Hi, just shot a stag (rusa) which i was surprised to find it still in velvet. The antler os hard, so it will be okay...but whats the best way to strip it off?
Kj
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Hi, just shot a stag (rusa) which i was surprised to find it still in velvet. The antler os hard, so it will be okay...but whats the best way to strip it off?
Kj
Show us a pic mate!!!!! cool rusa.Quote:
Originally Posted by kimjon
Photos please:)
Snap O
No advice without pic ha ha
Chew it off. Your missus or if you don't have a missus, your hand will thank you for doing so.
Failing that a Water blaster works.
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Its no record beater...but its the first time I've ever been hunting for them, so I consider myself lucky.
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps4e166eae.jpg
Huge thanks to DP who gave me the ''Rusa hunting 101'' lesson on how to find them.
kj
Nice one Mate well done!!! looks like a beaut!!.Quote:
Originally Posted by kimjon
Nice one kimjon!!!!!
Easy mate, just run a knife along the antler and peel the strips off, takes a long time but its worth it. It will be white underneath so you may want it stained if you're going to get it mounted.
I think you're supposed to wrap the strips round yer old feller, or eat it or something . . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter
well done its not to bad for a first hunt:huh:
Way to go Kimjon
water blaster best way of geting velvet off
Hands down.Quote:
Originally Posted by woompha
Cool, will try the waterblaster. Do you soak the antlers in water overnight first to soften it up, or just get stuck into it?
kj
You could try it. But otherwise get stuck in.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by kimjon
Great result KJ, nice rack mate......Quote:
Originally Posted by kimjon
Cheers R93 for the water blaster tip.
I boiled off the meat on the BBQ as per normal, then soaked the antlers in water overnight to re-hydrate the velvet as I'd left it a bit too long and it had become like leather. It took a lot of work with the water blaster to remove the velvet, but I got there in the end and can only imagine just how hard the job would have been if attempted any other way. Final touch was to use napisan to whiten the skull.
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...psa0a070b4.jpg
Result
kj
No worries KJ. We now both know, not to soak them before blasting.:thumbsup: Do you think it would have worked better soaking them for less time or not at all?
Opps, that's my poor grammar. Yes, I recommend that you do soak the antlers, as I doubt that the velvet would have come this set of antlers when it was dry and leather like. The soaking really did soften it up and make it better.Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
Better still would be to do it straight away the same day as shot, and then you could skip this step - but that isn't always an option.
kj
If you want to stain them back to a darker colour, buy some pertassium permagnate off trademe and mix a teaspoon in a cup of water. Turn antlers upside down an apply a coat with a paint brush. It will start out purple but dry brown when dry. Keep adding coats untill colour is achieved. Sand the tips white. Keep mixture off the skull and wear gloves. Goodluck.
Add some boiled linseed mixed with turps to add shine
Great trophy
Cool, thanks for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Larrakin
kj