Deer Head Mounting. No Idea But I've Made A Start.

[clivej 0]

Hi all,

 

I shot this nice Fallow a while back and as this is likely to be my best Fallow ever I'm keeping the head.

 

Now I have no way of boiling it off and don't fancy doing it anyway so I have it hanging up, neck upwards, between branches in a tree in the back garden, a big garden backing onto farm land. High enough that foxes won't get to it. I was/I'm just doing a skull and antlers head to hang on my shed. The head was cut off at the neck just behind the ears.

My intention is to leave it there until it is picked clean over the summer months.

Will this work????

Should I have skined the skin off the head as well first??

 

 

[sussex 5,777]

Once the flies get to work it will clean of ,i would make sure your not down wind of it though.. Looks a tidy head,If your only hanging it on the shed its not worth bleaching (peroxide) If i dont boil the heads i nomally bury them in the composte heap ,clean of quite quickly. Good luck with it

[Guest thebigdog]

x2 for burying

[Rob58 1,600]

What a waist would have made a lovely shoulder mount??

[clivej 0]

What a waist would have made a lovely shoulder mount??

 

I know, I know but i didn't have 500 to spend on it

 

[sussex 5,777]

that would have been a bit of you rob !! .......I've finished the does now so will see whats about ....it wont be as good as clivej one though..

[Rob58 1,600]

hi sussex it doesnt matter they all have there own good points looking forward to getting one.

[clivej 0]

Should I skin the Head as well - to help it along????

Season is over here now until the 1st September

[sussex 5,777]

Yes the more you cut of the less to rot, it will frighten the shite out of anyone bumping into it on a dark night,,.....

[fenlandfieldsports 4]

im sure someone will be able to boil it for you they stink when there left out as things rot of and fall on the floor rats start to turn up if you cant boil it bury it