DIY Javelina Skull

[Wild1]

Whacked a couple of bristle pigs last year - still waiting for the shoulder mount from the taxi. Thought I'd do the skull(s) myself - here's the first one. I left the tusks in they're natural state (unbleached).

 

[Fugaloo]

That's real cool, how did you do it. I have been burying mine for the last two deer I shot, but they don't get brilliant white like that

 

[humbletaxi86]

Hydrogen peroxide and ultra white (the same hair bleach that most beauty salons use for bleaching hair in powder form) you can get kits from cabelas or vandykes.

 

[Mjp62]

Nice job. I'm going to AZ for the General season in Feb.

 

[Wild1]

Fug -
There's a number of ways to do it - I did mine first by macreation (in a bucket of warm water). That step takes awhile, depending on the temperature of the water - it has to be bacteria friendly (if it's cold out I drop a aquarium heater in the bucket) Once all the flesh and brains are gone, I then degrees it. If you skip the degrees step it'll eventually turn yellow. You can use a number of things to degrees it: clear Dawn soap, Rittle's Super Solvent, amonia, acetone, camp fuel....I just use Dawn and baking soda. Then I use hydrogen peroxide (never bleach) for a day or three. then I glued the tusks (or teeth that fell out) back in with Elmer's glue and finish it with a few coats of either Elmer's glue mixed with water, or a clear polyutherane spray (that's what I used). You kind of have to be patient, but overall it's easy. This was the first one I ever did, so I'm happy with the results. I have one more, which I'll start taking the flesh off of tonight. Good luck!

 

[henmar77]

Damn that looks good. Im thinking that i really should have kept those fox and yote skulls. I just though it would be to much trouble.

 

[dustin ray]

Looks real nice good job
it's a lot of fun once you get past the smell
this is one i did last year and i hope to go this year
what unit did you hunt ? next year where going to 37b