Looking For someone to boil head (Hampshire)

[adi]

I just bury mine in the composter for a few months, leave it to the bugs To clean out. just done 2 heads, third is in there now. Will be moving on to bleaching next.
Mind you, never done it before so no idea if the results will be good.

do share when you done peroxiding your first one.

 

[adi]

Was that Henry at Hampshire Trophies?

yes Henry


Many Thanks everyone for your input, I will surely give it a go, and will try hanging/burying as well.

 

[Heym SR20]

Providing the head is fresh and you have skined and removed the majority of meat you need to boil until any remaining meat is cooked. 20 minutes for a roe scull is plenty. I do it on the kitchen stove with extra fan on. It doesn’t need to be a fast boil, just a gentle simmer - and the smell - no worse than making stock. Which actually is exactly what you are doing.

Then pick off all the meat and connective tissue. I find a pair of needle nosed pliers useful gor between the coronets.

Then wrap the skull parts in two or tree layers of kitchen towel. Put scull in a plastic bowl.

Pop down to chemist and get a bottle of hydrogen peroxide. It’s usually 5% solution. We the kitchen towel with the peroxide and make the wet towel is firmly against the bone.

Leave for a few hours and see if the bone looks clean. If not leave a bit longer.

Then rinse and let it dry.

 

[Hook'N'Bullet]

Would love to, but I do not have a garden to do it in, heard it smells pretty bad. So don't wanna get booted off by Mrs .
DM's replies, many thanks

is it a goat?

Deer heads don't smell too offensive although might be unsightly to your other half. Just smells like boiling meat. You do need a garden to power hose it though. I'm sure you'd get some funny looks at the local petrol station car wash!

 

[Hook'N'Bullet]

I don't mind that much, someone who told me must have exaggerated. Maybe I'll try take as much skin I can before bringing it home.
What else would I need (any tools etc) if i decide to give it a go, other then a big pan to boil it in.

disposable scalpels are best IMO. Remove as much meat as possible

 

[adi]

Thanks, the one I had, Ive have given it to a chap named Gregg, couple guys here referred. Don't want to mess myself with this one, as am quite +ve it'll make a medal.

 

[Hook'N'Bullet]

Thanks, the one I had, Ive have given it to a chap named Gregg, couple guys here referred. Don't want to mess myself with this one, as am quite +ve it'll make a medal.

Any photos of it?

 

[Sol]

Peroxide has a deleterious effect on skull bones in the long run as has been reported.

Are you sure you've not confused this one with household bleach? (NaClO) this does have serious effect on bone turning into chalk then dust It also has the pleasure of turning all your heads a lovely brown-ey yellow colour and wont even get them white.

I would love to see the report if you have it.

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[VSS]

. I'm sure you'd get some funny looks at the local petrol station car wash!

Oh my! That has got to be worth doing!

 

[adi]

Any photos of it?

This one, will share pics once I get it back..

 

[Sol]

Christ that's a fair sized roe.

 

[TungaDunga]

That's a beauty!

 

[Hook'N'Bullet]

This one, will share pics once I get it back

WOW - thats well worth getting done! Good Work!

 

[sh1kar]

This one, will share pics once I get it back..


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Where you in Siberia?

 

[adi]

Finally got some update on this head, took quite a bit to be back.
It has made high gold, having 156 CIC score. Will be collecting it soon.

 

[The Woodsman]

Congratulations fantastic looking buck and score.