OK, so we hung it in a beech tree near the house all winter, and the eyes, and it appears much of the brain matter, is gone (...we'll run it as a presidential candidate!

Now what...?
Soak it? (in what?)
Skin it? (how do you skin a SKULL?)
Cut the top of the skull off now already?
A friend suggested 'bury it and let the maggots do the rest' but I'd fear the antlers would get eaten by rodents. Should we just give it more time in the summer sun to come?
Any suggestions appreciated; we want to do it justice, even if we didn't do the whole taxidermy thing...
