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Can any provide a link to a comprehensive explanation of this method? I’m very curious, though wonder if it’s reasonable in my climate.
Nice job man! Looking good already. This both gives me hope for trying it again and reinforces the notion that I screwed something up the first go-round. I took out the tongue and eyeballs and had the lower jaw separated before starting the maceration process...I'm wondering if starting with more flesh is paradoxically better? I'm going to try it the same way you did next season just to compareChange #4 let’s call it day 12? With a little poke and pulling the eyes, brain, neck, and tongue came out. I thought it smelled awfully bad today but I realized I had just stepped in dog poop. The head barely smells now. Here we go. View attachment 81080View attachment 81081View attachment 81082View attachment 81083View attachment 81084
Can any provide a link to a comprehensive explanation of this method? I’m very curious, though wonder if it’s reasonable in my climate.
Thanks for thoroughly sharing your learning process! It’s very helpful and much appreciated.You can also see the skull splitting at the seams. This might be a fail.
How hot was the temp? Also, I wonder if this has anything to do with the age of the deer? I have seen some posts on other websites talking about the same issue and they hypothesized that it was due to it being a younger animal and the bones had not totally fused together yet...I'm not sure what constitutes a "younger" vice an "older" deer, when it comes to bone fusionYou can also see the skull splitting at the seams. This might be a fail.
Forget the allen key brain method. Make one of these for a few bucks, connect to garden sprayer with threads and blast them out. Trust me....there is no quicker amd cleaner way.The skull bones will be fine. They won't come apart because of how they interlock. The nose bones can be glued in. I don't see any fail, other than next time you want to stop the process as the nose plate starts to soften and wiggle.
I've done a dozen or so euros. I've found the best way to do them is:
1. skin, remove eyes, lower jaw, and brains. The right size Allen wrench chucked in a bit does a good job at making brain smoothie.
2. Pop in a crock pot set all the way on low. Dump 4-5 scoops of oxyclean (bicarb) in the water.
3. Simmer until it's pulling off the bone. Spray with regular old garden hose to get most of meat off. Shove a screwdriver into the ear canal and pry to Pop loose a bone that will hide a lot of meat and tissue.
4. Clean water and more oxyclean and one more cycle.
5. Spray. Should be clean now.
I don't bleach them anymore. Too much work and too little reward. I like the natural look and can do this in a half day.
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Gonna have to hit the yard sales and find me a head crock pot.The skull bones will be fine. They won't come apart because of how they interlock. The nose bones can be glued in. I don't see any fail, other than next time you want to stop the process as the nose plate starts to soften and wiggle.
I've done a dozen or so euros. I've found the best way to do them is:
1. skin, remove eyes, lower jaw, and brains. The right size Allen wrench chucked in a bit does a good job at making brain smoothie.
2. Pop in a crock pot set all the way on low. Dump 4-5 scoops of oxyclean (bicarb) in the water.
3. Simmer until it's pulling off the bone. Spray with regular old garden hose to get most of meat off. Shove a screwdriver into the ear canal and pry to Pop loose a bone that will hide a lot of meat and tissue.
4. Clean water and more oxyclean and one more cycle.
5. Spray. Should be clean now.
I don't bleach them anymore. Too much work and too little reward. I like the natural look and can do this in a half day.
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It's the way. Doesn't get too hot or need to be baby sat. And the one I have looks like it was made to hold a headGonna have to hit the yard sales and find me a head crock pot.
I much prefer that natural look as well and your approach sounds like something I wouldnt mind tackling. The whole fish cooker w/ turkey pot or the stank bucket routes just not really going to work for me.It's the way. Doesn't get too hot or need to be baby sat. And the one I have looks like it was made to hold a head
I have had this happen when I overboiled some skulls. Some careful epoxy work will fix it all right up. I wouldn't be too worried as long as the bone itself doesnt erode away. Those cartilage joints on the nose and fissures are fixableYou can also see the skull splitting at the seams. This might be a fail.
That made me spit out my beer… also, you have no idea lolI'm sure your wife loves your steamy yard skull collection you are fostering