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Posted by ursus21 (Member # 3556) on April 15, 2013, 10:57 AM:
2012 was a fair to midland year. I've had better and have had worse, but overall it wasn't bad. Having my own beetles to clean skulls makes things a little more fun. Although all the coyotes I killed last season aren't in the photo it wasn't bad. Got a little over 50 coyotes, 1 bear, and 1 mule deer. Normally there would be an antelope in the picture as well, but I haven't been lucky enough to draw the last 2 years. Drew 16 years in a row and then nothing the last two. Oh well, I should be about due to draw this year.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on April 15, 2013, 11:08 AM:
That's really cool. Thanks for posting.
Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by Frank (Member # 6) on April 15, 2013, 11:18 AM:
I've always like the English mount for horned animals.
I wonder what an obama skull mount would look like? Probly not much is my guess. You'd notice the reduced cranial capacity right away.
Posted by the bearhunter (Member # 3552) on April 15, 2013, 03:50 PM:
thats a nice photo Troy.
do you sell the skulls??
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on April 15, 2013, 04:08 PM:
Cool to at least the 2nd or 3rd power!!!!! ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
Posted by ursus21 (Member # 3556) on April 15, 2013, 05:13 PM:
I do sell the coyote skulls, but not the deer or bear.
Posted by TRnCO (Member # 690) on April 15, 2013, 05:29 PM:
very cool. What do you feed the beetles in the off season? Bologna?
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on April 15, 2013, 05:36 PM:
Ok.....Question;
Do you offer skull cleaning service?????
As in, we ship you a frozen skull, you feed your bugs & ship it back. (I'm sure there's a bit more to it than that but you get the idea.)
Thanx!!!
Posted by ursus21 (Member # 3556) on April 15, 2013, 05:43 PM:
Koko as a matter of fact I do. Here's my website:
http://www.bestskullcleaning.com/
Okay with that said I absolutely did not make this post so I could advertize anything. I just thought it was cool to put all the critter's skulls together and take a picture. Not a "thought I'd share" post!
TR, I always seem to have some kind of critter to feed them, rock chucks, gophers, coyotes, deer, pigeons, and rabbits...
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on April 15, 2013, 06:49 PM:
Troy, I am sure your motivation was to share with the membership and not drum up business. However, there is no reason why you shouldn't or couldn't drum up business. Go ahead, please, anytime you feel like it.
Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on April 15, 2013, 07:30 PM:
Cool!!!
If this year's bear season goes well, we'll chat a bit more about this. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Posted by Lonny (Member # 19) on April 15, 2013, 07:37 PM:
Very nice! Something I can really appreciate.
Posted by ursus21 (Member # 3556) on April 16, 2013, 07:39 AM:
Leonard, thank you that is very much appreciated.
Koko, I wish you the best of luck with your bear season. Bear hunting is a passion of mine nearly equal to coyote hunting. Hence, my web name of Ursus21.
Posted by Joel Hughes (Member # 384) on April 16, 2013, 10:29 AM:
I enjoyed the website. The "How It's Done" tab is nicely written, and I learned a lot. Would you explain why the skulls have to have the extra meat and brain removed? I mean, I don't mean to sound stupid, and I've heard that from pretty much everyone that talks skull cleaning, but I just am curious...is it because it will kill the beetles, is it because it would take too long to clean, is it because of the smell?
Signed,
Lazy Hunter
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on April 16, 2013, 10:40 AM:
Sounds like a Union Labor clause?
Posted by ursus21 (Member # 3556) on April 16, 2013, 12:06 PM:
Joel, it's a two-part answer. The brain needs to be removed because of the horrible smell it makes as it decomposes. As for the large pieces of meat it is removed just to speed up the cleaning process. The less meat the beetles need to clean up and eat the faster a person can get their trophy back. It also reduces the chances of the meat rotting before the skull is completely cleaned.
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