whats the best way to do a euro mount?

[Michelle_Nelson]

Did you degrease it?

One thing I think I should mention is DO NOT use any kind of bleach to whiten a skull.  It will break the bone down and it will become chaulky and brittle.  I have had several skull come in from people that wanted me to try and save them.  Not a whole lot you can do with them.

[robb92]

yeah I used dawn dish soap with de-greaser in it. I used two cups of it to 5 gallons of water that I used while boiling. After it was done I rinsed it and the brushed it down with a paintbrush with dawn soap on it and repeated this 4 times and it was totally degreased.

[cohoho]

One thing I think I should mention is DO NOT use any kind of bleach to whiten a skull.  It will break the bone down and it will become chaulky and brittle. 

I learned the hard way with my first few bear skulls.  They looked really nice at first then about six weeks later started to see the flaks and parts fall off, they became extremely brittle and super light weight after a year, then got thrown away becuase they left crap everywhere, anytime you'd touch them...  I kept thinking it was due to boiling too long and didn't figure bleach till three skulls later...     So much for DYI.....  The new ones look good now...

[Michelle_Nelson]

yeah I used dawn dish soap with de-greaser in it. I used two cups of it to 5 gallons of water that I used while boiling. After it was done I rinsed it and the brushed it down with a paintbrush with dawn soap on it and repeated this 4 times and it was totally degreased.

Leave the skull out to dry.  Do not whiten it.  Let it set for a couple 2 - 3 weeks in the house and keep an eye on it.  Between the antlers and around the back part of the skull are the big grease areas on a skull.  You will see if ther is grease still in the skull after a few weeks.  If you see it seeping to the surface your gonna need to degrease it again.

[blacktail stalker]

Boiling & Simmering flat out SUCK and you can ruin a skull quick doing it!  Boiling can and will cause bone to break done especially with some of the chemical I've heard some people say they put in the watter.  It can also cause grease to set into the bone and cause discoloration

I have to disagree, I did mine and a buddies deer this year, using a post that had been on this site as a guide. Boiled on a propane burner, low and slow. Took about a day taking it out and cleaning all the flesh/brains etc. Let sit out and dry. Coated in a paste of peroxide and bleach for 24 hours. Took out hosed off and let dry. Both turned out awesome. Euro mount in 3 days. Nearly instant gratification.

I'm sure there are other ways that are less labor intensive. For me, spending a day out drinking some cold beer and boiling deer skulls is my happy place

[Michelle_Nelson]

Nearly instant gratification.

Disagree if you like but I have used Beetles, Maceration, and Boiling. 

Maceration and Beetles are the only way to go for great results!  Nearly instant gratification isn't always the best alternitive.
   

[julzzz]

I have a friend that puts his heads in an ant hill, then fences it off so the critters do not get to it.  ever heard of this?

[Michelle_Nelson]

Yeah I have heard of it.  It's done quite a bit.  The results will not be as good as a Beetle or Macerated skull.