12 Year Old's Skull Cleaning Business *New Pics 6/19/17*

[rossislider]

Can you or do you have a PayPal setup for the $20 donation?

That is super nice of you, but don't worry about it for now. If I hear from Amanda I'll let you guys know.

[CouesPursuit]

No problem. I'll save a predator skull or two to send his way and just tip him then! Hopefully I can run into a few different specimens before his prices get too high!!

[brian390]

Your son does better than the taxidermist I go to.

[My Rights As An American]

I have a coues skull for him. Let me know where you are at our how to get it to him. Thanks.

[cramerhunts]

I can personally vouch for Draysen's work and what a pleasure it is to do business with him. We need more young men and women like this! He did this turkey skull for me and they are not easy by any means.

 

 

[rossislider]

Thanks Phil. It was a pleasure meeting you. He really enjoys working on the turkey skulls for some reason. For being summer time, he has managed to stay pretty busy. Here are a few more pictures of some in the works and some in process. After these are done the freezer will be empty and all projects will be done, so let him or I know if you have anything else that needs to be done.

 

A young coyote.

 

A table full of skulls including Phil's turkey.

 

Love the character of some of these smaller bucks.

 

Who doesn't love a big Sonora buck?

 

It is hard to beat a javelina for an all around cool skull. Getting the grease out is the trick.

 

The javelena in the picture below was brought to Draysen with the other two skulls pictured by the same guy. It was a deadhead pig with teeth falling out on the edge of becoming chalky. Given it's state of decomposition we weren't sure how it would turn out. I turned out awesome!

 

Some "in-the-works" pics followed by the final product.

 

Before and after the whitening bath in the next two pics.

[rossislider]

So I hope you will all indulge me for a minute while I brag. As some of you who have met my son and brought him skull know, his goals were to first pay back his business loan to his mom and me, pay for his scout camp, and save up to buy his first rifle. He has worked hard and taken this venture very seriously. By late May he had accomplished goals one and two, and was working towards goal three. About that time my wife and I were invited to attend an awards ceremony at his school (he just finished 6th grade) for some surprise award he was receiving. He was recognized as the top student in his school for his grades through 4th, 5th, and 6th grade (his lowest grade in any category during that period was a 94%) and also scored highly proficient in all areas of AZ's standardized testing each of those three years. They went one step further to say that in all three years he only missing one problem in the math sections. My wife and I were so proud that we decided he had earned his new rifle and pitched in the rest for him.

 

Sorry for the obnoxious dad brag, but I want you to know what kind of a good hard working kid you are trusting your trophies with.

[Big Browns]

You have every right to brag! You have obviously raised a great son! As a fellow CW member I expect great things from this young man!

 

Great job Dad!!!!!!!!

[wildwoody]

+1. He better not go out of business now he go his gun. He is very good. Can't to send him something, love the turkey skulls

[rossislider]

+1. He better not go out of business now he go his gun. He is very good. Can't to send him something, love the turkey skulls

They way he like to go goes through ammo, he needs to stay working.

[el diablo]

Awesome job, heck he's more responsible and off to a better start than my 19 yr old son.

[AZ RANGER]

Really cool! What a great kid.

[firstcoueswas80]

We gotta work on that shirt, but other than that, that's freaking awesome. Very happy for your family.

[BOWUNTR]

100%.... Ed F

[Coues Sniper]

This is awesome. Great job Dad.