Welcome to Nate's Skull Cleaning

Skull cleaning with dermestid beetles in Herkimer, NY and proudly serving Ilion, Mohawk, Frankfort, Little Falls, Utica and the entire Mohawk Valley!

Let us take care of your trophy

Expert Craftsman in Creating European-Style Skull Mounts

You found land to hunt on, you did your pre-season scouting, you performed sound scent control, you slept 2 hours the night before opening day, and then you went out and weathered the elements to harvest your prize. 

Now let us take it from here and create a high-quality European-style Mount. 

For a fraction of the price of a traditional taxidermy mount, we can ensure your trophy buck is part of your life forever. 

We use dermestid beetles to clean your skull to give you the highest quality mount. Beetles are much safer on the delicate bone, giving you cleaner and brighter skulls.

Call or Text 315-360-6225, or Facebook us to set up a drop-off time in Herkimer

130 Farber Lane, Herkimer NY 13350
Not Local? Ship your Skull to us (scroll below for instructions)

Skull Cleaning and Whitening

Deer

Bear

Cow/Buffalo

Coyote, Bobcat, &  Beaver

Smaller Mammals

Elk, Moose, or Caribou


$90

$110

$200 under 36" wide / $250 over 36" wide

$50

$40

Call us!

European Skull Mount (Flat Backing) Deer & Bear

Includes: flat wood backing and wall mounting hardware

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European Skull Mount (Pedestal Style) Deer & Bear

Includes: pedestal wood backing, and Wall Mounting hardware.

Call for Pricing

Add Lower Jawbone for Deer


Add $15


130 Farber Lane, Herkimer, NY 13350

315-360-6225

Skull Shipping Instructions

If you are not local to Herkimer, NY and want to ship your skull to us, please carefully follow the instructions below to ensure your skull arrives safely:

  1. Freeze your skull and place it in a garbage bag
  2. Securely pack your skull with insulation in a sturdy box
  3. Include your Name, Shipping Address, Phone Number, and Email in the package (preferably in a zip lock bag)
  4. Include your game tag or a copy of the game tag
  5. Again, your skull must be frozen when you ship it!
  6. Ship to Nate's Skull Cleaning, 130 Farber Lane, Herkimer, NY 13350
  7. Select either overnight or 2-3 day shipping

Customer pays for shipping back from Nate's Skull Cleaning and the shipping charge will be calculated when the skull is completed.  

Shipping skulls is at your own risk and Nate's Skull Cleaning is not responsible for lost, stolen, or misplaced shipments while in transit.