I skinned out the head removing as much as I could including the eyes and lower jaw. Then I cut under the skull removing the last vertebrae and exposing a one inch hole to remove the brain. Then I placed it in a large crock pot just covering the skull, and cooked on high for 48 hours adding water to keep it covered! then using a knife then abrasive pad cleaned it well. cleaning the nasal area was a little tough. you need to be careful because the bone separates easily when still wet but can be put back together carefully and glued if needed.
then used peroxide to whiten!

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2011 Turkey and deer
Christmas Eve Doe and other posts
2010 Deer posts
Last Day A Season Buck And earlier posts