Euro Mount

[eyeguy 54]

Made this for my son's first deer out of a log in the backyard. Something different. I like the way it turned out. :>)

[DonBo]

Nice. How did you bleach the skull? I'd like to do one of these myself.

[slimngrizzly]

Looks good eyeguy! Your son will remember that hunt well! I like the color of the wood you used.

Nice. How did you bleach the skull? I'd like to do one of these myself.

Donbo, bleach will do fine, but the longer you bleach... the more the skull weakens. Best thing is to go to your favorite salon or hair stylist (or your wifes) and get a bottle of peroxide. Apply it like a paste to the skull with an old tooth brush, let dry and rinse. The skull will turn out a brilliant white without weakening! You can control where it goes easier this way too. A bleach dip will often get on the burrs and discolor them. A "salon grade" peroxide is FAR more potent that the stuff you gargle with so dont get the 2 confused.

Good luck!

[eyeguy 54]

Thx, I just do it in the sink in a large pan. I add a cup or so of bleech and use a big spoon and just drip it all over the skull. Then I rinse and let it dry and repeat a couple times. If you plan to boil one use a half cup of Lowrys Seasoning in the kettle. Smells good and the Mrs won't smack you up side the head. And poke the eyeballs with a knife first. The first one I did years ago I poppped one just after I took out of the hot water. Those eye juices burn when they hit your skin! LOL

[slimngrizzly]

YOU DID IT IN THE HOUSE?!?!?!? eyeguy.... you are braver than I! I wont even do it in the garage... but I get a few every year that are pretty stinky!

[eyeguy 54]

lol, I won't do the stinky ones. Been doing it in the house for 15 years. :>) I butcher deer right on the island. Still married after 31 years.

[Archerysniper]

lol, I won't do the stinky ones. Been doing it in the house for 15 years. :>) I butcher deer right on the island. Still married after 31 years.

Dose she have a younger sister?

[eyeguy 54]

I got the baby in the family. :>)

[Double D]

I got the dermestid beetles to do mine, the little buggers clean that skull shiny as a whistle (sort of). Try it some time, kind of fun to watch them work!!

DD

[eyeguy 54]

So how many beetles does a guy buy and whats the cost? Boil and pick takes me 4-5 hours. boil 3 and pick 2 or there abouts.

[K_Josh87]

I would also be interested in this, or if someone halfway nearby had some that needed some feed... I am thinking or doing an euro mount with a rack I have...

[Boar]

Better do some research eyeguy, there tempermental buggers. PM mudslinger he has dermestids an would know, an would do a euro for ya to.

[Boar]

Josh I got numbers of good of good people to do euros

[Pinusbanksiana]

Pardon the hijack, but I found this a few year ago and want to do a euro mount but the nose was torn off by the wolves. Anybody have any ideas on what they would do to make this look cool?

[K_Josh87]

I think you can get kits that do a euro mount with just the antler base, and is fastened in and then "feathered" in with a material to match...

[K_Josh87]

what would a guy expect to pay for one? I am pretty confident I could do it myself, it will just have to wait till winter when I have more time...

[fr0sty]

iron buck antler mount

[Boar]

Oh you looking at any wheres depending taxidermest 100 to 125, just an isea, they come out awsome an money well spent in my 2 cents

[eyeguy 54]

I do mine for free. :>) Probably won't buy beetles.

[slimngrizzly]

They make artificial skulls that either the skull plate OR sheds can be attached to. Any of you wanting a euro mount who STILL HAVE the real head attached, I would advise you to keep and boil or beetle the real head. The artificials look good as a last resort like Pinusbank needs... but id stick with the real skull if able.

Boiling your owns skull is easy, but it takes time and it often takes a tough stomach.

Heres an example of a "shed skull" or a full "camo skull" if thats what youre into. Your taxidermist can order these for you or you can find them through taxidermy suppliers yourself for between$30 and $65 dollars.

[Scott M]

I'm another jumper-on...Got a 10 point I found this year and the head was caked. I'm surprised the head wasn't torn into, the body was but the head was just caked. I'm talking dried down, eyes gone. So I have basically a rough carpet of skin and hair to remove and I don't want to hack the skull up with a utility knife. I also don't want the stink in the house. I'm hoping to find someone with a turkey fryer to loan and get to boiling, but we'll have to see. Any tips you guys have are much appreciated.

[eyeguy 54]

Took a pic of this one I did about a dozen years ago for a friend. Time to re bleech it and make it a bit whiter again.

[ozzie]

Got my Euro mount back the other day...$125

Hope this works....I decided when the wife was gone to take our wedding photo down in our bedroom and replace it with the mount!!! She wasn't too impressed but it is still there after a week!!!

[ozzie]

for whatever reason when I upload a pic from my phone it is never correct...Sorry