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Found Dead Head

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  1. Marauder

    Marauder Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I found my first dead head in long time. Any suggestions on what to do with it?
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  3. Justin

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    Honestly I leave most of them in the woods where I find them. Unless it's really large or a deer I have some sort of history with I really don't want them for anything. I used to have a pile of skulls laying around my garage and shed that I threw away one day.
     
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    They make a dandy stew.
     
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  5. Marauder

    Marauder Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I can understand this. It's pretty rare for me to find something like this. Like I mentioned it's been awhile. The last time I found one was over 20 years ago. I want to clean it up and put it in my workshop or something. Just curious what others have done in the past. :tu:
     
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    With a dead head like that, I might keep the antlers for rattling. The skull doesn't look worth keeping.


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    remmett70 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Have one mounted over the entry to the shed where we hang our deer. Might mount them onto my box stand. Other than that wouldn't do anything special with them.
     
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    I used to save them all, now I just throw them in a box in the garage. Figure I will dump all the boxes on land somewhere I know a guy shed hunts. Cant wait to get the text about finding piles of buck skulls.
     
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  9. Marauder

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    I did consider that, however the horns are pretty dried up. I don't think they'd give that realistic sound.
     
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    google "paint dipping deer skulls"
     
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    Sell it on ebay I bet you could get about $40 for it. That's what I do with them.
     
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    Nail it on the side of your garage.
     
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    I give stuff like that to kids. They will think it's the coolest thing ever. Their parents might not like you much for it though


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    Get it dipped and sit it in your man cave!
     
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    20170324_105941.jpg We found this shed hunting a few weeks ago. Just doing a euro!
     
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    I have never found a dead head or even a shed, so I WOULD clean not up and display it happily!! I think they are pretty cool..
     
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    grommel Die Hard Bowhunter

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    That is sick looking!! Sick means cool just so you know!! lol
     
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    Thank goodness that thing died...one less Jersey Devil to worry about.
     
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    For those of you who don't do anything with dead heads that you find, what do you do with your sheds that you find?
     
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    hang on shed or something...
     
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    My dog & kids love to play with them (but the squirrels always have first dibs!)
     

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