Surprising what a good compost heap can do in 6 weeks now to whitening it up then mount it on a plaque 

I was boiling all of mine until I saw this trick and then swapped over. All good apart from the skin which  stays attached. Unfortunately my compost attracts foxes so I have to make sure they are well covered and secure otherwise they disappear. 

Oowee if you let the rain get to the skin it will  peel off or soak in a bucket of water to soften the skin 

2 hours ago, Rim Fire said:

Oowee if you let the rain get to the skin it will  peel off or soak in a bucket of water to soften the skin 

I put the last few in a bucket then jet washed them. Prior to that I uncovered them left them on the top and they disappeared. ? I don't bother with them now as I have no need for them. I once got some medal heads measured and after I thought why did I bother with that. They are now screwed to the door of an allotment shed. 

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On 10/09/2024 at 10:56, Rim Fire said:

Surprising what a good compost heap can do in 6 weeks now to whitening it up then mount it on a plaque 

Lol you won’t whiten that. All the grease has gone into the bone. Nice buck like that worth the £40 to prepare it professionally.

1 hour ago, Fargo said:

Lol you won’t whiten that. All the grease has gone into the bone. Nice buck like that worth the £40 to prepare it professionally.

Nothing to get the fats out just boil for a few minutes job done 

Edited October 6, 2024Oct 6 by Rim Fire

Cor nice buck that. 
 

Woth my recent fallow I just hung the head in a plastic bag from a tree for a few months ? lovely and clean but I left it a bit too long and the corners of the antlers went a bit green ?‍♂️?

That's a cracking head that.

I thought I'd try the 'pint of maggots from the fishing shop' trick on a red stag a few years ago.  I tucked it in a box under the external central heating oil tank and forgot about in....until the boss commented on the number of bluebottles in the house for November.  My poker face obviously isn't very good and she sussed I was up to something straight away.  Turns out there was an air brick next to the head and the rest is history.

I'm not allowed anywhere near the fishing shop now ?

 

Edited October 28, 2024Oct 28 by Jonty

On 10/09/2024 at 10:56, Rim Fire said:

Surprising what a good compost heap can do in 6 weeks now to whitening it up then mount it on a plaque 

Thats like the first roe i shot my mother in law wanted it for her wall and it was that coour when i got it ack after she passed but she smoked 40 a day LOL 

10 hours ago, Jonty said:

That's a cracking head that.

I thought I'd try the 'pint of maggots from the fishing shop' trick on a red stag a few years ago.  I tucked it in a box under the external central heating oil tank and forgot about in....until the boss commented on the number of bluebottles in the house for November.  My poker face obviously isn't very good and she sussed I was up to something straight away.  Turns out there was an air brick next to the head and the rest is history.

I'm not allowed anywhere near the fishing shop now ?

 

I rember leaving a box of maggots on a outside window sill after a day or two my mother opened the box to see what was in it she was swarmed with blue bottles if she had caught me she would of killed me 

On 28/10/2024 at 19:30, Bigbob said:

Thats like the first roe i shot my mother in law wanted it for her wall and it was that coour when i got it ack after she passed but she smoked 40 a day LOL 

I rember leaving a box of maggots on a outside window sill after a day or two my mother opened the box to see what was in it she was swarmed with blue bottles if she had caught me she would of killed me 

I did that with a slab of wasp usk when I was a kid ! never run so fast sinch LOL