Anyone do a European Mount?

[OPAH]

to provide a constant flow of fresh air and to take most of the stench out of the air your neighbors will smell.

 

[Gnordby]

Meat eating beatles is the way to go, use an old freezer, drill a couple holes, use a old Vacuum, some charcoal and you are in business.
I have been looking at doing this for years, I still have that 350 hog head in my garage freezer.
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Check it out 20 bucks sure will get the Mind running.

How long does the process take? When I read up on buring a skull they say three months but that was in Midwest soil... Not sure how long it will take in SoCal Soil...?

 

[OPAH]

No no I believe and average deer skull is a week maybe 10 days.
and not a speck of meat brain matter natha, just clean skull

 

[fish impaler]

Don’t beetles leave a lot of grease in the bones that requires an extensive degrease process? In my experience with maceration, the bacteria do a pretty good job getting in and getting rid of the grease/oils etc. inside the bones. Does take a while to complete

 

[DMAX]

if you time and do not mind the smell it's not a difficult job

 

[HATCHET1]

Oh my...skulls..gross.

 

[OPAH]

Last I heard a dip in some rubbing alcohol and they were basically ready to go, unless you wanted them looking like plastic white and then it was a dip in the peroxide.
I put one skull in a field, wired in inside two plastic milk crates and never got back to get it, Im sure it turned out pretty good

 

[BOWUNTR]

to provide a constant flow of fresh air and to take most of the stench out of the air your neighbors will smell.

A vacuum will suck the beetles out of the container... I've been using beetles to clean skulls for over a dozen years. A small computer fan would be more appropriate. Charcoal... never heard of that. Ed F

 

[HATCHET1]

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[OPAH]

The charcoal was for the opposite side Exit for the air, to remove as much of the stench as possible to the outside air.
As I said at the beginning I have not done this yet, it is some thing I have planned and kicked around for a long while now.
The Vacuum provided extra air flow away pulling the Bad air and good air together thru the charcoal which will hopefully reduce the odor exhausted.
How do you have your set up Bowhunter We would be really interested. Large scale with a Old Box Freezer ?
Hey Bowhunter do you Charge ? and if you do How much, trying the figure if I would Have enough business to keep the beatles alive and growing and enough Money to maintain the beetles ?

 

[HATCHET1]

For reason I sense.....nevermind..LOL..

 

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

That would help! Thanx

Never mind wrong Larry.

 

[BOWUNTR]

The charcoal was for the opposite side Exit for the air, to remove as much of the stench as possible to the outside air.
As I said at the beginning I have not done this yet, it is some thing I have planned and kicked around for a long while now.
The Vacuum provided extra air flow away pulling the Bad air and good air together thru the charcoal which will hopefully reduce the odor exhausted.
How do you have your set up Bowhunter We would be really interested. Large scale with a Old Box Freezer ?
Hey Bowhunter do you Charge ? and if you do How much, trying the figure if I would Have enough business to keep the beatles alive and growing and enough Money to maintain the beetles ?

50 gallon trash can with ventilation. I do charge... the amount depends on a lot of factors. It's a hobby gone wild for me. Don't do it... Ed F

 

[HATCHET1]

This..∆

 

[OPAH]

50 gallon trash can with ventilation. I do charge... the amount depends on a lot of factors. It's a hobby gone wild for me.

So you keep the Beatles multiplying or but new beetles every time?

 

[OPAH]

50 gallon trash can with ventilation. I do charge... the amount depends on a lot of factors. It's a hobby gone wild for me. Don't do it... Ed F

with this one you can do multiple skulls or complete skeletons
Bobcats, a boned out deer, It would be cool to do a cougar

 

[HATCHET1]

Wow...

 

[BOWUNTR]

Amazing... a cougar skull would be awesome. Ed F

 

[BOWUNTR]

So you keep the Beatles multiplying or but new beetles every time?

I've had the same colony for about a dozen years and have even helped friends start colonies from mine. Ed F

 

[OPAH]

That Is Freaking great ! Not now but in the next Couple of years, when I find a good large old Box freezer, I am going to start making m y Beetle Bin.