I did this in the 2006 season for one of the guy's in our hunting party. This was his biggest buck to date so he wanted something a little different done than an antler mount. It turned out real nice except for the nose bones. I always seem to have trouble keeping those attached.

nice job, looks like it has 4 brow tines?

looks good, did you boil it a little too long maybe

Bucktread - He has his normal browtines and then one of the stickers off the base is one inch. The other is less than an inch. He was considered a 9 pointer.

MIDeerslayer - I might have, but I'm not sure. They got all soft and rubbery and then they fell off. I still like the looks of it though.

here is the one i had done last year. it almost looks just like the one your buddy shot.

That is pretty dang close. Yours is just a bit bigger though. Yours looks really nice though and congrats.

wow, the resemblance is very close!

European skull mounts

In my shop I use 35% peroxide. First take off most of the meat and brains, cover the skull not the horns with the peroxide, use rags around the base of the horns so the peroxide can leech up to the underside of the burr. After a week or two (depends on how well you cleaned it) rinse it in dawn dish detergent and water till it comes out clean, place it in the sun to dry. If it is the way you want it, then cover it with modge-podge high gloss and it will be sealed and stay clean forever. If you used bleach the modge-podge will seal the skull and stop the flaking that can go on forever. You can put the skull back into the peroxide as many times as you like, but if you notice the skull is falling apart take it out, you have left it in too long. You will have to glue the teeth into the skull. Never use bleach because it will continue to breakdown the bone forever. We do not boil the skull as most of the time it will fall apart if kept in too long.

Rich