Post by: CJ1962 on November 03, 2020, 07:55:50 AM
TIA
Post by: KP-Skagit on November 03, 2020, 08:08:03 AM
Out of curiosity how did you handle the sheaths? I am doing the same right now, but the sheaths did not pull off. Initially I didn't worry about it but I have since heard they can smell for a while before they set up naturally.
Post by: CJ1962 on November 03, 2020, 08:27:22 AM
Post by: buglebuster on November 03, 2020, 09:13:28 AM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 04, 2020, 12:11:46 PM
I would think black boot polish would do the trick.
Out of curiosity how did you handle the sheaths? I am doing the same right now, but the sheaths did not pull off. Initially I didn't worry about it but I have since heard they can smell for a while before they set up naturally.
We popped ours off about 30 minutes into the boil. Wasn't easy though. Took my 21 year old and I some real pulling to do it. One skull we got one horn off, then had to put it back in the boil for another 10 minutes before we could get the other one off.
When you get that horn off, you'll see why they tell you to pull them off. There's a lot of gooey organic material in there that you want to get rid of.
Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 04, 2020, 12:13:23 PM
I was able to get the inner sheath off by slicing it lengthwise with a knife and pulling/pealing it off. I did this right after pulling the outer horn off while everything was still hot.That's what we did. One peeled off in the boil. The other 3 we had to slice off with a knife.
Post by: buglebuster on November 04, 2020, 12:24:08 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 04, 2020, 12:55:12 PM
If you macerate them the horns fall off in their own
I have macerated a deer skull and a bear skull. I can confirm that macerating causes everything to fall off.
Flesh.
Fat.
Cartilage.
Nasal tissue (yours)
Your sex life
your relationship with your neighbors
old friendships...
:puke:
Post by: Ballance1 on November 06, 2020, 07:26:41 PM
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Post by: Caseknife on November 18, 2020, 08:36:44 PM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on November 18, 2020, 09:05:45 PM
If you macerate them the horns fall off in their own
I have macerated a deer skull and a bear skull. I can confirm that macerating causes everything to fall off.
Flesh.
Fat.
Cartilage.
Nasal tissue (yours)
Your sex life
your relationship with your neighbors
old friendships...
:puke:
It ain't all that bad. :dunno: :chuckle:
Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 19, 2020, 08:41:04 AM
If you macerate them the horns fall off in their own
I have macerated a deer skull and a bear skull. I can confirm that macerating causes everything to fall off.
Flesh.
Fat.
Cartilage.
Nasal tissue (yours)
Your sex life
your relationship with your neighbors
old friendships...
:puke:
It ain't all that bad. :dunno: :chuckle:
My wife, co-workers and dog all beg to differ... :chuckle:
Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 19, 2020, 09:28:11 AM
Post by: bustedoldman on November 19, 2020, 09:32:42 AM
For some reason that black on the horns looks unnatural. I just left mine alone. :twocents:
I thought so too and left mine natural, but I did throw them in the smoker to kill off that funky smell.....
Post by: Fletch on November 19, 2020, 04:49:14 PM
Post by: JTSmith3 on November 21, 2020, 10:23:53 AM