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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
DIY Skulls
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<blockquote data-quote="dstark" data-source="post: 850202" data-attributes="member: 48159"><p>Every hunter needs a few skulls in his trophy case. Around here you usually have to pay a taxidermist about $40-$50 and wait a month or so to get it back. I've always thought predator skulls look awesome. </p><p> </p><p>I'm sure many people know this already but I found a easy way to clean coyote skulls at home with no special equipment and pretty much for free. It would be an easy way to European mount your big game too. Some of you guys might find this helpful.</p><p> </p><p>I did a coyote and badger skull start to finish in less than 3 hours. </p><p> </p><p>Step 1</p><p>skin skull and trim the major muscles as much as you can, don't be too picky</p><p> </p><p>Step 2</p><p>Boil a big pot of water with some laundry detergent and borax (available at dept stores) in it. Boil the skulls for 20-30min. You can probably get away without the soap and borax but it seems to break up the connective tissue better than just water.</p><p> </p><p>Step 3</p><p>Pressure wash skulls. I did mine with a smaller washer (1500psi) This strips off the flesh and brain incredibly fast and leaves the bone clean. If you don't have a pressure washer there's always the self serve car wash! If everything doesn't come off just boil for another 5 min and pressure wash again.</p><p> </p><p>Step 4 </p><p>allow to dry then bleach with peroxide or hair products (I used some peroxide cream nail developer the wife had laying around) until it gets the shade of white you want. I put on a light coat of aerosol satin polyurethane to give it a slightly glossy finish. </p><p> </p><p>That's it. quick and easy</p><p> </p><p>The first pic is a skull that the taxidermist did for me, the others I did myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dstark, post: 850202, member: 48159"] Every hunter needs a few skulls in his trophy case. Around here you usually have to pay a taxidermist about $40-$50 and wait a month or so to get it back. I've always thought predator skulls look awesome. I'm sure many people know this already but I found a easy way to clean coyote skulls at home with no special equipment and pretty much for free. It would be an easy way to European mount your big game too. Some of you guys might find this helpful. I did a coyote and badger skull start to finish in less than 3 hours. Step 1 skin skull and trim the major muscles as much as you can, don't be too picky Step 2 Boil a big pot of water with some laundry detergent and borax (available at dept stores) in it. Boil the skulls for 20-30min. You can probably get away without the soap and borax but it seems to break up the connective tissue better than just water. Step 3 Pressure wash skulls. I did mine with a smaller washer (1500psi) This strips off the flesh and brain incredibly fast and leaves the bone clean. If you don't have a pressure washer there's always the self serve car wash! If everything doesn't come off just boil for another 5 min and pressure wash again. Step 4 allow to dry then bleach with peroxide or hair products (I used some peroxide cream nail developer the wife had laying around) until it gets the shade of white you want. I put on a light coat of aerosol satin polyurethane to give it a slightly glossy finish. That's it. quick and easy The first pic is a skull that the taxidermist did for me, the others I did myself. [/QUOTE]
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