Beetles?

  • deerdragger
    Posts: 346
    September 4, 2009 at 3:15 pm #205707

    I took a bear earlier this week and I’d like to have the skull cleaned up. I’ve done this before myself – boiled it, scraped it, boiled it, used peroxide, boiled it, scraped it and scraped it some more. The finished product was nice, but it took several hours. I’m considering doing a “point and pay” this time around.

    Any recommendations? I know some places use the beetles to clean them out…but none of the taxidermists in the Grand Rapids area have them. I travel to and from the Cities on a weekly basis, so I could use a place down there.

    Thanks in advance for any replies.

    jeff_heeg
    Marshfield WI.
    Posts: 479
    September 4, 2009 at 3:58 pm #46446

    I know around here some folks will find a good ant hill, and use the ants to get the job done they seem to clean the skulls up fairly fast. I will have to ask and find out all the details on how they protect the skulls from varmints and predators.

    littlefishy
    Ellsworth, WI
    Posts: 186
    September 4, 2009 at 3:58 pm #46447

    This guy, hands down, does some of the best european bear skulls I have ever seen. Worth the shipping cost if you are looking for some quality work.

    http://www.skull-cleaning.com

    perchhead
    Posts: 329
    September 5, 2009 at 11:27 pm #57463

    We have had it done by a doctor or dentist from St.Cloud I can not remember his name though.

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