HOW TO do a European Skull Mount

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
  • This is how I do European skull mounts fast and efficient while still on a budget!

Komentáře • 60

  • @markpowell3954
    @markpowell3954 Před rokem

    I am 67 years old and I am impressed. This is one OUTSTANDING video. Good job young man.

  • @bauer9458
    @bauer9458 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Just a tip, same as sandpaper but a wire brush will lighten up the stain as well and allow you to get in and around the knobs at the base of the antlers.

  • @williamrickmond9673
    @williamrickmond9673 Před rokem +8

    Looks like you should be giving Ryan Olsen and Whitebone Creations a little credit. Can't leave the young heads in with the old ones. Get too hot. Stellar work young man.

    • @indiantrailoutdoors
      @indiantrailoutdoors  Před rokem +3

      Absolutely! Watching Whitebone creations got me started and then I started doing my own thing after that. Ryan Olsen is phenomenal at Euros

  • @vannsullivan1516
    @vannsullivan1516 Před rokem +5

    I wouldn't use galvanized pot. Could be letting off some poisonous gasses

  • @raystein4457
    @raystein4457 Před rokem +1

    Very nice job young man if you were in my area I would have you do my heads an lots of other people s too really nice work Ray stein

  • @GenX-Grampa
    @GenX-Grampa Před rokem +3

    I’m Florida, I’d remove the hose and then stick em on a fire ant mount. Come back and check it once a day till cleaned out. The bigger the mound the better. I’ve had em strip em in a day, day and a half before. Then you boil it to her the remaining ants and sand out. Finally soak in commercial grade hydrogen peroxide to whiten it and a coat of clear enamel.
    The ants did 90% of the work! LOL

  • @kevinhanson3309
    @kevinhanson3309 Před rokem

    Excellent video. Same way with a few exceptions. Every deer skull looks similar and it is the antlers that make it unique. The Hunter may have some sentimental attachment as well like my Grandson's first Buck deer. We had him on camera making rubs so the trash and bark in the antlers was an important part of the Bucks life. We wrapped the antlers and left the shredded tree in the rack. Character. If I knew how to post a picture here I would show you the doe he shot last year. Very unique and his very first ever deer so I did something special.

    • @indiantrailoutdoors
      @indiantrailoutdoors  Před rokem

      Thank you. Yes each deer is unique. I have left the tree bark on the base of the antlers before as well.

  • @AirFan111
    @AirFan111 Před 9 měsíci

    Excellent tutorial! I really appreciate your replies in the comments as it helped me understand the tradeoffs use have used vs other methods.
    Could you show close ups of the nose s of the big batch you completed please or describe how much is left intact? I like leaving a bit of the nasal bones if possible by not using a pressure washer but just a garden hose with pinpoint nozzle for "up the nose" spraying, and then picking out the residue, but it take SO MUCH TIME to get them really clean. Your method is so much quicker. What is your experience on how to not totally blow out ALL the nasal cavity bones?

    • @indiantrailoutdoors
      @indiantrailoutdoors  Před 9 měsíci

      I typically don’t worry about messing up the nasal bones too much. Just get it clean and move on.

  • @darkhillseuropeanmountsLLC

    Well done the Ryan Olsen way that's how I do mine as well been doing it for 6 years and two years as my full time business 🙂

  • @poppygarcia8586
    @poppygarcia8586 Před rokem

    Nice job they look great.

  • @derekdavidson3205
    @derekdavidson3205 Před rokem

    Great video thanks for sharing

  • @jamesharrison7667
    @jamesharrison7667 Před rokem

    Nice job!

  • @josephstollsteimer1556

    Those look great nice job man

  • @jamesreedreedmechanical3078

    Good job!

  • @country2dabone0685
    @country2dabone0685 Před rokem

    Great job me and my boy enjoyed watching it and can't wait to try and follow your steps plus those were some good deer where you located?

    • @indiantrailoutdoors
      @indiantrailoutdoors  Před rokem

      Thanks, I get deer heads in from all over

    • @bumblebee2989
      @bumblebee2989 Před rokem

      @@favidjenden3612 Don't you lose the natural color of the antlers that way? By bleaching the skull, you can preserve the original antler color

  • @hav1byte
    @hav1byte Před rokem

    very nice

  • @yvanlabonte6229
    @yvanlabonte6229 Před 8 měsíci

    What do you think about jaxex for whitening and sterilizing? Awesome video

  • @fedzbaseball25
    @fedzbaseball25 Před rokem +1

    Definitely whitebone creation technique!

  • @tl1635
    @tl1635 Před rokem

    Look good. But going to have grease issues down the road..

  • @raykemry954
    @raykemry954 Před rokem

    If ya don't mind what yall charging Fer a euro deer. yall done such a nice job on these.

  • @coyotewacker
    @coyotewacker Před rokem

    NiceJob 👍

  • @ikeyeet8312
    @ikeyeet8312 Před rokem +1

    Nasal bones came off cause your heat was too high. This is exactly how I do mine too.

  • @rangel20ish
    @rangel20ish Před rokem

    Personally I'd never use a power washer, have seen friends break or damage nasal cavities also I would never stand on a skull

    • @rangel20ish
      @rangel20ish Před rokem

      Man I would not recommend your method to anybody, your not boiling your skulls long enough or using the right ingredients, I never have to take a drill or long needle nose scissors for the nasal cavity, I use a sink and a pick and it comes out just fine

    • @indiantrailoutdoors
      @indiantrailoutdoors  Před rokem

      That works too

  • @Adam-ju9dk
    @Adam-ju9dk Před rokem

    Bro try using flat white spray paint for whitening . Works great and looks natural

    • @darkhillseuropeanmountsLLC
      @darkhillseuropeanmountsLLC Před rokem

      Don't ever paint a skull white just put in the work to get it white only use paint if it's a paint hydro dip. A customer doesn't want a white skull that's been painted white

  • @robertjackson8944
    @robertjackson8944 Před 9 měsíci

    I use 3 percent at a rate of 1 to 4 haven't seen an issue why us a high percentage peroxide?

    • @indiantrailoutdoors
      @indiantrailoutdoors  Před 9 měsíci

      I’ve used that ratio as well but it seemed good for only one or two batches. The higher percentage last longer.

    • @robertjackson8944
      @robertjackson8944 Před 9 měsíci

      @@indiantrailoutdoors thanks

  • @phillipanderson3715
    @phillipanderson3715 Před rokem

    How much dawn and baking soda do you use for 4 gallon pot?

    • @indiantrailoutdoors
      @indiantrailoutdoors  Před rokem

      I just eyeball it, It’s a fair amount of both, maybe 1/2 a cup of baking soda and 2TBS of soap

  • @jrwalker1048
    @jrwalker1048 Před rokem

    Nice work! What do you charge per skull?

    • @indiantrailoutdoors
      @indiantrailoutdoors  Před rokem

      Thank you! I charge $125 for deer.

    • @jrwalker1048
      @jrwalker1048 Před rokem

      Thank you for replying! I have been doing skulls with beatles for friends and family. But it is slow. I liked the speed and efficiency of you processes. Great video!

    • @indiantrailoutdoors
      @indiantrailoutdoors  Před rokem

      Absolutely! Thank you

  • @country2dabone0685
    @country2dabone0685 Před rokem

    What is the whitening solution that you use

    • @indiantrailoutdoors
      @indiantrailoutdoors  Před rokem

      32% hydrogen peroxide. I get it from the feed store then mix it about one gallon peroxide to three gallon of water.

  • @mattmacias8849
    @mattmacias8849 Před rokem

    how long does your peroxide batch last

    • @indiantrailoutdoors
      @indiantrailoutdoors  Před rokem

      It depends quite a bit, sometimes a few weeks sometimes the whole season. Depending on how strong it is

    • @darkhillseuropeanmountsLLC
      @darkhillseuropeanmountsLLC Před rokem +1

      I will use a batch of peroxide mix for 20 to 30 skulls before it's time to get a new batch going

  • @chrisclay2422
    @chrisclay2422 Před rokem +1

    Personally, I don’t like the snow white bleached skulls. Don’t seem to have much character. I just dig mine in the dirt, let the maggots and bacteria take care of the flesh, and then you can boil the skull for a little bit to disinfect it and take small tools to scrape out the cavities. Then I like to smoke it and spray with clear gloss enamel. Good video

  • @gavinsmitty23
    @gavinsmitty23 Před rokem

    So you don’t degrease them?

    • @indiantrailoutdoors
      @indiantrailoutdoors  Před rokem

      They degrease in the boiling water with dish soap and baking soda.

    • @markfetterolf7796
      @markfetterolf7796 Před rokem +1

      Takes longer than that to remove all the grease and I NEVER boil!

  • @getin3949
    @getin3949 Před rokem

    Couldn't really see what you were doing after you punched the ear area out. You need two cameras or put your camera in several different locations. Stop and move your camera, then start again if you want to make a really informative video.

  • @citizen1675
    @citizen1675 Před rokem

    I bury mine for two or three months. Then put in bucket with water and bleach. Done. Mine are not nearly as nice looking as yours.

  • @getin3949
    @getin3949 Před rokem

    Mop and Glo??? If anyone's wife goes to wash the skull in a few years it will wash the Mop and Glo right off, that is the way it's meant to work. Every time you wash the floor it will remove the previous application. Something like a spray wax like any dusting spray would work better.
    And lose the music, it just doesn't fit this video son. Otherwise you did a fine job.