On this week s episode mike marco show you how to mount a deer on the wall using a wood plaque.
How to mount a deer skull to the wall.
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The skull cap is the portion of.
A deer mount hung on your wall is a way to honor that particular animal.
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A popular item for southwestern and ranch themes cattle skulls particularly horned cattle bring a touch of instant history to the room.
You will need some artistic skills though.
While most trophy hunters send their kills to professional taxidermists to get them mounted it is possible and relatively simple to mount your own deer head.
Hung proudly on your wall the deer and the memory of that hunt will live on in your mind.
If you recently shot an exceptional buck it would be a shame to let the head and antlers go to waste.
Deer skulls have been a popular decoration in european homes since the early 1700s.
Except for drying times the project only took me an hour or so.
Sometimes the sheer size of the animal may make it tough to find the right spot to hang the mount.
Diy european deer skull mount mounting options well there s probably a hundred different to mount the skull but from what we ve seen the most comm0n is to secure it to a plaque and hang it on the wall so for simplicities sake that s what we are going to describe.
This project shows an easy way to mount a deer scull.
Or you can just display your skull mount on a desk or counter.
We ll also include several photos of deer skull mounts for inspiration.
This may stem from the fact that deer skull caps allow hunters to show off their trophy without mounting an entire deer head on the wall.
By simply hanging a steer skull you can transform a drab den into a powerful masculine room.
First you need a stud finder to find a stud on the wall.
So let s get the basics out of the way first.
Using a free pallet and diy stains i mounted an 8 pointer to hang on my wall.
Incorporate the american wild west into your home s decor by mounting a genuine steer skull on a wall.
Using the scalp of the deer saves you a bunch of money compared to european mounting a skull or.
If you want to mount a deer skull to wood paneling or to a wood accent wall you can display it without having to opt for a wood plaque.
This scull was found in south dakota on one of my first boy scout trips.
Deer skull mounts are growing in popularity in american homes.
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