Field judging moose antlers.
How to mount moose antlers on wall.
Do or do not in other words drywall ain t gonna hold moose antlers.
Fill in the gaps between the skull plate and antlers if any with epoxy.
Here you can see me figure out how to make the mount and hang them.
I took my first moose in alaska this year only to have the skull stolen when we got back to town.
You have to find the stud.
There was an attempt by someone to hang them on the wall but the connection was simply some wire attached to the antlers.
Unscrew the antlers slightly to do this fill with epoxy then re tighten before the epoxy dries.
In the words of yoda try not.
Mounting moose antlers make.
Jimmy gives an old set of moose antlers he found in his upstate new york farm house a proper mounting.
These giant moose antlers were on the floor in one of the bedrooms.
Another common method used by moose hunting guides is to visualize the ears laid out horizontally to the sides of the head then use this visualized distance between the tips of the ears as a.
The design of the plaque is also a matter of taste.
How would you mount moose antlers.
Cut a display plaque out of wood.
Skin the skull and remove as much flesh as possible.
Remove the drill bit and insert a screwdriver bit into the drill.
You ll need a large pot and a propane heater.
Place the skull in a terrarium with dermestid beetles to let them eat the.
While the dimensions of the plaque are a matter of taste the wood should be at least 1 1 4 inches thick to allow deeper penetration for the screws that will attach the antlers to the plaque.
Insert the screws into the drilled holes and tighten the antlers securely to the artificial skull plate.
Using the width of the head at the widest point across the eyes as a 10 inch guide is helpful in judging antler spread.
Drill a pilot hole before threading in the screw so you don t split the stud and weaken the whole works.
Good news is the idiot cut the rack off and immediately tried to sell them to someone i d told about it.