Mountain Mike’s mounting kits ($43; masterofskulls.com) come complete with an authentic-looking European skull reproduction. You simply saw the antlers off your real skull and use the hardware to ...

If you’ve got the time and a desire to do a skull mount of your own, I’d encourage you to do so. The basic things that are needed are as follows: deer head or antler/skull portion, turkey ...

Plaques, hangers and braided rope to mount your deer’s rack can be purchased from a taxidermist, many local sporting goods’ stores, or from major sporting goods’ catalog retailers. You can even custom ...

CNY Outdoors Conquest man uses 'flesh-eating' beetles for his European skull mounts of deer and other animals Published: Nov. 05, 2010, 4:40 p.m.

A regular trophy deer shoulder mount done by a taxidermist can cost $450 to $500 or more, taking months to complete. A European skull mount can be turned around in a couple of weeks.

The finished mount shown from the front. Finally, before mounting the skull onto the plaque, we sprayed it lightly twice with a coat of polyurethane.

If you elect to do European mounts for your trophies, I’d highly suggest getting Ted to do some skull art on them. This really adds an element of distinction and elegance to a rather simple mount.