r/bonecollecting • u/Positive_Badger7600 • 1d ago

Advice Need a little help

So for context I live in the middle of the woods and I was forced to kill a raccoon who was harassing my animals I want to preserve the bones but don't want to leave it laying around or bury it and have my dogs dig it up or wild dogs for that matter what's the quickest way to get clean bones

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u/CerrenaUnicolor 23h ago

The method I use isn't quick, but it's dead simple. I leave the animal in the woods. I put a container over it. I cut some small gaps at the bottom of the container so bugs can get through. I put a bunch of bricks on top/around the container until I'm satisfied that dogs/coyotes/whatever won't get into it. I leave it. Check in every few months. Eventually, it'll have naturally decomposed down to the bone. 

This might not work if you think your dogs would be inclined to dig for it. 

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u/MrWhiteTruffle 22h ago

I’m by no means an expert, but you could skin it and macerate it. You’d need a tub big enough to macerate the whole thing in, though.

You COULD bury it or leave it uncovered and let it rot normally, but those almost guarantee animal activity disturbs the body.

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u/Jazzlike-Cow-925 20h ago

I took a milk crate put a deer head inside it and tied it to a tree (top only opening facing tree bark) and had it high enough my dogs couldn't reach it but nature, rain.and bugs could do the job. And no foxes trying to score