Bare Bones Skull Works

10/07/2024

It’s that time of year again! We’re ready to take on your trophy European mount. During the off season we got to experiment with turkey and hog skulls. Just received our first elk, longhorn and sika deer! Contact us for questions about any species and pricing. Good luck and stay safe this season!

01/31/2024

Sending a few more out the door. Take note of the details spared by using the beetles. The sinuses and small facial bones are very delicate and the key to keeping them intact is using Dermestid beetles.

01/12/2024

✔️ A few of our most recent finished skulls. Thankful for our customers trusting us with their trophies.

01/12/2024

Day 1 vs. Day 2

It’s amazing how clean the bugs can get a skull in one day!

12/21/2023

Beetles doing work on a Colorado Muley and WV bow buck 🦌

12/15/2023

The bugs did not disappoint! The process is time consuming but the results are worth it 👌🏼

We also have a variety of pedestals and plaques available to display your trophy 🦌

11/28/2023

West Virginia rifle coming in with a bang 💥🦌Thankful for the support so far! Can’t wait to see the finished products.

11/20/2023

Good luck to all West Virginia hunters on this beautiful opening morning! Stay Safe!

11/10/2023

11/10/2023

Next step for these skulls are to be whitened and sent back to our customers.

Here we have whitetail, bear, coyote and bobcat.

Steps in the European mount process:
• Let bugs clean skull
• Degrease skull ( to keep from discoloration in the future)
• Whiten
• Happy customer 🙂

11/10/2023

Feeding the bugs a nice WV archery buck 🦌

09/30/2023

The bugs are hard at work on our first clients awesome buck 🦌

• Tips on achieving the the best European mount possible

🏹 Bring your skull fresh. The hide can be left on and we will skin it out.

🏹 If not able to be brought fresh, freeze your skull and bring to us frozen.

🏹 Please do not leave skulls out to start rotting. This makes it very hard to get a top quality outcome.

09/30/2023

Good luck to all West Virginia bow hunters this season! Remember safety first! Get us your skulls in early so we can get them out quick!

09/23/2023

🪲 10,000 Beetles have arrived and are ready to WORK 💪🏼

Facts about Dermestid Beetles 🪲

• Life cycle: Females lay eggs that hatch into larvae that grow over a 6 week span. The larvae burrow into a boring material where they form a pupa. Then in 7-8 days they emerge as a beetle!

• The larvae do most of the work

• They can consume 8x their body weight in a day!

•Males are smaller than females

• Total life span of 4-5 months

• Prefer to work in a dark space with the temperature between 70-80 degrees

09/16/2023

Special thanks to Lindsey at Soulful Branding for creating our logo. Go check her out for any business needs!

09/16/2023

Welcome to Bare Bones! My name is Marcus Caldwell, a Hampshire county native, excited to bring high quality European skull mounts to our area. I will be using the Dermestid beetle method to achieve the best European mount possible. Our services will cover small and big game, specializing in Whitetails. Contact us through Facebook messenger or call/ text 304-359-3724 for any questions and pricing. We will start accepting skulls October 1st!