just curious. A deer's antlers grow out of the skull and become attached to the bone. This portion of skull is referred to as the skull cap. Once you've skinned the deer and removed the head, you can boil the skull and wash it with boric acid to remove leftover tissue, blood and fur. The borax powder works to dry out the bones and eat away any flesh remaining on the antlers. Alright guys I have a question regarding the cleaning of brain matter, fat tissue and whatever else could be stuck to the skull cap/antlers of a deer when they are removed from the rest of the head. If you can’t begin the cleaning and whitening process immediately, you’ll want to store the head in a freezer – this will stop any staining. Back in 2009 I wrote a post about how to clean up animal bones.Over the last three years that has always been my most popular post on the site, but I have learned a lot since then so in October 2012 I wrote this new page, all about cleaning bones. 5,726 1,212. The cheaper option is just to read this guide and … Have you been paying for a taxidermist all this time and wanted to try to bleach your own deer skull for a change? In this American Taxidermy video we learn how to clean animal skulls. If you're going to boil the skull in baking soda or borax, you really don't need the salt as the other two products contain enough of it. Cleaning a new set of antlers that you pick up on the hunt, however, is a bit more labor intensive. When the antlers are cut off they are removed by sawing through the skull, with the antlers, and the portion of skull that they are attached to, coming off as a single unit. Deer skull cap cleaning. Would it pull grease from the skull? I have been cleaning them up and covering the skull cap with borax and let dry. February 12, 2015. By rugerla1, November 13, 2013 in Hunting and Fishing. N.B: Some professionals will make a mount out of your deer head for a fee. He uses a deer head with antlers, called a European mount and a canine skull. Bleaching a deer skull is a tedious task. Remove the antlers from the deer skull. The cheaper option is just to read this guide and learn how to clean deer skull … In this article, I have laid out three simple steps on how to bleach a deer skull. That said, how to clean a deer skull can be quite a challenge. For what you're doing any salt will work. Deer skull cap cleaning Sign in to follow this . How to Mount Your Own Deer Antlers. N.B: Some professionals will make a mount out of your deer head for a fee. If you collect shed antlers, you do not have to remove the antlers in this way. Do you want to save money from paying somebody to clean your trophy for you? msestak likes this. Non-Iodized is what you are needing for tanning and mounting. ... these materials will protect you from harm and from the unwanted mess and dirt that will be brought about by cleaning and bleaching your deer skull. Let me help you with that. Since the water fills the empty space around the skull and pushes on the bag, you won’t need as much hydrogen peroxide to emerse the skull. Maybe I should be doing more. That said, how to clean a deer skull can be quite a challenge. I use that 99% of everything! If meat and flesh remain on the skull, submerge in just enough water to cover the skull cap and add 1/2 cup of baking soda or 20 mule team borax (my favorite). While washing and cleaning the deer skull does take some time, it is cheap and fairly easy labor. DaveS. The fee is usually quite sizable. How to Clean, Whiten, and Mount a Whitetail Deer Skull. Save cash with DIY taxidermy this fall, or buy a kit to get started. My favorite is Borax. How to Clean Deer Antlers. If you are up to the challenge, however, this read on. I still recommend borax after this, but if you have the equipment handy and have several to do, a pressure washer can make quick work of removing all tissue from a deer skull plate. Pour your hydrogen peroxide/water solution into the trash bag. In my almost 30 years of Taxidermy Work, I've done skulls this way. If you are up to the challenge, however, this read on. It is easy to do regular cleanings on antlers when they get dusty and dirty. MN. Oct 31, 2019 #7 . 3bears Well-Known Member. Followers 0. This year I was fortunate to shoot 2 small bucks, my first buck/deer ever and with my bow, and then my second buck ever and first buck with my gun. Pressure washing is another way to thoroughly clean a deer skull plate without boiling. The fee is usually quite sizable. He is using borax, bleach, detergent, scrub brushes and a strong stomach as this smells awful. just clean as much as you can, borax and dry. Here are some easy steps on how to bleach a deer skull.