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<blockquote data-quote="ohiosteve" data-source="post: 1611067" data-attributes="member: 17303"><p>I've done a bunch. Best way but not the fastest is warm water mastication. I have a black plastic 55 gallon drum full of the nastiest water you've ever seen because that's all I use it for. After butchering I put the whole head in, I'm in Ohio so I do this in March at the earliest. I leave it in at least a month then pull it out and take a look. It is a nasty job but if it's been warm enough the bugs and bacteria do a great job of breaking everything down, and you can easily remove the lower jaw and any hide that might be remaining and put it back in. Next time I pull it out I will pressure wash it making sure I get the remainder of the brain out and tap around the horns to get the outer shell off the horns so I can pressure wash the inner horns. Then I let it sit in the sun and occasionally spray it with hydrogen peroxide for a week or more until it's nice and white. I sand the outer horn and it really makes them look nice before I slide them back on the skull. I just brought a big one to a Christmas party that had a white elephant gift exchange last weekend and you wouldn't believe the people fighting over it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ohiosteve, post: 1611067, member: 17303"] I've done a bunch. Best way but not the fastest is warm water mastication. I have a black plastic 55 gallon drum full of the nastiest water you've ever seen because that's all I use it for. After butchering I put the whole head in, I'm in Ohio so I do this in March at the earliest. I leave it in at least a month then pull it out and take a look. It is a nasty job but if it's been warm enough the bugs and bacteria do a great job of breaking everything down, and you can easily remove the lower jaw and any hide that might be remaining and put it back in. Next time I pull it out I will pressure wash it making sure I get the remainder of the brain out and tap around the horns to get the outer shell off the horns so I can pressure wash the inner horns. Then I let it sit in the sun and occasionally spray it with hydrogen peroxide for a week or more until it's nice and white. I sand the outer horn and it really makes them look nice before I slide them back on the skull. I just brought a big one to a Christmas party that had a white elephant gift exchange last weekend and you wouldn't believe the people fighting over it. [/QUOTE]
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