cleaning a skull to mount

[toehead11183]

I might have a large boar head coming to me and i want to clean the skull and mount it. are there any techniques that would consist of using household items. i dont want to buy acid and beetles to eat the meat off. Is there mre to it than just boiling it off?

 

[unstopable4700]

if you can put it out in the woods and let nature take its course. but be sure to tie it down or the bigger critters may run off w/ it. or boil it in a big pot for a few hrs at a time then change waters betwwen boils then bleach it.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

If it were summer time, you could put it near an ant hill!

Boiling it is probably your best choice. And I agree, you could probably leave it outside somewhere and let mother nature take care of it. Just make sure larger animals like foxes and dogs can't get at it.

 

[Havey]

The meat doesn't just sloff off if you boil it.

You need to get a large kettle and some course nylon brushes from some place like home depot. From large down to toothbrush size.

Boil the head a little...take it out and brush the meat off. Then boil it again....brush the meat off.

You can blow the brains out with a water hose and high pressure nozzle.

Remove as much meat as possible prior to boiling. It stinks. It's best to do outside on a gas camping stove.

Be careful about over boiling or use chemicals like bleach. They can soften or eat into the bones.

 

[unstopable4700]

The meat doesn't just sloff off if you boil it.

You need to get a large kettle and some course nylon brushes from some place like home depot. From large down to toothbrush size.

Boil the head a little...take it out and brush the meat off. Then boil it again....brush the meat off.

You can blow the brains out with a water hose and high pressure nozzle.

Remove as much meat as possible prior to boiling. It stinks. It's best to do outside on a gas camping stove.

Be careful about over boiling or use chemicals like bleach. They can soften or eat into the bones.

i guess i took for granted my shortened version would work. manual cleaning berfore boiling is a must. and dilluted bleach will make it pretty white. or you can sun bleache it on your roof.