The Antlered Arrow European Skull Mounts
Preserve your wild side...
Let me share a little bit about myself, and the history of my business. I originally wanted to start my own business, due to my heavy hunting schedule. While I'm blaming it on my unrepressed hunting lifestyle, let's face it...I wasn't born to work for others. I wanted to be able to hunt alot, yet still make a living. If I could make a living in the hunting world, then even better! While it's not a full time job, it's a step in that direction. I have done european skull mounts long before the business was established, and decided this was what I wanted to do. Not only do I run a business that breathes hunting, but my whole life encompasses hunting. I wouldn't be happy without it. I work hard, so I can hunt just as hard. I love the crazy life, full of unpredictable possibilities that are just as crazy. I want wild. Even living in society day to day, my skull business gives me that taste of wild, until I can join the mountains again. I know what I was made for, and that wasn't to conform to society.
~Photo Credit: Montana Outdoor Imagery
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My process to turning out beautiful skulls, is a lengthly one... so time with each head is necessary for a quality piece. Prior to boiling, soaking the head is the most important step-soaking no less than a few weeks. Each head spends no more than an hour total, in the boiling water throughout the extensive cleaning process. I want to avoid any unnecessary damage to the bone as possible. When that skull comes out, it is already incredibly white. The final touches starts with a little extra cleaning so it smells good, and then ends with whitener. They come out pearly white, and guaranteed to never yellow.
The Passion Behind the Business
Melissa Backer
Owner
Hey guys! For those who don't know me, I am a diehard backcountry hunter, who has an immense love for our public lands, and our wildlife. I've always found myself restless, always yearning to be where I'm not. Only finding that peaceful belonging in the mountains I wander. This is where I belong. If I can't always be in the wild, then I'm bringing it back to civilization with me. That's exactly what I've done with my business. I preserve the wild in my work in each skull, and I hope when you take your skull home with you, you can feel the wild too.
Leotie
- My Adventure Partner -
We're always looking for the next rustic piece of wood or antler in the hills together. Our eyes are always out for something special that I can throw into a customer's Euro Mount.
She keeps the hunt interesting.
