Tony Nile Report post Posted July 19, 2023 Going to Euro mount my sons cow elk skull, am considering maceration vs boiling. How important is water movement for maceration? Could I put the skull into a water filled plastic tote with the lid on and leave it in my backyard for a few days before pressure washing it? Or is there more to the maceration process? If its skinned and brains removed before going into the water how rank will the smell be- as in my neighbors smelling it? I'm on a 1/3 acre residential lot, so they will be about 100 ft away from the property line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted July 26, 2023 I could be wrong but I believe maceration is when you leave it in the tote underwater the entire time for it to allow the microbes and bacteria to completely clean the skull. As far as I know you don't need any water movement at all you can literally just let it sit in there and do its thing but it will be stinky like super super stinky. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mcdowell25 Report post Posted July 30, 2023 Water movement is not required to macerate, but be warned.. the smell is unlike anything you have ever experienced. Change the water every couple days, seems to help. I do 50+ euros a year from deer, elk to bear. I tried macerating once, will never do it again. There are some other euro guys I know that like it. Their quality is high, but for me it’s boil all the way! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted July 30, 2023 On 7/19/2023 at 9:02 AM, Tony Nile said: Going to Euro mount my sons cow elk skull, am considering maceration vs boiling. How important is water movement for maceration? Could I put the skull into a water filled plastic tote with the lid on and leave it in my backyard for a few days before pressure washing it? Or is there more to the maceration process? If its skinned and brains removed before going into the water how rank will the smell be- as in my neighbors smelling it? I'm on a 1/3 acre residential lot, so they will be about 100 ft away from the property line. The smell is from another world!!!!! Call me, I'll help you out. 928-595-1554 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted July 31, 2023 You sissies clearly haven't been around enough dead bodies in the desert. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted July 31, 2023 Friend buried his in the yard and let the ants clean it…no idea how long it took or how it compares to maceration but he was pleased with the result. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted August 1, 2023 18 hours ago, firstcoueswas80 said: You sissies clearly haven't been around enough dead bodies in the desert. To be fair, if I'm doing some crap in the backyard that smells like dead bodies in the desert my wife will likely have an opinion about it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted August 1, 2023 18 hours ago, firstcoueswas80 said: You sissies clearly haven't been around enough dead bodies in the desert. Different smell altogether Casey. Neither, in any form is one I would wish on anyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted August 1, 2023 9 hours ago, bigorange said: Friend buried his in the yard and let the ants clean it…no idea how long it took or how it compares to maceration but he was pleased with the result. Dad lost a 115” whitetail that way. Dog dug it up. Found it months later destroyed! This was early 90’s though, before scores were really popular with common folk. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted August 1, 2023 1 hour ago, muledeerarea33? said: Dad lost a 115” whitetail that way. Dog dug it up. Found it months later destroyed! This was early 90’s though, before scores were really popular with common folk. Bet that dog got fixed like 2 weeks later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted August 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, CatfishKev said: Bet that dog got fixed like 2 weeks later. The kicker……. Weren’t our dam dog! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted August 1, 2023 21 hours ago, muledeerarea33? said: Dad lost a 115” whitetail that way. Dog dug it up. Found it months later destroyed! This was early 90’s though, before scores were really popular with common folk. 1890's Right? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted August 2, 2023 3 hours ago, PRDATR said: 1890's Right? Early 1990’s??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Nile Report post Posted August 3, 2023 We ended up simmering it for a few hours, didn't want to risk the smell. Thanks to all who replied 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites