Attaching skull plate to hide screws

Hi,

I am not a taxidermist, just a hunter who harvested a nice young bull elk and wants to mount the antlers to a maple plaque. I cut off the skull plate with the antlers attached and have skinned, cleaned and bleached it. So far it looks great. I would like some advice for attaching the plaque to the skull plate so the screws don't show. Will I damage the skull and will there be sufficient strength to hold the mount in place if I install screws through the back side of the plaque and then directly into the skull plate? Or do I need something more solid inside the skull plate to connect into?

Thanks,

Vic

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