European Mounts

http://www.dakotaskulls.com/images/European%20black%20background%20lighting.jpg

Has anyone done this?

I'm doing this for my 8 pt this year, and yesterday I started the process.

I cleaned the head as best I could, from the skin, to muscles, to brain, to everything.

Absolutely gross at first, but it's amazing what the body can get used to. Didn't effect me after 10 minutes.

3 hours I worked on this guy, with a knife and Box cutter.
I put him in boiling water with a tad of bleach in it.
Bottom Jaw is gone too, there's still some "material" under his head, where the jaw would connect.

My question is, Has anyone ever done this? Any tips on how to get the last 15 % of crap off him?

I've heard lye, or in boiling hydrogen peroxide. Any tips would help.

And, I'd like this done by the time I'm dead. So I'm not burying it.

Pay to have it done or buy whatever those bugs are they taxidermist use..   My dad's 7 point from last year is still outside.  Still crap all over it.

Maybe this will help   http://www.ehow.com/how_2070740_do-own-european-mount.html

i had one done last year by a taxidermist and he used the beetles and then but a clear coat on it after bleaching the mount turned out really good definatly better than the homemade one 

I have boiled every one since 84 and they are all fine.  I do want to get me a beetle collection though.