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What do you use to boil your heads?
« on: December 26, 2021, 08:28:57 PM »
I recently boiled a deer head in my girl friends turkey pan. For some reason I’m not aloud to do that anymore so I’m looking to get something specifically for it. I’m curious to what everyone else uses? I’m leaning toward a turkey fryer type set up but want to hear everyone’s opinions. Thanks!

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Re: What do you use to boil your heads?
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2021, 08:55:16 PM »
Water.

I've used everything from a small saucepan on a skull cap to a metal garbage can on a bull elk
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Re: What do you use to boil your heads?
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2021, 08:56:37 PM »
I cut the bottom 1/3 out of a 55 gal drum, been great for years
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Re: What do you use to boil your heads?
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2021, 09:02:37 PM »
I usually use a large metal livestock mineral tub, or a turkey pot and a single burner propane stove top. Just buy a pot from a thrift store or Craigslist. Like this:

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Re: What do you use to boil your heads?
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2021, 09:04:18 PM »
Almost forgot, I add alot of Dawn dish soap and borax hand soap to the water to break down the odors and remove grease and oil in the bone.
« Last Edit: December 27, 2021, 08:44:06 AM by LDennis24 »

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Re: What do you use to boil your heads?
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2021, 09:08:47 PM »
 :yeah: baking soda helps to
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Re: What do you use to boil your heads?
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2021, 07:45:39 AM »
I use a big stainless stock pot for deer, and small stock water tank for elk.   Moose are a pain due to the angle of the antlers.  Have her get you this for a late Christmas present, https://bridgerboiler.com/, and you will never use her turkey pan again:)

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Re: What do you use to boil your heads?
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2021, 08:46:28 AM »
That's cool Caseknife! Never heard of those things.

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Re: What do you use to boil your heads?
« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2021, 08:52:50 AM »
I use a little Borax in the water also,  It turns all the shmang into a jello like substance very quickly.  A bit of powdered laundry soap helps keep the stench down too.  If using either, do not use an aluminum pot, the chemicals will eat through it eventually.
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Re: What do you use to boil your heads?
« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2021, 09:56:24 AM »
Did my first one this year and boiled in a big soup bowl with oxi-clean
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Re: What do you use to boil your heads?
« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2021, 12:37:54 PM »
I use a 5 gallon bucket and a bucket heater.


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Re: What do you use to boil your heads?
« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2021, 02:43:29 PM »
Good ol' turkey fryer w/ borax + blue dawn  :tup:

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Re: What do you use to boil your heads?
« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2021, 03:17:23 PM »
I use a 5 gallon bucket and a bucket heater.
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This and beetles are the way to go.  If you do boil I would make it as slow of a process as possible.  Boiling breaks down the bone,  the degradation becomes way more evident as time passes.

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Re: What do you use to boil your heads?
« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2021, 03:39:39 PM »
Just got thru doing my deer. I picked up a pot from good will and cooked it over a campsite with Dawn and bleach. Doesn't have to boil just simmer a few hours. Followed it up with salon whitening paste.
« Last Edit: December 27, 2021, 03:50:35 PM by Skyvalhunter »
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Re: What do you use to boil your heads?
« Reply #14 on: December 27, 2021, 03:44:39 PM »
I cut the bottom 1/3 out of a 55 gal drum, been great for years
I did the same thing, then I bought a powder from a taxidermy book meant for boiling heads, just follow directions or you’ll loose the nose. But now days, I just pay other guys to do it, been there done that, it’s not fun.
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