Crossing State lines & Euromounts

[Big Fin]

Has anybody stepped up to the Bridger Boilers and if so, are they worth it?

Bridger Boiler - European Skull Boiler

European Skull Boiler - Benefits of the boiler, legally travel across states lines, immediate reward of a complete trophy mount, no wasted time looking for a local taxidermist to complete your European mount, no more waiting 6-12 months to receive your mount back and No costly shipping charges...

bridger-boiler.myshopify.com

I have one. It’s great. Mine was sent for us to use in content.

 

[Mallardsx2]

https://a.co/d/hUEH8Gz

 

[mxracer317]

How many quart pots are you guys running for boiling mule deer heads?

 

[Caseknife]

I do this but use 6-7" piece of coat hanger wire with a bend at the end for my drill "bit". Basically you're trying to liquify the brain so it oozes out by gravity.
I've never been checked but I hope if you can just show a good faith effort they won't give you trouble.

I think that would be a better method than the spade bit, may have a chance of keeping the skull intact.

 

[TheGreek]

I’ve done it on a Coleman stove with a cheap pot from Walmart.

 

[HerkHunter]

How many quart pots are you guys running for boiling mule deer heads?

Look up whitebone creations on youtube. Guy has lots of good info on your questions

 

[BraidenR]

I do this but use 6-7" piece of coat hanger wire with a bend at the end for my drill "bit". Basically you're trying to liquify the brain so it oozes out by gravity.
I've never been checked but I hope if you can just show a good faith effort they won't give you trouble.

So your not boiling. Just trying to get what you can out and going for it?

 

[Mallardsx2]

I tried the Sous Vide this year. That process is too slow. I hate it. Glad I didn't spend a lot of money to try it. I have had a head in a bucket at 165 degrees since Sunday night and I still have 50% of the $hit still on it.

It would have boiled clean in the turkey pot in about 6-8 hours...

 

[Bux_N_Beards]

Might not be your thing, but another option is to skull cap it and use one of the reproduction skulls. I’ve done dozens of euros over the years and started doing this a few years ago. On the wall it’s surprisingly hard to tell the difference when hanging next to the real thing, at least on deer. Have not done an elk that way yet, though.

Best part, no extra bulky gear to carry, no need to plan additional time for the process, and no mess.

 

[thomas89]

I tried the Sous Vide this year. That process is too slow. I hate it. Glad I didn't spend a lot of money to try it. I have had a head in a bucket at 165 degrees since Sunday night and I still have 50% of the $hit still on it.

It would have boiled clean in the turkey pot in about 6-8 hours...

Did you add some sal soda?

 

[Mallardsx2]

Did you add some sal soda?

1/2 a cup of 20 mule team.

 

[appmtnhntr]

Did brothers and my mule deer in camp this year. Turkey cooker pot.

15# propane bottle wasn’t enough for both.
Had to finish his in the fire, but it actually simmered just as well as on the boiler.

Mine:


His:

 

[thomas89]

1/2 a cup of 20 mule team.

I’m not going to say you’re wrong or pretend to be an expert. I’ll say I had mine at 145*, with a couple cups of Sal soda, and it was mostly clean at 16 hours.

My understanding has been borax is more for treating the bone once it’s all cleaned up. The sal soda really seemed to “jelly” the meat for me and make it easy to scrape off.

 

[MarvB]

bring your cordless drill, a 5/8 spade, and forceps.

much better than a coat hanger.

Damn Togie, sounds like the Jeffrey Dalhmer vacation kit…

 

[BraidenR]

Might not be your thing, but another option is to skull cap it and use one of the reproduction skulls. I’ve done dozens of euros over the years and started doing this a few years ago. On the wall it’s surprisingly hard to tell the difference when hanging next to the real thing, at least on deer. Have not done an elk that way yet, though.

Best part, no extra bulky gear to carry, no need to plan additional time for the process, and no mess.

Lets see some pics of this please!

 

[Elkmagnet]

Fyi, Idaho requires you to follow CWD procedures like boil the skull before leaving it's known CWD units. (If you kill it in unit 18 you have to boil it in 18 before it leaves unit 18). I don't know if other states are that specific.