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Brightening old bones #6363629 11/02/18 09:05 PM 11/02/18 09:05 PM
Joined: Aug 2018 Minnesota, USA B BORGY OP trapper
BORGY OP trapper B Joined: Aug 2018 Minnesota, USA	I have some tbones I got out of an old bone pile. Is there a way to brighten them up? They're kind of a tan color now.

Re: Brightening old bones [Re: BORGY] #6363659 11/02/18 09:33 PM 11/02/18 09:33 PM
Joined: Jul 2016 Michigan D Ditchdiver trapper
Ditchdiver trapper D Joined: Jul 2016 Michigan	Hydrogen peroxide. When life gets me down..... you know hunting/trapping season is closed.

Re: Brightening old bones [Re: BORGY] #6363786 11/03/18 04:26 AM 11/03/18 04:26 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 Allegany State Park in WNY Archeryguy trapper
Archeryguy trapper Joined: Nov 2011 Allegany State Park in WNY	Hydrogen peroxide and oxyclean. That's how we do skulls.

Re: Brightening old bones [Re: BORGY] #6363859 11/03/18 07:52 AM 11/03/18 07:52 AM
Joined: Aug 2013 Louisville, Nebraska jabNE trapper
jabNE trapper Joined: Aug 2013 Louisville, Nebraska	If you are using them for sets attractors, don't do anything to them. Pound em in or wire them off and the sun will bleach them lighter over time, but for canines the color is not important. Jim Last edited by jabNE; 11/03/18 07:53 AM. Money cannot buy you happiness, but it can buy you a trapping license and that's pretty close.

Re: Brightening old bones [Re: BORGY] #6363918 11/03/18 09:55 AM 11/03/18 09:55 AM
Joined: Jan 2011 West coast of Iowa I iaduckhntr trapper
iaduckhntr trapper I Joined: Jan 2011 West coast of Iowa	A couple shots of bourbon brightens my old aching bones! LOL Dennis Old 8 toes~~ life ITA and NRA member Life in the fast lane is no place for a tricycle!

Re: Brightening old bones [Re: BORGY] #6363929 11/03/18 10:14 AM 11/03/18 10:14 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin	Paint em. If you can catch coyotes with a tin can attached to a stake you can get away with painting your old bones. LOL I like the bourbon Idea. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Brightening old bones [Re: BORGY] #6364014 11/03/18 12:52 PM 11/03/18 12:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Montana Taximan trapper
Taximan trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Montana	You should be able to scrape or rasp them and get them lighter.You could also boil them in Arm and Hammer,Super Washing Soda-grocery store.It cleans and bleaches.

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