[header] How to clean deer antlers [title] Saw the antlers off the skull cap. [step] Get a hacksaw and place it against the antlers, at the point where the antlers meet the skull. Saw both the antlers off, while securing the skull so that it doesn't move, altering the trajectory of the saw so that the cut is uneven. 
[substeps] Consider using a clamp to hold the skull in place, so that it doesn't move while you saw it. [title] Scrub the antlers with a wire brush.