’t have to worry about to much time with the peroxide or bleach softening the bone then if it starts to darken hit it with another light coat of white
@JamesHarris-wo3um2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@darkhillseuropeanmountsLLC3 жыл бұрын
Great video bro I do mine the same way. Degreasing though I do different after I get all the meat off I degrease with dawn dish soap with a aquarium heater for a bit but other than that your system is spot on how I do it.
@connersnow2982 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid and edits and filming and deer and methods
@pwee5072 жыл бұрын
I do all this but i soak them directly in the salon 40. No firther boiling or water dilution
@conlanbartley16363 жыл бұрын
Mines been in the freezer over a year so hopefully I can skip the dawn step where it sits for a day
@ashtonpotts97873 жыл бұрын
The old timers where I'm from leave the skull on a ant hill or they but it on the fence for birds to clean it
@gentrywilkerson43413 жыл бұрын
I tried that once. Squirrels ate the antlers 😡
@ashtonpotts97873 жыл бұрын
When me and my grandpa did it with a long horn it worked nice
@leovasquez5016 Жыл бұрын
I understand that it's best to not freeze the head prior, but in some states you have to because of the CWD (chronic waste disease) protocol. Here in Texas, we can't do anything until we get final notice from TPWD that CWD is "Detected or Not Detected". It may take 1-2 weeks to get results. If Detected, TPWD will come by to take the entire deer away. Does anyone have a suggestion on skinning the head after being frozen for a period of time? Thanks.
@markroth98272 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your video.
@brianrobbins34999 ай бұрын
I use Salon 40 and just paint it on until I get the whiteness I want
@mikedagostino63182 жыл бұрын
Good job, but I'd lose the pressure washer for use a different tip that's an aggressive way of cleaning and an easy way to ruin the head.... But good video
@Terpedup925 Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen a video were they use tinfoil to wrap the antlers instead of saran wrap
@eastonwatson30473 жыл бұрын
We take a a piece of wire and rap the wire around the antlers and a tree and let the critters eat at the flesh and remanding meat
@ultimatohombre24353 жыл бұрын
Pro tip: Mop & Glo Great video!
@mustangforlife7383 Жыл бұрын
I’m doing a decent buck today and I pulled it out of the water to pressure wash it and when I went to go get it and came back the smart animal I call my dog had knocked it off and broke to nose piece off. Super angering but should still turn out decent
@masterofnone14813 жыл бұрын
I like the look before whitening. If that was the end goal, would I just be done with the process?
@jackh59392 жыл бұрын
Nice job
@jgcool38062 жыл бұрын
Great video, doing mine tmrw.
@PeytonOutdoors3 жыл бұрын
My grandpa thought me to just put it in a ant hole and that worked great.
@zackmooney71272 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks man awesome video
@dillwoggett8698 Жыл бұрын
Could you use a ant bed to clean the meat off
@brandencooper37233 жыл бұрын
Use electric power washer with less psi and build a little longer. Look up bc hydrographics on fb and you can see some of my work
@iwantorbs4 жыл бұрын
Great video.
@livefreefishmore10084 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@mikekopmanis20992 жыл бұрын
Nice job!
@markdunaway74892 жыл бұрын
Great video Thanks!
@nicolasmellott84593 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir. Helpful video.
@publiclandsavage55913 жыл бұрын
Faster way is skin them out get as much flesh off as possible then dig a hole place skull in an put wood ash that hasn't been wet yet the ash will do the rest while it's buried. 3 months tops
@scottrose77282 жыл бұрын
So how exactly is that faster? I do mine pretty much the same as this video and get them done within a week tops. 3 months? Smh.
@indyscowboy2 жыл бұрын
After the peroxide I put Mod Podge on it.
@josiahdonelan24513 жыл бұрын
8:15 white spray paint makes them really white
@trapperjoeoutdoors_coyotetrap3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!!! Subscribed
@eliselvey68883 жыл бұрын
Great video
@verticalsorh71243 жыл бұрын
Shit. Where I live most people just throw there game skulls on their roof. My neighbor has a pile of sun bleached skulls on top of his cabin because he never takes them down.