Maceration tips
Hey, I am looking for tips and ideas please. I am not an experienced bone collector but have obtained and cleaned a few skulls before for arts and crafts. I haven't had much issue with smell before because my previous find were pretty clean already and just needed a few warm baths in peroxide. I came across my first wildfind of a near entire deer carcass. Meat already entirely decomposed and only the connecting tissues around the bones are still attached. I was going to just let them sit in my garden and naturally macerate the tissue left but I had an issue with a neighbour across my road who said her dog keeps running over the road because of the smell (I have a border collie). I am obviously trying to avoid conflict but I need a smell proof way of being able to clean these. I read about some plastic containers with holes on top and a carbon filter would do it, but can you please tell me some ideas so I can avoid arguments but maintain my hobby? I'm thinking water maceration with an open lid won't work the smell must be worse
Posted May 26, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC