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We used to put skulls on a big fire ant mound, and those little suckers would NEVER leave anything attached to any part of it! Best "skull cleaners" I have ever seen!
I have cleaned a beaver skull by leaving it on a big red ant den before. It went from being skanky rotten to white a a couple of months
Here in east TX, you have to pick a fire ant mound that isn’t in red dirt, or it’ll stain the skull.
 

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Here in east TX, you have to pick a fire ant mound that isn’t in red dirt, or it’ll stain the skull.
I’ve been boiling and cleaning deer and pig skulls since the early 90’s, and my goal is to eventually euro mount a 170-180 class whitetail. The biggest I’ve done so far is a 160 incher.
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I’ve got a friend that names all his bucks and expect me to know which one is which when he’s telling me about them. Personally, I think “naming” your deer is pretty ridiculous, but I’ve been calling this year’s buck “lottery”. I’ve always wanted to kill a buck with a third mainbeam, and I’ve always wanted to kill a buck with a droptine. Killing a buck with a droptine off the third mainbeam is like winning the lottery for me.

That being said, I’ll be sucking it up and forking out the money for a shoulder mount on him. :rolleyes2
 

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I’ve got a friend that names all his bucks and expect me to know which one is which when he’s telling me about them. Personally, I think “naming” your deer is pretty ridiculous, but I’ve been calling this year’s buck “lottery”. I’ve always wanted to kill a buck with a third mainbeam, and I’ve always wanted to kill a buck with a droptine. Killing a buck with a droptine off the third mainbeam is like winning the lottery for me.

That being said, I’ll be sucking it up and forking out the money for a shoulder mount on him. :rolleyes2
It’s a helluva deer. I’m happy you won your lottery and I wouldn’t blame anyone for shoulder mounting it.
 

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I prefer boilèd skull mount if it is a cool rack. Finding someone who can do flesh eating insect skull cleaning is a plus
I have some mounts but the price is getting high. And due to the price, I have done the Euro's Mounts for many of mine and my kids game. One thing cool about the Euro Mount is it's something you hand to somebody, whether it's sitting on the table or hanging on the wall. You get it down and hand it to them to hold, feel and examine. I'm not discrediting the art and the beauty of the shoulder or full body mount. They are beautiful to view. But the Euro lends a real tangibility to it and lights the eyes of the beholder in a more reachable way.
 

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I’ve got a friend that names all his bucks and expect me to know which one is which when he’s telling me about them. Personally, I think “naming” your deer is pretty ridiculous, but I’ve been calling this year’s buck “lottery”. I’ve always wanted to kill a buck with a third mainbeam, and I’ve always wanted to kill a buck with a droptine. Killing a buck with a droptine off the third mainbeam is like winning the lottery for me.

That being said, I’ll be sucking it up and forking out the money for a shoulder mount on him. :rolleyes2
At least you saved on the broadhead.
 
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We used to put skulls on a big fire ant mound, and those little suckers would NEVER leave anything attached to any part of it! Best "skull cleaners" I have ever seen!
I never realized that fire ants are the size of piss ants.
A TX friend says that if something happens to a critter in his yard, the fire ants clean it up in hours.
 

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I never realized that fire ants are the size of piss ants.
A TX friend says that if something happens to a critter in his yard, the fire ants clean it up in hours.
FYI trapping ***** with dog proof **** traps has been tough here in east TX, because fire ants will mound up around the trap to eat whatever you put in it for bait. Evidently, they really like peanut butter.
 

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