You simply saw the antlers off your real skull and use the hardware to mount them on the plastic-­reproduction skull provided. Available for deer (in white and camo) and elk. ––Mark Kayser This DIY ...

If your buck is plenty good for the wall, but not quite big enough for the taxidermist, consider this easy DIY antler-mounting project. A hand saw or hack saw will do the trick. Brad Herndon This ...

The result is called a European skull mount. The bones are dipped in peroxide to accent their whiteness. In addition to deer, Stahl has used the technique for the skulls of bear, beaver ...

It was Nov. 15, and he’d just gotten to his tree stand on his five ... almost let the deer pass. But his wife wanted a unique skull mount for decorations, and he thought this deer would be ...

Cranial sutures weave across a cleaned deer skull. Tony Petrie and his wife Amy produce European Mounts, resulting in bright white, clean skulls. When asked why more people aren't interested ...

"I've been doing skull mounts for about 12 years. I've done 140 or 150 this year alone." In that time Herrington said he's found a bullet in a deer's head with no visible wound, a deer with ...

DEER LODGE — Trina Kent caught ... the pros and cons of beetle cleaning versus boiling skulls to yield clean, white skulls for European mounts. Those who favor beetle cleaning contend boiling ...

The finished mount shown from the front. Finally, before mounting the skull onto the plaque, we sprayed it lightly twice with a coat of polyurethane. This shined the skull a bit, giving it a ...

Deer antlers and mounts are popular for home decorations; but in Oklahoma there are strict wildlife laws that keep people from selling them, even if the deer had been harvested legally. A former ...