Thank you! I have a different setup now because these tubes always had tons of mosquitoes and the dogs always knocked them over. I'm hoping to set new ones up this year to get more random bones!
Much easier to find and keep track of bones if you get a big plastic tub drill holes all in the bottom so bugs can get in and then fill with soft dirt.
aahh what a perfect afternoon! ive never thought of just stacking tires to rot stuff down, i always just stick mine in water to rot or bury em.. pretty cool method!
Thanks for making this video! I'd like to maybe start bone collecting some day and it's neat to see how you do it. BTW I've never heard an atlas called a butterfly bone, but I think I might call it that now.
I highly recommend skinning anything you put in your decay areas that has scales, hair or feathers. It makes sorting through the bones a bazillion times easier. I have a lot of patience, which is good because I'm also lazy and don't as I suggested all the time. The more skin and meat and organs your remove, the lower the smell and shorter the time it takes nature to do its work. Also if you use tires like me, fill those suckers with sand or something so they don't hold water. Mosquitoes are not endangered species and don't need more breeding grounds.
I really love all things skulls and I can't hunt because i just cant kill an animal Like that i love all animals but i wsnt to start collecting skulls and in my quest of doing so it makes me at ease to clean already dead animals i mean they would just lay there and rot forever but if i was to clean them it would in a way give them a new life
Missouri's laws are relatively lax and quite fair, but you do still need to know them. The wildlife code is free and has all the permissions you need to know. Look around at the sections about selling parts of wildlife, and at the parts about taxidermy. You can also talk to your local wildlife agent. If they can't help you directly, you can ask who to speak to about it all that can clarify it. I have always had great experiences with Missouri Department of Conservation, which is who you should contact first. Likely thing is that they just ask you to keep permits up to date and keep good records. The permits don't cost very much. Certainly less than a wildlife violation fine.
Great video, I've never seen this method of decomposition before. So far I was lucky since I only find mostly decomposed specimens. About a month ago I found a dog carcass in the middle of train tracks and I'm hoping it will be ready for collection sometime in september. Without getting into any gross details, it's mostly bones, but the smell was horrific, so taking it back in a trash bag via train wasn't really an option :(
Did you take the carcass off the tracks at least? It's been about a month since your comment (sorry about that, I didn't get a notification!). How'd the connection go?
The beetles in these tires are natural beetles. You can buy domesticated beetles specifically for cleaning bones (dermestid beetles), and it's sometimes better that way. You don't lose so many bones or little teeth, and can do it year-round. In the tires, I can only do it in late summer.
You could probably make some really awesome beads out of these bones.... kinda like the older native American jewlery... and since you love with von now maybe she could help you sell them....
Unfortunately, I didn't get to make a part 2 because of a computer death, however, I have a similar video posting by the end of the week that goes through my new bone tubes.
I think you're asking me where I get my bones, and saying you found a fox a long time ago? (asking me where I find my pants is the funniest thing I've read all day LOL). Anyway, I find my bones mainly by looking for hunter dump sites. I live in the backwoods, so I can guess where hunters drop their carcasses just off the sides of gravel roads, and I know where they camp. If you know where some hunting camps are, try going in a circle around them, particularly down in ravines. Look for black trash bags, because that's what hunters usually drag the carcasses away in. As for the rest, I gather roadkill sometimes in the cooler parts of the year. This is legal in Missouri, as long as you have a permit and the animal you're picking up is in season. In other states, this is illegal, so be sure to know the laws. I also hunt and farm and will keep the bones from that sometimes.
This is so cool thank you for sharing :D
Thank you! I have a different setup now because these tubes always had tons of mosquitoes and the dogs always knocked them over. I'm hoping to set new ones up this year to get more random bones!
Much easier to find and keep track of bones if you get a big plastic tub drill holes all in the bottom so bugs can get in and then fill with soft dirt.
So doing that!
aahh what a perfect afternoon! ive never thought of just stacking tires to rot stuff down, i always just stick mine in water to rot or bury em.. pretty cool method!
Put sand in them or something to keep mosquitoes out. They're mosquito breeding machines.
Thanks for making this video! I'd like to maybe start bone collecting some day and it's neat to see how you do it. BTW I've never heard an atlas called a butterfly bone, but I think I might call it that now.
I highly recommend skinning anything you put in your decay areas that has scales, hair or feathers. It makes sorting through the bones a bazillion times easier. I have a lot of patience, which is good because I'm also lazy and don't as I suggested all the time. The more skin and meat and organs your remove, the lower the smell and shorter the time it takes nature to do its work. Also if you use tires like me, fill those suckers with sand or something so they don't hold water. Mosquitoes are not endangered species and don't need more breeding grounds.
I really love all things skulls and I can't hunt because i just cant kill an animal Like that i love all animals but i wsnt to start collecting skulls and in my quest of doing so it makes me at ease to clean already dead animals i mean they would just lay there and rot forever but if i was to clean them it would in a way give them a new life
Also in Missouri and I hadn't heard that 😳I was literally about to start selling bones so now time for more research lol
Missouri's laws are relatively lax and quite fair, but you do still need to know them. The wildlife code is free and has all the permissions you need to know. Look around at the sections about selling parts of wildlife, and at the parts about taxidermy. You can also talk to your local wildlife agent. If they can't help you directly, you can ask who to speak to about it all that can clarify it. I have always had great experiences with Missouri Department of Conservation, which is who you should contact first. Likely thing is that they just ask you to keep permits up to date and keep good records. The permits don't cost very much. Certainly less than a wildlife violation fine.
@@HiddenThicket thank you 😊
My son collects bones and if you did a give away thatd be great.. really cool video anyways!!
When I get enough of them, I definitely will do a giveaway! Right now, I'm just getting started with beetles.
Hidden Thicket thank you for responding 🌹
Great video, I've never seen this method of decomposition before.
So far I was lucky since I only find mostly decomposed specimens. About a month ago I found a dog carcass in the middle of train tracks and I'm hoping it will be ready for collection sometime in september. Without getting into any gross details, it's mostly bones, but the smell was horrific, so taking it back in a trash bag via train wasn't really an option :(
Did you take the carcass off the tracks at least? It's been about a month since your comment (sorry about that, I didn't get a notification!). How'd the connection go?
The scales for cosplay armor! LOL I use fish bones in some of my jewelry! Maybe you and YW can calibrate!
I fully intend on collaborating with her, since I'll be living with her soon! The scales did not survive the decomposition process, however.
Lemons. Bathe with lemons. It gets rid of the smell.
I will try that next time!
Those are some gigantic fucking mosquitos lmfao
The mosquitoes here are insane if you let them get out of hand. Most of them are invasive Tiger Mosquitoes. The native ones are not nearly so large.
So ive heard about letting beetles do the cleaning for you but do you have to get the beetles or are they just the natural beetles
The beetles in these tires are natural beetles. You can buy domesticated beetles specifically for cleaning bones (dermestid beetles), and it's sometimes better that way. You don't lose so many bones or little teeth, and can do it year-round. In the tires, I can only do it in late summer.
You could probably make some really awesome beads out of these bones.... kinda like the older native American jewlery... and since you love with von now maybe she could help you sell them....
And with the scales maybe do like a journal cover...
Where is part 2???
Unfortunately, I didn't get to make a part 2 because of a computer death, however, I have a similar video posting by the end of the week that goes through my new bone tubes.
Where do you find your bones because a long time to Wi-Fi on a fox joy and they both fox just I want a fan of rock school
Where do you find your pants I found a fox job for a rat skull before
I think you're asking me where I get my bones, and saying you found a fox a long time ago? (asking me where I find my pants is the funniest thing I've read all day LOL).
Anyway, I find my bones mainly by looking for hunter dump sites. I live in the backwoods, so I can guess where hunters drop their carcasses just off the sides of gravel roads, and I know where they camp. If you know where some hunting camps are, try going in a circle around them, particularly down in ravines. Look for black trash bags, because that's what hunters usually drag the carcasses away in.
As for the rest, I gather roadkill sometimes in the cooler parts of the year. This is legal in Missouri, as long as you have a permit and the animal you're picking up is in season. In other states, this is illegal, so be sure to know the laws. I also hunt and farm and will keep the bones from that sometimes.
so cool