removing the skull cap is a tough business. I packed out two full heads and skull capped the alaskan moose. I used an ax. Yep, had to swing like I was cutting a piece of wood. Don't miss. Most saws aren't made to ct moose antlers,(little gerber saws). Don't be afraid, they are pretty heave skulls.
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I caped two out in the field and brought one back to camp. It just takes time. Remember their snout is about 3 feet longer than an elk. Have a knife sharpener handy. Its not so much around the antlers that you have to worry about. More around your lips and nose. their nose is not something you can imagine without seeing. If you do want the cape, eave that to a taxidermist, splitting the lips and nose and such. Its complicated and requires a good hand and a sharp instrument. Rememeber that Idaho and Washington require teeth. Either know whcih teeth before you are in the field or you WILL HAVE to pack out the whole head as I did. I caped my Washington moose in the filed with a ton of yellow jackets and blow flies and still had to pack the whole head out because I didn't look ahead at which teeth. Just for the record, a set of moose antlers, and cape are not light. I packed it across the swamps and creeks to where the mules were and then had to hump it out of the hole because of grizz issues with the mules. It would have been alot lighter to skull cap him.