How to Remove Antlers From a Moose Head
- 1). Position the moose head with the jaw on the ground and the antlers pointing up. Set the saw blade horizontally just over the moose’s eye sockets and cut toward the back of the skull. Use a hacksaw if you are in the forest, or a reciprocating saw if you easily can transport the moose head to a location with an electrical outlet. Cut to a point about 3 inches beyond the rear of the antler bases.
- 2). Make a vertical cut by placing the saw 3 inches behind the antler bases. Make sure there is clearance between the saw and antlers. If not, move the saw farther back. Avoid rubbing the saw on the antlers as you cut because this will scratch them. Cut down perpendicular to the first cut until the cuts meet.
- 3). Check for connectivity after the cuts meet. You may have to make additional cuts to get the skull to break completely.
- 4). Cut free any connecting hide with a knife.
- 5). Twist the antlers until the skull plate breaks free of the rest of the skull. Continue sawing any skull pieces that are in the way and cutting any hide that is in the way.
- 6). Pull the skull plate free of the head. Dig out the brain matter from the inside of the skull plate with a knife.
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