Removing Horns from a bighorn deadhead?

[Deleted member 28227]

Can you add in the part where it may result in a divorce or a new microwave.

Honestly, really doesn't stink. A bit unsettling so better to do while everyone is out of the house.

 

[KB_]

Honestly, really doesn't stink. A bit unsettling so better to do while everyone is out of the house.

id be more worried about my wife finding out haha

 

[bigbuck247]

My texas dall I did a euro of I boiled/simmered the skull for 3-4 hrs and then let the horn sit in the boiling water for about 20-30 minutes (line the pot so they dont get burnt) and then popped them off with a rubber mallet. Just hit them at the base of the shalth and if they are ready they will pop off, if they dont put them back in for a while and try again.

 

[Bambistew]

Take a stiff knife or screwdriver and try to seperate the horn from the skull a little, then spray some water in the crack, wrap in a garbage bag and set in the sun for a week or two. Then throw it on sheet of plywood or on the lawn. A big dead-blow hammer with a piece of 2x4 for padding also helps.

id be more worried about my wife finding out haha

I used to have a big pot to boil skulls in my back yard. One time we were gone, and my neighbor was watching my house. They borrowed my pot to cook up a bunch of crabs. I never told them what the pot was really used for.

 

[bigbuck247]

Take a stiff knife or screwdriver and try to seperate the horn from the skull a little, then spray some water in the crack, wrap in a garbage bag and set in the sun for a week or two. Then throw it on sheet of plywood or on the lawn. A big dead-blow hammer with a piece of 2x4 for padding also helps.



I used to have a big pot to boil skulls in my back yard. One time we were gone, and my neighbor was watching my house. They borrowed my pot to cook up a bunch of crabs. I never told them what the pot was really used for.

I use the 5-7gallon galvanized tubs from the farm store. Heat them with either the side burner on the grill or a fish/turkey fryer burner.

 

[GrantK]

Honestly, really doesn't stink. A bit unsettling so better to do while everyone is out of the house.

I feel like my risk tolerance is pretty high, some would probably say extremely high, but the risk of getting caught by my wife trying to microwave a mummified deadhead is a bit beyond that tolerance...

 

[brownbear932008]

Microwave works great as well if you can get it in there

My taxi tried this with a sheep I took in HI. and it actually boiled weird bumps in the horns so be careful. He normally did the same with antelope and had no issues. He had a lot of work to fix that mess, ended up burying the head and getting the horns off, then he had to drill out the damaged areas and replace damaged material.

 

[Beignet]

@GrantK - You get to the project yet? What worked for you?

Alas, my microwave is too small and the warm sun left my part of Montana weeks ago.

 

[GrantK]

@GrantK - You get to the project yet? What worked for you?

Alas, my microwave is too small and the warm sun left my part of Montana weeks ago.

I was able to get the horns off just by dropping them on concrete a couple of times, apparently procrastinating long enough loosened them up to the point that worked?
I should get to boiling and cleaning up the skull in the next couple weeks, I'll post up pictures when I'm done...

 

[Beignet]

I was able to get the horns off just by dropping them on concrete a couple of times, apparently procrastinating long enough loosened them up to the point that worked?
I should get to boiling and cleaning up the skull in the next couple weeks, I'll post up pictures when I'm done...

If procrastinating works mine will probably pop right off on their own.

That is, whenever I finally go down to the basement to mess with it.