Everything You Want to Know About Cleaning a Bear Skull

Everything You Want to Know About Cleaning a Bear Skull

You have your bear hunt schedule and are looking forward to bagging your prize bear or at least a very large one. After your bear hunt and bagging your game, you will definitely want to keep the black bear skull, Kodiak bear skull, or another bear skull as a trophy to...
Cleaning Furbearer and Small Mammal Skulls 101

Cleaning Furbearer and Small Mammal Skulls 101

You’ve caught a furbearer trophy, but now comes the hard part. A thorough skull cleaning is needed to properly display it. Providing one of the most effective ways to deflesh a specimen, a dermestid beetle colony can give you the results you need. Here is a look into...
Taxidermy Aftercare Tips: Caring for Your Skull Mounts

Taxidermy Aftercare Tips: Caring for Your Skull Mounts

You took the time to scout out the best hunting spot to bag your trophy game animal. After you bagged it, you wanted to preserve its skull to create a skull mount to hang on your wall. You may have decided to also get the full taxidermy treatment and preserve the...
The Latest in Taxidermy

The Latest in Taxidermy

Over the years, people have relied on different methods to preserve animal specimens. Harsh chemicals, boiling, composting, and other methods can damage bones. Dermestid beetles, which are relatively new in taxidermy, have become one of the most popular methods of...
Taxidermy Skull Preparation and Skull Cleaning

Taxidermy Skull Preparation and Skull Cleaning

The art of taxidermy to preserve a trophy you bagged while hunting requires a skilled hand and a little help from nature. The thought of preserving some part of the trophy animal you bagged appeals to many hunters of all ages. You could choose a full-body mount,...