Ryan, I did one once. I skinned off as much of the tissue as I could and then I put the skull in a big pot of water for a day to soften the remaining tissue up. I kept the antlers out of the water. Then I put it in a wire quail recall pen I had. It was a wire box made out of 1/4 inch wire mesh. Small enough mesh that mice couldn't get in, but the insects could. I covered the antlers with tin foil and painters tape to keep them from getting bleached by the sun. I also tied the whole rig to a tree to keep a dog from running off with it. I left it outside for a week or two and checked it pretty often. The bugs ate just about everything.
Then I put it back into the big pot with water but this time I added some bleach to the water to sterilize the left overs. Again, I kept the antlers out of the water. This re-softened everything up and I picked the last pieces off.
I then let it dry for a month or so and when it seemed ready I stained the skull white and put a little brown stain on the antlers. It came out fine. Be careful around the nose as those bones are real fragile.
I'm sure there must be a more civilized method of doing this but this technique worked for me.
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