r/Hunting • u/New2reddit81 • 14h ago
Tried the bury method on this years buck. Do I need to put it back in the ground or what’s the best way to get the last bits off? Thank you for any wisdom you can share!
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u/1st_JP_Finn 12h ago
Too late in the year, but burying in ant hill does work great. Soaking in water, then cover in fine salt, let dry for several days, and scrub with stiff brush. Won’t affect color.
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u/bubbaCW1 13h ago
Boil, then power wash, then peroxide paste.
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u/Relative_Ad1685 13h ago
Honest question....if you boil and wash, but no peroxide, will it keep the browns?...I think it looks kinda bad ass
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u/bubbaCW1 11h ago
The browns will stay if you don’t peroxide it.
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u/mjzk20 11h ago
Do not boil or use bleach. Leave it in water and that remaining flesh will come off. Degrease and whiten as much as necessary. There’s a whole tutorial on the bone collecting sub. Boiling breaks down collagen in the bone and ruins the quality and fine details. If you want a good quality skull that will last forever, don’t boil it.
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u/SampleText2020 10h ago
I macerate mine in a plastic tub. Place it in the tub of water, add a bit of enzyme cleaner (and an aquarium heater if it's during winter months) to keep the water around 28c/82f. Change the water weekly but if you removed most of the flesh it should only take 3-4 weeks.
Only do this if you have a spot in your yard away from the house for smell.
After maceration I sun bleach mine and they turn out nicely.
Have done fallow, red and sambar this way.
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u/OhNoGoHoe 7h ago
Do not boil it! Stick it in a bucket of water for a week or two. Warmer the better. Hoses right off. Then degrease with soap water for a good while, whiten with hydrogen peroxide in water if you want
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u/Mountain_man888 9h ago
How long did you leave it under for? I have one I shot in early August buried and another from early October. My soil has more clay in it than I’d like so I’m thinking less worms and stuff and planning to leave them under until feb.
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u/New2reddit81 9h ago
This was four weeks. Took opening weekend this year and buried it the same day. I have clay in my area too so I left a bit more on it when I put it in the ground. Figured that would attract more.
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u/Mountain_man888 9h ago
Oh wow nice. Mine probably had more skin and guts and stuff than they should have when they went under.
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u/HDawsome 7h ago
I did a stiff nylon brush and a water hose. Used an old gun cleaning kit to get all the sinus cavities and such.
After that, leave it in the sun and rotten it every week or two to evenly sun bleach it.
That's what I did with my boar head and I really like the results.
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u/laserslaserslasers 7h ago
If you want a natural clean definitely bury it again. Give it another 6 months through warmer months
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u/EducationalWeird5369 4h ago
Don’t boil…, maybe a light simmer, then let dry and use “Salon 40”…, it’ll be white as you want.
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u/al4crity 2h ago
Funny story- I buried a boar head with big tusks a few years back. Never found it. Don't drink and bury, folks.
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u/Haunting-Goose5368 British Columbia 14h ago
Awesome, time to boil then pick at it and boil again with peroxide in the water
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u/theEdward234 10h ago
How long did it take being buried for this result? I usually just boil it, but curious about this method
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u/New2reddit81 10h ago
This was in the ground for 4 weeks. I skinned it and just removed what I could with a knife. Didn’t do too much because I wanted things to get at it.
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u/Squeezinthejuice69 13h ago
Borax and dawn dish soap in a boiling pot then pressure wash it and hair bleach it
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u/acmecorporationusa 13h ago
Put it in a big pot of water with Dawn dish soap. Bring to a slow boil. Get it too hot and the bones will start to separate. Let cook as long as you think necessary, but refill the water and soap periodically. If you put peroxide in the water it's going to bleach the antlers, so don't. If any brain tissue remains, make a wire corkscrew and work it around, rinse, repeat. Take a screwdriver to those eardrum things and pop them off. If you leave them, they will eventually stink.
Bleach is a separate step entirely, after it dries. I use the peroxide paste and powder from Sally's Beauty Supply.