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.

Skull cap antler mount.

Everything your need for successful antler mounting. Then i ll cover each in more detail. Remove the hide from the skull cap skull plate clean the skull cap. First let s review the major steps involved in mounting deer antlers.

Mckenzie taxidermy offers a great selection of antler skull caps and shed connectors. Skin and cut as much meat and hide as possible. Deer antler mounting kit this easy to assemble kit fits almost all sizes and shapes of deer antlers. Materials needed to mount deer antlers.

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. It all depends on your preferred angle of display. The process of preparing a skull cap for mounting can be done by the hunter without the need to hire a taxidermist. 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.

Cut off the antlers. Items you will need. We found it was best to start the hole through the top section and then drill the antler separately. Attach or make a cover for the skull plate.

Cut the antler off the skull as shown in fig 1. A deer skull cap and antler mount is commonly known as a european mount. How to create an antler mount. It includes a wood plaque and one red and one cream colored skull cover plus mounting hardware.

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. In this figure lines blue red and green would each work fine. With a little effort you can make a european mount to display your trophy buck.