A successful roe buck hunt is over, and now you’re looking for ways to prepare the trophy for a respectful mount in your man cave, living room or cabin. What do you need? OxyPlus!

Cleaning a roe buck skull is easy, bleaching it on the other hand seems to be a bit of a well kept trade secret. Or at least, the discussions out there are agreeing to disagree about what is the best method. Let’s take it from the start.

Using a set of adequate tools you begin by cleaning out as much organic materieral as you possibly can from the skull. Cloves are recommened. Based on a true story, it is also not recommended to perform this step in the kitchen.

Next you boil the skull in water and soap (e.g. Zalo). This should take between 30 to 50 minutes and you should monitor the progress so that it does not damage the antlers or make the skull break into pieces. Note that the antlers themselves are not to be boiled. Your might have to repeat this step after doing some cleaning again with the tools. Some people also use a preassure washer to clean of remaining organic material.

Using a plastic pottle or something else you find suitable, lower the skull in OxyPlus. Make sure the antlers are not exposed to OxyPlus as it might bleach them as well (you don’t want that). I usually leave it for 6 to 8 hours, but again, monitor it closely for the result you are looking for – people have different preferences as to how much bleaching looks good.

The result should look something like this.

Mounted on a trophy plate, the bleached skull will stand out and become a memorable and respectful hunting trophy.

Good luck!