european velvet mount

primeroarcher · Apr 8, 2011

i have a skull that i was thinking of shoulder mounting but now am flirting with the idea of doing a European mount. its a muley, not huge but not bad either. my question is has anyone out there done this with good results and if so could you share some photos. Thanks Everybody

eurosbyRT · Apr 8, 2011

LAST EDITED ON Apr-08-11 AT 06:42PM (MST)[p]I do alot of them every year, sorry the pics not better

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primeroarcher · Apr 8, 2011

when i have done my own euros in the past i didnt have to be concerned with the velvet. how do i prevent damage to the velvet when simmering my skull. do i need to flush the horn with some kind of preservative befor or after working the skull? any help would be verry apreciated

FullCryHounds · Apr 9, 2011

First, I would not boil your skull. You will loose all the nasal cavity bones, the teeth will probably crack and you just don't get as nice of a job. Find a guy that has beetles and you'll be way ahead. First, you need to inject your velvet and preserve that first.
I did three euros this year with velvet using my beetles. Use clay around the base all around the bottom of the antler. Cover the antlers with a plastic bag and let the beetles clean them up. Then do your whitening.

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HiMtnHntr · Apr 9, 2011

Had the antlers freezed dried and re-attached on this one. The skull plate was cut out and reattached with a small wood block and few deck screws. Some apoxy and air-brushing in the seams and you really can't tell the difference.

http://www.monstermuleys.info/photos/user_photos/5577june207velvetskull1.jpg

FullCryHounds · Apr 10, 2011

Freeze drying is an excellent way to preserve velvet if you can find a local guy that can do it. I don't think I would ship antlers to someone to freeze dry them only because it would probably damage the raw velvet in shipping or when you wrapped them to protect them.

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