Thread: Ideas for goat horns

I've done a few sets over the years - I have a whole series of them from when I was a youngster and getting into any game bigger than rabbits.
Used to leave the horns for a long time so they slipped off the bone - then packed them with salt to get the gunk out - then spray them with clear coat and make wooden 'stubs' on a board to mount them all up on.

However of recent years I shot a couple of big heads over 30" - capped the skull, left the horns to rot out, did the salt again, but this time boiled the skull cap and sealed with clear coat, glued the horns back on and mounted to a couple of log rounds - looks pretty nice in the garage! Mrs won't allow them in the house

My wife just told me no skulls in the house- they look evil- bless her some of her cooking is evil

Can you post up a couple of pics when you have time

As others have said, shoot another, cap it and use your horns on the new skulls bases. As for what to mount that to, I can't advise! I'm not so keen on the shield shape.
@thejavelin would you care to post some pictures? I'd be keen to see!

Originally Posted by square1

As others have said, shoot another, cap it and use your horns on the new skulls bases. As for what to mount that to, I can't advise! I'm not so keen on the shield shape.
@thejavelin would you care to post some pictures? I'd be keen to see!

Sorry it took so long....
Obviously I could have prettied the rounds up a little better, and used cap screws - but its in a garage, and I'm happy with the memory.
Top one is 36.9" and the bottom one is just under 35"

Bummer Rushy

I have the Tikka

lookin good

Finally put the horns from my goat on the wall, I will be shaping and oiling the wood a little at some stage but for now I'm happy to have it off the desk! I'm stoked with it haha

Lookin good, now what about the rest of the shit on your desk!!

Haha that's the shit on the garage fridge, the desk is sussed.