DIY Euro mount

[The_Real_TCIII]

Well I sure as heck didnt do it but @Dinorocks cleaned up my buck for me and did a much nicer job than any others I have. And I cant thank him enough! Pay no attention to the can of bald eagle feathers...

 

[The_Real_TCIII]

Also this can be the thread for all the euros for 22, lets see them

[Bolt Action]

@rusty that's one hell of a set of antlers.. split brow, drop tine..  nice job on the euro!

[Doebuck1234]

By no means is it great but a DIY project I did last year,2019 bow buck,buried in the back yard.only euro I've done so far ha

Edited November 10, 2022 by Doebuck1234

[The_Real_TCIII]

Well @Dinorocks selfishly left for two weeks and Im stuck attempting this myself. 

[Otto]

I can smell it from here! 

[Lawdwaz]

1 hour ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Well @Dinorocks selfishly left for two weeks and Im stuck attempting this myself. 

Probably too late for todays boil but a rudimentary lid fabricated out of two pieces of tin foil will speed the job up considerably.   
 

(You might have done this, I don’t know?)

[The_Real_TCIII]

1 minute ago, Lawdwaz said:

Probably too late for todays boil but a rudimentary lid fabricated out of two pieces of tin foil will speed the job up considerably.   
 

(You might have done this, I don’t know?)

We achieved simmeration fairly quickly

[dbHunterNY]

i've done them and they're an absolute PITA. best way i've come to realize is a couple friends use an electrical turkey roaster. no flame to babysit. simmer away and come back later. easier to not put too much heat to it.

[dbHunterNY]

plus my turkey cooker is newer and has a stupid safety solenoid on it. if you're not there to push the button every 10 minutes or so it'll shutoff the propane. if the batteries die it'll shutoff the propane.

[NYBowhunter]

[Caveman]

I've done my own euros with good results.

 

A few years ago, I got an electric bucket heater from TSC, like this one:

 

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I put that in a rubber feed bucket with the skinned head and it simmers at a low enough temperature that I can just leave it until it's done without worrying. 

 

After that, I soak in ZEP degreaser, then mix up a paste of powdered and lotion hair bleach. Paint that on and leave overnight. Rinse in the morning and you're good to go.

 

[The_Real_TCIII]

Sneaking up on four hours of simmering and Ill see how easily everything comes off

[crappyice]

I like to throw some Dawn dish soap in my boil to help the degreasing. Needle nose pliers, 3" knife not too sharp, and sawzall for brain removal are game changers 

[The_Real_TCIII]

Well, fail so far. Nothings "falling off", its cooked to it. Ill give it another hour then find a beetle guy lol