How to blacken Antelope horns?

[bustedoldman]

For some reason that black on the horns looks unnatural. I just left mine alone.

I thought so too and left mine natural, but I did throw them in the smoker to kill off that funky smell.....

[Fletch]

That goo under the horns is some of the nastiest smelling stuff... few years back my buddy killed a nice buck and the horn popped off when it hit the ground...not knowing, he grabbed that base and began dragging...  his hand stunk in the pickup for the rest of the trip regardless of how much he washed it... that smell is hard to get out of your head..  .... I left mine natural as well

[JTSmith3]

I put my skinned head in a black trash bag and left it in the yard for a week. The horns popped right off. I then boiled the skull. I filled the sheaths with borax and let them dry. Once dry I shook out all of the borax and used a bottle brush to get whatever else I could out. Then I sprayed clear spray paint inside. For the outside of the horns, to keep the dark color I just use WD-40.