Originally Posted by TheKid
Originally Posted by Thegman
I didn't read all the posts, but does anyone have any experience "macerating" a skull in the ocean? I'm thinking that the crabs and other small invertebrates might help speed up the process and skip the rotting part. Haven't tried it yet but seems like it might work pretty well. I have a few skulls I'd like to try it with.


Like others I’ve done several bear skulls in shrimp pots. Sand fleas will clean them up quick, like overnight if there’s enough of them. They’ll still need degreasing but the ones I did were pretty well clean otherwise. We put them in onion sacks to retain the teeth that inevitably fell out.


Yeah, shrimp pot conversations is what gave me the idea. Maybe take the bear skulls to Seward, I wouldn't think Cook Inlet would have as many "cleaners". I'll give it a try in Kodiak this fall too. Might be a good way to clean up a deer skull.