Flying skulls

[jpc01101]

I have tried all manner of things to fly a cleaned skull home and not get the nose broken. Added a step to my normal process this time and got sons elk from MT to KY in one piece. My normal mechanism is pool noodles over points and then a ton of bubble wrap and plastic wrap (the moving kind they sell on a big roll). This time I added cardboard box broken down so I could roll it around so the structural strength essentially made a tube that hit the bottom of the antlers. I then left some space and closed the tube around the nose…it worked. I also added a set of turkey decoys between the antlers prior to flying. Checked with normal bag allowance no additional fees.

 

[jbell.preach]

Does the skull need to be boiled and powerwashed clean to get it on a plane? I assume if there were chunks of meat still on it they would not let you on

 

[glass eye]

Does the skull need to be boiled and powerwashed clean to get it on a plane? I assume if there were chunks of meat still on it they would not let you on

Aside from the stinky mess there is the legal issue. All states now have CWD protocols that prohibit brain matter crossing state lines.