European Mounts

[SSTL]

Hi

I finished boiling my elk European mount and it turned out pretty good. I'm not sure how to mount it to a plaque to put on the wall. Would someone be able to share some ideas/pictures of how you mount?

[slopeshunter]

These are easy: https://www.cabelas.ca/product/60901...unting-bracket

[KyleSS]

https://www.skullhooker.com/

[Norwest Alta]

I mounted my European on diamond willow that I ripped with my table saw. If you drill a hole thru the thick bone at the base of the skull and use one of those butterfly anchors it’ll hold.

[Hogie135]

There are two little holes on each side of the skull that I just ran a piece of lockwire through to make a loop. I didn't mount on a plaque but just on the wall as is. Would work on a plaque as well. Just hang like a picture on the wall using the wire loop to hang from a nail or screw.

[Pasc43]

Easy peasy.
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[spellswrong]

PASC43 looks like he has a pretty good way of doing it. I go to home depot and in their hardware isle you can find all sorts of hooks. I buy a hook that is a d ring with a a piece of metal attached to it that has two holes for screws. Then i drill 2 small holes in the back part of the skull right where the wire on pasc43 is twisted then i screw the hook on. You can see it and the hooks hold really well i have a decent elk skull hung up and my brother in law has a nice sized moose.

[SSTL]

Thanks all for the great suggestions - very helpful!

[YYC338]

Originally Posted by KyleSS

https://www.skullhooker.com/

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[Vacation]

I used a skull hooker on my Elk this year. Immediately broke when the weight of the mount was on it. Pretty cheap. Lucky I caught my mount. I did my own with wire after that.

[shooter12]

I made my own out of red oak ,stained and oiled the base and secured them with heavy duty toggle anchors .
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[ruger300]

Originally Posted by Pasc43

Easy peasy.
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[mightybuck]

What are guys using to mount a bear skull or wild boar European skull?

[SSTL]

Originally Posted by shooter12

I made my own out of red oak ,stained and oiled the base and secured them with heavy duty toggle anchors .
S12

Those look fantastic Shooter12!

[Red Bullets]

I have seen an elk skull and a moose skull suspended from a strong single wire hung from the ceiling. In the corners of a room with a 12 foot ceiling. They would turn if there was air current. The wire was connected by way of a hole drilled at the balance point of the skull. Showed them off in a real 3D way.

[shooter12]

Originally Posted by SSTL

Those look fantastic Shooter12!

Thanks!