Looking for someone with beetles or who can boil for me

[Sportsman]

I am looking for someone in the Edmonton area who has beetles or can boil a large bull moose for me. Please let me know if you know someone.

[C-Lublinkhof]

I took my elk to Alberta Skulls in lacombe.

[Passthru]

Call Cory at Bad Azz Beetles near Seba Beach
(780)515-1331 got a buck done last year. Turned out great

[double gun]

Originally Posted by C-Lublinkhof

I took my elk to Alberta Skulls in lacombe.

I took a moose to grant last year. I trust him. He doesn't have the sketchy vibe you get from most "backyarders". You know you will get your head back, and within a reasonable time frame.

That said I typically do my own if the weather isn't too cold.

[1bowhunter12]

Originally Posted by Passthru

Call Cory at Bad Azz Beetles near Seba Beach
(780)515-1331 got a buck done last year. Turned out great

Yup x2 .. he has done a bunch of elk and deer for us and they turn out great

[Bassett]

Call Darren at solitude taxidermy.


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[Springer]

Randy Pletz out of Rimbey...403-783-0017 "Skull Crawlers"
Tell him Phil referred you..

[pintailslammer]

Go with the beatles! I boiled my son's moose head last fall and it was a job in itself. First off you need to find a pot/tub big enough to boil the head in.Not an easy task. I found an old wash tub that was okay but not quit big enough to cover the top of the skull. His moose did turn out nicely but its a lot of work.

Here is his moose I did up.

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[normanrd]

Originally Posted by Bassett

Call Darren at solitude taxidermy.


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X2. He has my moose from this year and one from 2011 as well.

[Schroedes13]

Any tips for people who want to boil their own deer skulls?


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[TEE]

THREAD RESURRECTION!!

I came here looking for a local number (Cory) and I have done my own head. It turned out good, I think I posted a thread about it but.. I'm looking for a number for someone else to do it.

[Bock Fever]

Getting a little further from Edmonton but I drove down to Twilight Custom Skulls in Ponoka and would do it again. Nothing but good things to say. In addition to the cleaning and whitening we also bought this live edge slab from him and he included the hardware.



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[FishOutOfWater]

I have the bottom 1/3 of a 50gal drum I cut up to boil a co-workers moose skull... You need a sturdy rack to hold it up though !

Deep enough for the skull to be completely covered, and has cut-outs for antlers - that are folded over to prevent damage.

Actually, I think I'll take a pic of it tomorrow & throw it on the Buy&Sell... I probably won't need it again.

[bull master]

X2 with Cory at bad Azz beetles, I’ve have 4 heads done there now and they are perfect everytime.

[Battle Rat]

Originally Posted by Schroedes13

Any tips for people who want to boil their own deer skulls?


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Let it macerate in water for a couple months.
Boiling will start to separate the bones so keep it to a very low simmer.
Follow up with a 35% peroxide mixed with magnesium carbonate to make a thick paste.

[Rvsask]

Let it macerate in water for a couple months.

This is what I do.
But you need space to do it, because the smell gets awful.

[Battle Rat]

Originally Posted by Rvsask

This is what I do.
But you need space to do it, because the smell gets awful.

Absolutly, not a preferred method for city dwellers with close neighbors.

[bucksman]

Skin it out. Leave the roof of the mouth on it. Simmer it until the roof of the mouth starts to fall away or curl up abit. Hit it with the pressure washer on hot. Mix hair bleach kit into a paste, spread the paste with a paint brush all over the skull and leave it overnight. rinse and done. might have to pick away at the nose and brain cavity abit to remove ALL of the excess material but the paste will dry everything else you missed up

[El Carnicero]

Originally Posted by Schroedes13

Any tips for people who want to boil their own deer skulls?


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I boil my deer skulls every year.
I bought a soup pot from Real Canadian Wholesale Superstore and it is big enough to do a good sized skull.
Nothing to it really. Just set up my camp stove outside, throw some water and the skull in the pot and let it boil down.
I skin the head as soon as possible often the hunt, and take off any excess meat, eyes, tissue that I can to shorten the boiling time.
once the pot starts boiling just leave it in to for a few hours, maybe 4 or 5, and keep checking.
I find once the jaw bone and the nasal bones separate from the skull its time to get ready for step 2.

Basically once all the meat and tissues can be rubbed off with easy with your fingers, it should be ready to go.
Think of it like cooking down a pork roast to turn it into pulled pork.

I take mine to the alley and use my pressure washer to pressure wash ALL the tissues off, clean out the brain cavity and the eye sockets and get every bit of stuff off. till its just bone.

Once that's done, its just a matter of letting it sit in the sun to dry. Or if it's winter time still I hang it in front of the garage heater to dry out.
Once that's done I remount the jaw pieces together and then mount the jaw back on the skull, and then reattach the nasal bones with glue and you're good to go.

I tune mine into lamps and light fixtures with bulbs in the eyes. My wife hates them, but my kids love them and have given names to each of them.

It's probably not as professionally done as it would be if I took it in, but it saves me money and gives me something to do. And the entertainment of the neighbors when they say "That soup smells good, What are you cooking?" and then they see the antlers sticking out of the pot.
hahah... The look on their face is worth it alone.