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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: bigbore40 on February 01, 2015, 09:47:16 PM

Title: 4x5 blacktail
Post by: bigbore40 on February 01, 2015, 09:47:16 PM: Buck from 2011 wish I would not have done this at home .The discoloration at the bases from boiling and bleach.
Title: Re: 4x5 blacktail
Post by: ridgefire on February 02, 2015, 06:24:45 PM: Very nice buck. Try wrapping the bases with saran wrap or tinfoil before you stay dying the skull.
Title: Re: 4x5 blacktail
Post by: Watimberghost on February 02, 2015, 06:39:53 PM: That's a big blacktail
Title: Re: 4x5 blacktail
Post by: Muleyslyr on February 02, 2015, 08:16:19 PM: Quote from: ridgefire on February 02, 2015, 06:24:45 PM
Very nice buck. Try wrapping the bases with saran wrap or tinfoil before you stay dying the skull.

Exactly! Works well. Nice buck though.
Title: Re: 4x5 blacktail
Post by: 7mmfan on February 02, 2015, 08:24:48 PM: Beautiful blacktail! As has been said, try wrapping the base of the antlers with saran wrap, tin foil, or like me, the over achiever, I did all of the above plus capped it off with e-tape. :chuckle: It worked so well I was able to preserve the bark on the base of the horns.
Title: Re: 4x5 blacktail
Post by: Wild Bill on February 07, 2015, 12:01:12 AM: Take it to Charlie.
I had a Taxi do one of my older big bucks. It was Dec 31 when I shot him, so his horn fell off when hit dirt naped. Taxi put skull rack and all into the boiler. Minus the horn that fell off. Looked terrible.

Charlie color matched it....
I am out of the states right now or I'd post some pics for ya.
Title: Re: 4x5 blacktail
Post by: RadSav on February 07, 2015, 12:50:26 AM: Where is the 4X5? That's one heck of a 3X4 with eye guards...so where is the BIG one? Must be an eastern transplant :chuckle: Just funnin' ya...dang fine buck you got there!!

I've had taxis do some amazing work on antlers to preserve exactly like they were in my pictures. They could probably do a good degrease on that too while they are at it. And it shouldn't cost you an arm or a leg!
Title: Re: 4x5 blacktail
Post by: ScottyO on February 13, 2015, 08:57:31 AM: One of the biggest Blacktail Racks I've ever seen...
Title: Re: 4x5 blacktail
Post by: YoterHunter on February 13, 2015, 10:26:30 AM: The first thing you need to do is soak. The head in soda water to nutrlize the bleach. I have big 2 point that sliped into the bleach water . Now the horns are starting to flake at the bases. It's being repaird and mounted now.
Title: Re: 4x5 blacktail
Post by: sakoshooter on February 14, 2015, 12:42:12 PM: 3x4
Title: Re: 4x5 blacktail
Post by: Dan-o on February 14, 2015, 01:47:58 PM: That is a STUD 4 X 5 Blacktail.

I don't think I've seen one that big walking around.