Beetle use in Africa for EURO MOUNTS

Interesting. I have left some of my personal sculls on a ant hill with skin and all and it was cleaned in about 4 months.
 
The ant hill method also works fine, but there is allways a chance a predator will take the scull away... also it is possible to loose some teeth.

With bigger sculls I took a bicycle lock through the eyeholes and around the next tree, so no foxes or dogs can take the scull away.
 
The ant hill method also works fine, but there is allways a chance a predator will take the scull away... also it is possible to loose some teeth.

With bigger sculls I took a bicycle lock through the eyeholes and around the next tree, so no foxes or dogs can take the scull away.
I usually tie a piece of wire to the scull and secure it to a tree
 
I have buried whitetail skulls in the ground up to the antlers, then cover it with a big plastic tub or half of a 55 gal barrel with a cinder block on top to keep the dogs or varmints from carrying it off. You don't have to skin it or remove any flesh. It takes a few months, but the ants and bugs will clean it well, then you just have to wash and bleach it. Poor redneck skull mount.
 
I have buried whitetail skulls in the ground up to the antlers, then cover it with a big plastic tub or half of a 55 gal barrel with a cinder block on top to keep the dogs or varmints from carrying it off. You don't have to skin it or remove any flesh. It takes a few months, but the ants and bugs will clean it well, then you just have to wash and bleach it. Poor redneck skull mount.


Thanks for reminding me. I still have last years deer in the backyard.
 

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