Build it and they will come. Awesome story and great deer, congrats!!
Hey buddy, I'm sure you are aware but you can superglue those nose bones back in and noone will ever be able to tell the difference! I just finished my 5th or 6th diy euro and I'm pretty happy with most of them!Well… I did a poor job of prepping those two skulls for boil, and ended up boiling the heads too hot/long. The nose came apart on my family farm buck. I turned the head upside down on the antler tips and nose to try and scrape away some meat on the back of the skull and the bone gave way. Frustrated to say the least.
This is the second nose I have lost in the last few years, so I angrily went to Lowe’s for a pressure washer so it hopefully doesn’t happen to the second skull, and definitely doesn’t happen in the future.
Asked an associate to unlock the cage so I could grab one, and he said “let me check, I think we had one come in yesterday that the guy returned because he couldn’t figure out how to assemble it.” YEP!!!
And to top it off, they assembled it, filled it with oil, and put a little gas in it to verify that it would operate properly. So, I got an assembled and ready to go pressure washer (started on the first pull) for 55% off!
Things to remember in the future…
1.) do a MUCH better job trimming BEFORE boiling.
2.) remember to pop out the bone in the back of each side of the skull (below the ear connection) to make the meat in the back easier to remove and make cleaning inside the skull a breeze.
3.) DO NOT over boil
4.) empty the brain cavity first
And also, I will NEVER macerate before boiling again. The stench is unbearable. Either make space in the freezer, or buy as much ices as necessary to keep it fresh until you can boil. These heads have spent the last 2 weeks macerating in water because I had no freezer space and went straight from butchering to a large house project. Boiling a head with all that bacteria is indescribable.
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Hey buddy, I'm sure you are aware but you can superglue those nose bones back in and noone will ever be able to tell the difference! I just finished my 5th or 6th diy euro and I'm pretty happy with most of them!
Alright… not too bad on the repair. This is before whitening.
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The antlers on all your deer are SO dark. Are there not many hardwood trees in your hunting area for bucks to rub on?
I think the cedar is rubbed due to it leaves more scent behind. It's just my hypothesis based upon what I see where I hunt. I could be wrong though.They basically won’t touch the hardwoods. We have LOTS of eastern red cedar, and it stains the antlers up pretty good. I love a dark chocolate rack.
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I think the cedar is rubbed due to it leaves more scent behind. It's just my hypothesis based upon what I see where I hunt. I could be wrong though.
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I think the cedar is rubbed due to it leaves more scent behind. It's just my hypothesis based upon what I see where I hunt. I could be wrong though.
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