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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Rifle elk
« Reply #15 on: October 15, 2024, 09:05:50 pm »
Uncle of mine that is a primitive bowyer in the Pacific Northwest insists there are no good elk or bowstaves downhill from the truck!
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« Reply #16 on: October 16, 2024, 12:22:12 am »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on October 15, 2024, 09:05:50 pm
Uncle of mine that is a primitive bowyer in the Pacific Northwest insists there are no good elk or bowstaves downhill from the truck!

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« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2024, 07:14:59 pm »
Coming to that conclusion myself. Deer are also getting heavier.
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Offline White Falcon

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« Reply #18 on: October 17, 2024, 11:27:34 am »
Very nive Elk.
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« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2024, 12:03:19 pm »
Thanks for the congrats, guys!  I'm really happy about this bull.  He has these cool, wavy beams.  Not the hugest bull I've ever seen (but big enough that Mrs. Badger is talking about needing a taller house to hang him up in), but a ton of character and a great memory every time I look at him.

I skinned the skull out and trimmed as well as possible, then my hunting buddy boiled it and got all the brain and cartilage out.  But I think he missed something.  Even after a week soaking in a strong peroxide solution, it STINKS.  Moved it out to the fenced back garden to get it out of the garage for a while and let it dry out.  Maybe I'll squirt some hydrogen peroxide toner inside and try to burn out whatever is causing the stink.  Whew.  Any suggestions?
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Offline mullet

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« Reply #20 on: October 17, 2024, 09:22:47 pm »
Congratulations! Nice one! Have you tried putting the skull in an ant bed?
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Offline WhistlingBadger

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« Reply #21 on: October 17, 2024, 10:01:14 pm »
Quote from: mullet on October 17, 2024, 09:22:47 pm
Congratulations! Nice one! Have you tried putting the skull in an ant bed?

I thought of it.  But the only ant beds around here are out in the yard with the dog.  Plus it's starting to get cold, and I think the ants are going to be nestled all snug in their beds pretty soon.  But I have it out by the strawberry bed, and I know there are ants and yellow jackets and all kinds of scavenging micro-critters that frequent the area.  At least it isn't stinking up the garage at the moment.  Maybe drying it out will help.  It was just getting worse in the peroxide.
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Re: Rifle elk
« Reply #22 on: October 19, 2024, 07:16:41 pm »
I do all my euro mounts myself and just boil for 2 hours , clean and boil a little more if needed, done tons of deer 2 elk and a bear, no problem. It’s just not clean of all the meat or brains is the problem. Pappy
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