Taxidermy
Submitted by Steve Richards on Fri, 2008-07-25 21:04.
Hi all,tried this last nite after a few bourbons and put in it in someone elses thread . ooops sorry. Try again. Got given a nice mackie head that i would like to clean up for the skull, does anybody have any ideas on how to do this without stinking the back yard up or Mum's kitchen. Any ideas appreciated. Thanks
NoWorries
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Boil It
That will take off all the meat.
Have a great day.
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Rodrat
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Boil it
and then bury it and the ants and bugs will do the rest.
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STAAL LOVER
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Boiling
actually destroys the tendons that hold the jaw etc in place!!!
Did a shark by boiling and it just all fell apart(spose you could glue it)
Haven't sucessfully done a skull yet so am watching this post carefully
ALWAYS TIME FOR FISHIN'
menopaul
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crabs
put it in a crab net with a float and drop it in the marina the crabs and blowies will pick it clean. pull it up after a couple of days and it will be clean
ROCKPOM
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Need a small cage to leave
Need a small cage to leave at sea for a week or so the Sea Lice do a great job!!
Silicon works well in place of tendons.
Dazza
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try this
my friend came to exmouth one year with us he got a hugh mackie, wanted to keep the skull he got as much flesh off the skull as he could with a knife then put it on his shed roof. i seen it two months ago it was in excellent condition he caught it 5 years ago.
ps he wedge open the mouth while it was on the roof.
no guaraties thats only wot he told me.
Faulkner Family
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some people
let the flies and maggots do the work but it can get on the nose a bit (.so put it near the neighbors fence you dont like) lol
RUSS
"A family that fishes together stays together"
Goatch
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I like your style Russ
Hahaha
Steve Richards
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Thanks lads
Cheers for the suggestions lads. Will thaw the head out today. lol on the neighbour suggestion Russ but their all good, so who to choose, lol. Cant leave it out coz of cats, cant cook it [Mum says NO, lol], so thinking about leaving it in a bucket of fresh water with the lid on,TIGHT, did that years ago on a couple of shells and the meat came out of them pretty quickly. Thanks again
big john
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Jaw
Steve, let us know how it works out. I've got the head from a big bluebone and want to get the jaw out of it myself.
John
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Leave the cities behind, out of sight of mind,
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Adam Gallash
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Its a bitch
I took the jaw outa my pb bluie BJ and they are a bitch to get out, tough as all hell!!! When I did get them out I just let the ants clean it for a coupla weeks out the back, did a good job and came out quite well.