No knife marks and easy skinning first step of good braintan
To skin a deer with no knife marks is not hard at all. After field dressing hang deer in a head down position. The only place you need the knife is to open the belly side to gut and along the back...
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Since deer season is nearly upon us, starts next wednesday here, I thought I'd resurrect this post from Mike and add a little about preserving your hide till you can tan it.Easiest thing to do is wait...
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TYBM if you put a little sevin garden dust on those skins after fleshing and drying the bugs won't like how they taste. Mike Smyth
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Quote:Easiest thing to do is wait till the body heat is gone from the hide then roll it up in a garbage bag and put it in the freezer.Waiting for the hide to cool down BEFORE putting in the freezer is...
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I pulled the hide off a deer using a truck once. It worked real slick. Would do it again in a minute. It's a good method. Only difference was that I pulled from the head end, but it's all the same. It...
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Hey YTBM,Thanks for bringing Mike's post back to life, great info by all! Just wondered if you have heard of anyone using the truck or winch method to skin buffalos? Some of the old historic accounts...
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I salt my hide then roll them up and put them in a 33 gallon plastic trash can that seals tightly. Come spring I spray the outside of the can with raid to help keep the bugs out. I have no problems...
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Just to clarify the salting method I described earlier is wet salting. When I said the hides would keep for up to two years I meant the skin itself, not the hair. This method of salting will l not...
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I pulled 80+ hides with a winch last year. The only thing you have to watch out for is the spine shot deer ripping in half on top of you.p081.ezboard.com/Hide-Gat...=193.topic"In the world I see,...
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I picked up 65 pulled and salted deer skins on thursday. Got them all bagged and put away yesterday. I got my first two local deer hides this week too."The world needs both perfume-makers and tanners;...
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Well Billy ..your work is cut out for ya....no more slacking..... LOL!!!
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