Gar Guru
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There isnt a taxidermy thread on here that I can find, so maybe this is kinda related to Antelope since they also have removable horns. Anybody know how to remove Oryx horns to do a Euro mount?
How do you remove Oryx horns
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try Taxidermy.net
Bret GRAVELINE Graveline
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In Africa they boil them, I would imagine that they are long or pronghorn give them a little and you can pull them off.
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You can let them decay for a few days if it warm out then you can pull them off sometimes. You can also boil the head and put a plastic bag around the horns so it kind of steams them and you can pull them off.
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I used to sweat antelope horns off when I didn't want a lot of shrinkage or deformation. Otherwise I would boil them. If you haven't done it before, You need to be careful. You can melt them.
sweating is basically rotting them off by putting the scull cap and horns in a plastic bag, and maybe even syringe a little water up the base of the horn. I did sheep this way, and it would be anywhere from 2 to 4 days before they pop off.
I would ask on taxidermy.net to be sure about the oryx horns. I've never done one
sweating is basically rotting them off by putting the scull cap and horns in a plastic bag, and maybe even syringe a little water up the base of the horn. I did sheep this way, and it would be anywhere from 2 to 4 days before they pop off.
I would ask on taxidermy.net to be sure about the oryx horns. I've never done one
Boil the scull and the horn pops right off the scull nubs.
then finish boiling the scull to do the European
then finish boiling the scull to do the European
johnnyk
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With the ACME Oryxhorn removal tool. I think Walmart has 'em. 
epoletna
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The problem with boiling is that you melt the fat and it enters the hollows in the skull, eventually turning the skull yellow. I just soak heads in water, up to the horns, for a week or so. Horns will slip off, you can scrape skin and muscle off the skull, then bleach it and you'll have a nice European mount. I think a better way is to use dermestid beetles (meal worm beetles), but I've never used that.
Gar Guru
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We finally popped the horns off using the ratchet strap method. However, it was about 3 weeks after I killed it and it was starting to smell BAD! Lesson learned is get the horns off soon after killing the beast.
