Boiling Heads?

[canyonhunter]

I would like to boil my deer head and my brother's antelope head but I have never done it before. I was wondering if anyone on here could tell me what I would need and the steps on how to do it.

Thanks

Canyon

[MuleyMadness]

Plenty of guys have done it and know how, I'll be doing it here soon and right up my tips...just haven't had time yet.

[Coloradobuck]

its a interesting deal i did it for the first time this year and i had to make sure every single piece of meat and skin was off and placed it in boweling water for a while i think somethin like 3 hours and takeing it out about every 30 mins and scraping scraps off then sat it in a bucket of bleach for a hour or so and it came out pretty good

[sawsman]

Canyon,

I've did several deer skulls by using the "boiling" method.

First off, dont soak the skull in a rolling boil. A slow simmer will be better..

Deflesh the skull as much as possible first. A power washer will work just fine. When simmering the skull, add a cup of washing soda or sal-soda to your water. This will help to remove the remaining flesh, fat and tissue. Remove the skull from the water and rinse really good with a hose. If you loose a few teeth, dont worry- it's normal and they can be glued back in at the end of the process.

Secondly, do not soak the skull in chlorine bleach. Bleach will make the bone chalky, flakey and extremely brittle. A peroxide solution will make a much cleaner and whiter mount.

The most important step in making a nice white skull is the degreasing process. This step is performed between the simmer and whitening step. If you dont degrease properly the bone will turn yellow with time. I'll PM you the details...

Here's a little info discussed previously.
http://muleymadness.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7917