Euro Mount Question

[sirmissalot]

I would definitely macerate. I have bugs and they are a pain for just a few heads every year. The biggest pain is degreasing them to get them to whiten... I hate degreasing, its worth it to preserve your trophy though.

[lokidog]

Leaving them sit out is a lot less work as it is a combination of bugs and maceration, just the natural way.   

[PolarBear]

It may be the "natural" way but the results are far less desirable imo.  You wind up with lost teeth, brittle bone, grease stains, discoloration   loss of fine bones, degradation of the antlers  etc.

[Bean Counter]

How do you guys get the meat out of the nasal cavity? I have been able to pick some out with twigs and what not but it seems like I've either got to let it soak for a loooong time or be willing to break some of those nasal bones to get it all out 

[longstevo]

How do you guys get the meat out of the nasal cavity? I have been able to pick some out with twigs and what not but it seems like I've either got to let it soak for a loooong time or be willing to break some of those nasal bones to get it all out 

What I've done is let it sit inside the garage and then work at it with a knife once everything is dry.

[grundy53]

If I ever get a really nice buck then I will either masurate it or have Michelle do it for me. That being said I boiled out on of my whitetails this year and while boiling I added dawn for grease and some oxy clean powder. When I was finished (haven't peroxided yet) the skull was super white. It looked better then the ones that I have peroxided. So if your just going to boil a head I would recomend addin oxy clean...

[longstevo]

If I ever get a really nice buck then I will either masurate it or have Michelle do it for me. That being said I boiled out on of my whitetails this year and while boiling I added dawn for grease and some oxy clean powder. When I was finished (haven't peroxided yet) the skull was super white. It looked better then the ones that I have peroxided. So if your just going to boil a head I would recomend addin oxy clean...

 

[stormin85]

Awesome info guys, of course if i had money i would have got it done proffesionally, but i dont and i like to learn things myself.

At this point i am going to get everything together and just macerate it that seems to be the concensus of the best way to go.

[lokidog]

How do you guys get the meat out of the nasal cavity? I have been able to pick some out with twigs and what not but it seems like I've either got to let it soak for a loooong time or be willing to break some of those nasal bones to get it all out 

My "natural" way I have never had to deal with any left over meat in the nose or skull or anything.   

[Michelle_Nelson]

If I ever get a really nice buck then I will either masurate it or have Michelle do it for me. That being said I boiled out on of my whitetails this year and while boiling I added dawn for grease and some oxy clean powder. When I was finished (haven't peroxided yet) the skull was super white. It looked better then the ones that I have peroxided. So if your just going to boil a head I would recomend addin oxy clean...

Oxy Cleans main ingrediant is Hydrogen Peroxide. 

There is Oxi Clean and Oxy Clean.  Don't get the 2 confused.  Make sure you know which one your using.  They have a different chemical coposition.  If you ae unsure of what is in a product look up the USDS Sheets online.

[Bean Counter]

How do you guys get the meat out of the nasal cavity? I have been able to pick some out with twigs and what not but it seems like I've either got to let it soak for a loooong time or be willing to break some of those nasal bones to get it all out 

What I've done is let it sit inside the garage and then work at it with a knife once everything is dry.

So is there really a lot of flesh in there that needs to come out, or am I just imagining things? It seems as though its pretty brittle in there, fresh or dry. I don't want to bring it inside the house with rotting meat still hidden in some cavity 

[Bean Counter]

If I ever get a really nice buck then I will either masurate it or have Michelle do it for me. That being said I boiled out on of my whitetails this year and while boiling I added dawn for grease and some oxy clean powder. When I was finished (haven't peroxided yet) the skull was super white. It looked better then the ones that I have peroxided. So if your just going to boil a head I would recomend addin oxy clean...

Good call. I have visited Michelle's studio a few times and I can tell from the materials on hand and the processes she puts into them that they will be well degreased and preserved for years to come.

I'm mainly doing mine right now for the learning experience. As in, learning what a  it can be and how good a value it is to leave it to the pros. 

[sirmissalot]

If I ever get a really nice buck then I will either masurate it or have Michelle do it for me. That being said I boiled out on of my whitetails this year and while boiling I added dawn for grease and some oxy clean powder. When I was finished (haven't peroxided yet) the skull was super white. It looked better then the ones that I have peroxided. So if your just going to boil a head I would recomend addin oxy clean...

I've had oxy clean whiten the bases of antlers when I added it to my degreasing solution. Works great but I only use it on antlerless skulls now... I hate having to re-stain antlers

[grundy53]

If I ever get a really nice buck then I will either masurate it or have Michelle do it for me. That being said I boiled out on of my whitetails this year and while boiling I added dawn for grease and some oxy clean powder. When I was finished (haven't peroxided yet) the skull was super white. It looked better then the ones that I have peroxided. So if your just going to boil a head I would recomend addin oxy clean...

I've had oxy clean whiten the bases of antlers when I added it to my degreasing solution. Works great but I only use it on antlerless skulls now... I hate having to re-stain antlers

Yeah that was the one thing I was worried about. Definetly wouldn't use it on a monster buck. But it didn't mess up the one I used it on.