How to do a European Mount. . . Maceration.

[royalbull]

You should go on fear factor, Michelle

[Michelle_Nelson]

No, because they would probably make me pick the maggots off and eat them.   

[huntnphool]

I think that would qualify you for the YAR group Mich.

[PolarBear]

Though my husband made chicken, steamed veggies, and rice for dinner.  I made the coment did this rice come off the skull I just got done with.  It was almost enough to ruin dinner for him.

I freak out my family when we go to Chinese when I put pepper flakes for eyes on the flied lice (fried rice) and line them up like maggots around the plate.

I think I will stick to the simmer and pick method.  That maceration is a little too grody for me.  Last year I did a european for a friend.  When he brought me the head it had been in a plastic bag since he killed it in september.  I got it in late December.  It was a pile of jelly and maggots.  I swore that it would be the last one in that condition that I would ever do.

[ShirtGuy77]

I hope you are charging this person double

I'm glad she's not charging me double    This appears to be my dad's bull.  Was shot on the first day of our Idaho hunt, and unfortunately couldn't get him back here and into Michelle's hands until we returned.  So, not much we could do.

Thanks for posting Michelle.  Interesting to see the progress, and sorry about the mess.  Next year we'll shoot for a last day kill 

[BLKBEARKLR]

I am talking to Michelle right now on the phone, she said shoot it whenever you get the oppurtunity. Maggots or meat it is all the same to her....

[Michelle_Nelson]

Though my husband made chicken, steamed veggies, and rice for dinner.  I made the coment did this rice come off the skull I just got done with.  It was almost enough to ruin dinner for him.

I freak out my family when we go to Chinese when I put pepper flakes for eyes on the flied lice (fried rice) and line them up like maggots around the plate.

I swear next time we have rice I am so doing that.  Has to be long grain rice though.  I will offer to dish up his plate and arange the little rice maggots on it for him. 

[Michelle_Nelson]

I hope you are charging this person double

I'm glad she's not charging me double    This appears to be my dad's bull.  Was shot on the first day of our Idaho hunt, and unfortunately couldn't get him back here and into Michelle's hands until we returned.  So, not much we could do.

Thanks for posting Michelle.  Interesting to see the progress, and sorry about the mess.  Next year we'll shoot for a last day kill 

The condition of the skull was deffinatly understandable.  Skulls are really not that big of deal when it comes to maggots.  They tend to clean faster. 

Now when I get capes with them than we have some talking to do 

[royalbull]

One thing I learned was to unplug the tank heater when you change water, burnt that one up, now I have to go buy another

[Michelle_Nelson]

YES!  Depending on the tank heater some have to sit in the water for 15 or so minutes befor you plug them in or they will burn up. If you use the ones I am using they are pretty tough!

[ShirtGuy77]

How are things coming Michelle?  I know we still have a long ways to go, just curious.

[Michelle_Nelson]

It's going slow.  Had 1 heater in the tank.  Wasn't enough to keep the water above 70 degrees.  I think it was down to 50.  So last week I put a second heater in it and it should be abouve 70 now.  It is about 3/4 cleaned.  Havn't checked it in a week or so.

[Pathfinder101]

This is pretty cool, but I've gotta say, I think I will stick to the boil 'n pick method...  All that waiting makes my ADD hurt..

  I did something different this year for bleaching; I made a paste of peroxide and baking soda and spread it on like peanut butter.  Let it sit for a few hours then rinsed it off and set the skull in the sun for the rest of the afternoon.  I am pretty happy with the results.  I think I will bleach that way from now on.

[Pathfinder101]

I took another look at this thread on my home computer (where I can actually see the pictures).  Fascinating.  They really do come out much cleaner than boiling.  I may try this next year (if I can find a place to do it that won't result in me losing half my stuff in divorce court  )

[Michelle_Nelson]

It really doesn't smell that bad.  Geeeze.  lol.