Skull Cap Antler Mount

It all depends on your preferred angle of display.

Skull cap antler mount.

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. The process of preparing a skull cap for mounting can be done by the hunter without the need to hire a taxidermist. How to create an antler mount. Attach the antlers to a plaque.

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. Mckenzie taxidermy offers a great selection of antler skull caps and shed connectors. Step by step instructions for creating an antler mount. Items you will need.

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. Everything your need for successful antler mounting. It includes a wood plaque and one red and one cream colored skull cover plus mounting hardware. Materials needed to mount deer antlers.

We found it was best to start the hole through the top section and then drill the antler separately. In this figure lines blue red and green would each work fine. Cut off the antlers. First let s review the major steps involved in mounting deer antlers.

Attach or make a cover for the skull plate. 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. A deer skull cap and antler mount is commonly known as a european mount. Then i ll cover each in more detail.

Skin and cut as much meat and hide as possible. With a little effort you can make a european mount to display your trophy buck. Deer antler mounting kit this easy to assemble kit fits almost all sizes and shapes of deer antlers.