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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 11/29/2007 7:21:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'm sorry if you've already answered this, but... why do you want an animal's skull?

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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 11/29/2007 7:42:38 PM   
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i dont know if anyone said this or not but all you need do is put it under a box and bury it for 6 months the bugs will clean it off


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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 11/29/2007 8:00:03 PM   
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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 11/29/2007 8:49:40 PM   
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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 11/29/2007 9:32:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		Up here people often put them (moose heads with racks)up on the roof top(so no critters drag it away), and let the Birds pick it clean, and the sunshine and rain do thier magic.

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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 11/29/2007 9:43:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		Maggots really are the best way - if you have a shed or someplace that will keep the temperature somewhat moderated from the winter cold, put it in with dirt, sawdust (to keep the aroma down), and some nice little grubbers.  Boiling it will make your house smell like carrion and you will still have to do a lot of picking with long-nosed tweezers to get all the brainy bits out.  Plus as someone else noted, it will soften the bones. 
 
Or find a nice taxidermist! 
 
Oh, and a Sawz-All will be much more efficient than a semi-sharp snow shovel.  Just plan on getting a new blade when you are finished.

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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 11/29/2007 9:48:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		Use an axe to decapitate it ... probably best to practice on a log first if you're not used to using an axe.
Take the head and find a meat ants nest and throw it on... come back in a week and that baby should be sparking clean .

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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 11/29/2007 11:37:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey thanks everyone, I got a lot more answers than I had expected! To respond, I cannot bury it because the ground is frozen solid. Why do I want the skull? I like bones. I love the museum of natural history.Boiling seems a bit iffy, especially if it softens the bone and still leaves bits to be cleaned. I would do it outside so the smell is not an issue.Hanging it in a tree, or putting it on the roof are both great ideas!Axe vs Snow shovel, axe wins. My dom laughed and said that an axe is the way to go and if nothing has dragged my doe away that he will cut the head off for me!! Dats twue love hahaha.I don't want the head for some freaky grisly meaning but my house is natural. I've bird nests, desicated (sp) mice and one frog. Skeletons from loads of critters, mice and squirrel, mole and turtle oh and a strangley dried complete frog that wandered into my basement and died in a silver goblet I was storing down there. Okies tis the middle of the night, I'm only awake cuz the dog woke me up to go out n pee. Heh I am sooooo sleep deprived I feel loopy. Thanks again for all of the tips and help. I'm pretty sure that hoisting it up is the way I will be going. Yay I'm glad there are folks on here that know the type of information that I was after. You guys all rock.Cept MissM who called me... *sniffle sob sob* sick.  jk.

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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 11/30/2007 12:06:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		I would recomend using a saw over an axe, one bad swing and it will be ruined.  Another Idea I just thought of is burrying it in a living compost heap.  They do not freeze, assuming it is active and large enough, even here in Alaska.

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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 11/30/2007 5:51:58 AM   
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A carcass this size is new to me! And to think it just landed in my yard in time for it to be a Christmas present!


Now THAT is something you don't hear every day!

What about quicklime (always used in old murder-mystery books to hasten decomposition of murder victims) or lye? Would they damage the bones too much?

i gotta say... i thought i lived out in the boonies, but you folks with the dead animals on your roofs have me beat by a mile!

Good luck with your project... i've always thought that bare skulls were far more aesthetically pleasing than taxidermied animals. We have a fruit bat skeleton on display in the living room, but i cheated and bought it cleaned and mounted off the internet.

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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 12/1/2007 10:24:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		camille, I'm not sure how far you are from me but if you can't get it figured out I might be able to make a run down and help you out with it. You really don't want to boil it...you definitely do want to skin it. Don't use an axe...you need a saw. There are only a couple of inches of frost right now so you would probably be able to chop through it if you wanted to bury it. If not, put it in a sealed container and put it in the yard with something heavy on top of it until the ground breaks. Just don't forget about it when the thaw comes. Personally, I would wrap it in a couple of trash bags and throw it in the freezer. One other thing....it's deer season...and possession of a doe head without a doe tag is not a cool thing....and most taxidermists/processors will not touch an untagged deer.

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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 12/2/2007 4:29:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		Seal it up in a box tightly with meal worms. They will consume all but the bone and then die off. It's slow (months) but works. You will have to soak it in bleach afterward to get a nice white color.

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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 12/2/2007 4:56:27 AM   
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camille, I'm not sure how far you are from me but if you can't get it figured out I might be able to make a run down and help you out with it. You really don't want to boil it...you definitely do want to skin it. Don't use an axe...you need a saw. There are only a couple of inches of frost right now so you would probably be able to chop through it if you wanted to bury it. If not, put it in a sealed container and put it in the yard with something heavy on top of it until the ground breaks. Just don't forget about it when the thaw comes. Personally, I would wrap it in a couple of trash bags and throw it in the freezer. One other thing....it's deer season...and possession of a doe head without a doe tag is not a cool thing....and most taxidermists/processors will not touch an untagged deer.
 Aw crap I totally forgot about the tag. Well my dom will be here TODAY TODAY TODAY (ya I'm excited) and he promised to removed da head for me. Now, how sweet is that?? I have an empty 5 gallon bucket so I will do the old bucket over dead thing held down by rocks thingie again.Yay.Thankies everyone! I don't have meal worms nor quicklime nor compost so bucket style is the way to go I think. 

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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 12/2/2007 4:58:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		Camille,
You can pick up meal worms at most pet stores since they are a pet food staple.

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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 12/2/2007 5:06:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ew thats gross hehehe. So do I have to calculate the ratio of mealworms to deer carcass?

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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 12/2/2007 8:39:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		Honestly, when it happened here I left it alone for a month. Then I bought a hot plate and a cheap pot and boiled it in several changes of water. The bones did weaken and the lower jaw separated but it's still around in a shoe box somewhere (I think). Made it through two kids worth of show and tell.

Scared my daughter's teacher though. She forgot to mention I was bringing it by, they were in art or recess so I just left it on the teacher's desk. She opened it up and let out a scream in class.  But the entire class thought it was way cool.

I use the pot and hot plate now for making soap.

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RE: How To Get (the) Head - 12/2/2007 9:05:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		I've had more than one Cmail concerning my appreciation for dead things, so I'm going to share my tale with y'all and yes the  names are changed to protect the guilty except for my name cuz well, I'm just sooo innocent. (btw I have no clue how to post a photo here so the true feeeeeling wont shine through lol. On a rock, covered with 'sand and flies'...****************************************yeah ok. let me set the scenario.
kim calls me, heyyy jennifer i got something for you!
me: yay cool 
kim: yeah its been in MY TRUNK for a few days and i gotta give it to you tonight.
me: sure np come on over.
*insert mood music of your choice here*
kim arrives, she and i stroll out into the sunny summer day. meandering towards the driveway is her happy go lucky bf craig with a smile on his face.
kim: heyhey craig where is...............  craig points to a rock. i squint, fuzzy with sleep and blinking in the bright sunlight. dust motes dance in the sunbeams as i bend over and take one step closer.
me: ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo A TURTLE COOOOOLLLL um, its...  yeah i touched it and yeah im gonna try and dissect (sp) it for the skull and teeth. and oh, they weren't dust motes they were flies.
BUT ITS PRETTY FREAKIN WEIRD TO TAKE YOUR UNSUSPECTING PAL
A
DEAD
DECOMPOSING
STINKY  TURTLE
which i promptly named Wallace.  i was unflappable AND I AM PROUD.  


< Message edited by camille65 -- 12/2/2007 9:13:46 AM >

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