Spike Elk Velvet Euro Prep

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I shot this spike elk in Idaho on Thursday. He took a couple hundred foot roll down a cliff and his velvet is beat to crap. His antlers seem solid, although a little black. Has anyone had success removing the velvet on antlers and doing a euro mount or will it not turn out because the antlers aren’t 100% developed? Should I be in a rush to remove the velvet?

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Congratulations on the kill!!!
Yes you can take the velvet off it'll look a little funky but will still make a good euro.
I have a 6 point white tail buck they got hit by a car last summer and I went and got his deadhead couple months later all available was gone and left with hard horn.
 
Velvet euro mounts look weird, in my opinion. Just strip it off and euro away.
Agreed. I just noticed that the antlers appeared black where they had peeled away and wondered if the antlers were going to look weird if I removed all the velvet.
 
Unless you like the color white I'd leave it as it is. I started to pull the velvet off this spike I shot years ago that the other side snapped in half as it rolled down a hill. I gave up peeling it because to me it looked much worse than raggedy velvet which helps tell the story of your hunt. 20250907_180059.jpg
 
I did a spike elk euro in velvet. Not the biggest spike, but the velvet stayed intact which was a nice. I left it in the freezer for several months, honestly it was a long time, and I think that helped cure the velvet. I used the velvelok spray, then boiled/simmer the skull. I still need to whiten it but it turned okay better than expected.

TL;DR — I’d keep the velvet on and have a unique euro
 
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