Skull Cap Antler Mount

Everything your need for successful antler mounting.

Skull cap antler mount.

The skull cap is the portion of the skull above the deer s eye socket and usually accompanies the antlers for display. The process of preparing a skull cap for mounting can be done by the hunter without the need to hire a taxidermist. Skin and cut as much meat and hide as possible. It all depends on your preferred angle of display.

A deer skull cap and antler mount is commonly known as a european mount. Items you will need. We found it was best to start the hole through the top section and then drill the antler separately. Cut the antler off the skull as shown in fig 1.

Cut off the antlers. 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. It includes a wood plaque and one red and one cream colored skull cover plus mounting hardware. Attach the antlers to a plaque.

With a little effort you can make a european mount to display your trophy buck. Then i ll cover each in more detail. 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. In this figure lines blue red and green would each work fine.

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. How to create an antler mount. Materials needed to mount deer antlers. Step by step instructions for creating an antler mount.

Mckenzie taxidermy offers a great selection of antler skull caps and shed connectors. 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. Deer antler mounting kit this easy to assemble kit fits almost all sizes and shapes of deer antlers.