Euro Mount

[OftenOutdoors]

It came out great! I appreciate the input from everyone.

 

[SleepySprout]

It came out great! I appreciate the input from everyone.

Sure did come out great! I only have 1 euro mount at the moment and now I’m wondering if my taxidermist coated it or not. I was never given the option.

 

[OftenOutdoors]

I spoke to two guys. One said he always used it and the other did not. I went with the second guy but asked him to coat it. He was happy with it and so am I. More importantly, my daughter loves it.

This was my first euro mount but I may do this again if I’m fortunate enough to get a nice buck.

 

[North of 60]

Fat = a yellowing euro mount over time. The less the fat, the less the yellowing.

The first one i did about 10 years ago with the slow boil removes too many of the thin sinus bones (to me).

Some folks go to a taxidermist for beetles to do the tissue removal.

Another option vs boiling or beetles is maceration...let bacteria remove all of the tissue. That also seemed to help a bit with reducing fat in the skull. Maceration is both quite nasty smelling and effective.

After soaking at least 3-4 weeks of a warm dawn/water solution, that will pull most of the fat.

It is a bit of a pain and cost, however soaking in acetone at the end before whitening will even pull out more fat.

There is some museum-quality sealant available soluble in acetone that will seal the skull very well...it is Acryloid B-72. Most taxidermists won't go to that length for a euro mount.

 

[North of 60]

 

[SleepySprout]

I spoke to two guys. One said he always used it and the other did not. I went with the second guy but asked him to coat it. He was happy with it and so am I. More importantly, my daughter loves it.

This was my first euro mount but I may do this again if I’m fortunate enough to get a nice buck.

I’ve got one at a different taxidermist. I’m hoping it turns out well!