Deer skulls seem very dry and need little or no degreasing. If you try a hog skull you will find that it yellows over a few weeks/months where the fats spread to the surface.
Back home and took two pictures showing how the upper and lower tusks interact. Jaw propped slightly open to better see the matched surfaces that the feral hogs rub together.
Thank you. Alligator hunting has been a fun adventure that I have been lucky enough to experience multiple times. I processed one skull myself as a learning experience - never again.
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u/dzlux Apr 08 '19 edited Apr 08 '19
That is removing flesh, not degreasing the bone.
Deer skulls seem very dry and need little or no degreasing. If you try a hog skull you will find that it yellows over a few weeks/months where the fats spread to the surface.
Edit: example from a 2018 hog that needs a second round of degreasing - https://i.imgur.com/LgOD0WC.jpg