Skull Cap Antler Mount

It includes a wood plaque and one red and one cream colored skull cover plus mounting hardware.

Skull cap antler mount.

Now you will center the antler over the correct pedicle of the top section of the skull plate form make sure you are drilling the correct antler side and drill a 3 16 hole roughly 1 deep into the base of the antler. The next step is to place the skull cap in a pot of water add 1 tablespoon of sodium carbonate to the water then simmer for 20 30 minutes. Cut antlers off skull when cutting off deer antlers for an antler plaque mount pay careful attention to the angle of your through cut because this will affect how your antlers display on the wall. Step by step instructions for creating an antler mount.

In this figure lines blue red and green would each work fine. Remove the hide from the skull cap skull plate clean the skull cap. The process of preparing a skull cap for mounting can be done by the hunter without the need to hire a taxidermist. It all depends on your preferred angle of display.

How to create an antler mount. Cut off the antlers. We found it was best to start the hole through the top section and then drill the antler separately. Skin and cut as much meat and hide as possible.

A deer skull cap and antler mount is commonly known as a european mount. First let s review the major steps involved in mounting deer antlers. Materials needed to mount deer antlers. Deer antler mounting kit this easy to assemble kit fits almost all sizes and shapes of deer antlers.

Items you will need. With a little effort you can make a european mount to display your trophy buck. The skull cap is the portion of the skull above the deer s eye socket and usually accompanies the antlers for display. Cut the antler off the skull as shown in fig 1.

Everything your need for successful antler mounting. Attach the antlers to a plaque. These are becoming increasingly popular among sportsmen simply because they are less expensive and take up less room in the house than the traditional shoulder mount.