Deer Hide Tanning

[Jose Santana]

Anyone have any inputs on Deer hide tanning? I am sick of seeing them go to waste and am going to give it a shot. I will try on with hair and one hairless. I think my easiest option is

ash and lime to remove the hair and then alum and neatfoot oil for the tanning....



Should be fun!





BTW I got 2 doe skins to do



Joseymack

 

[Fred]

Congrats on the does! I prefer doe venison over buck. I got 2 does on Dec 5th.



My brother-in-law tanned a buck hide for me (a surprise) last year using this stuff from Cabela's. It turned out really nice. Good luck.

 

[Wayne Fajkus]

your bringing back 20 year old memories. have fun with it.

 

[Gary DiPietroSr]

I shot deer number 3 yesterday, a good sized spiker. Total time in tree stand...10 mins.:lol:

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

I thought we had road kill here. :lol:

 

[Wes Davis]

Please post your daily progress.

 

[P M]

I took a deer into the place where I get the meat processed, and asked them what they did with the hides. Turns out, they are all used. Made me happy to know that. They had a separate room where they are all spread out and covered with salt or some concoction.

 

[TomT]

You could get a one month membership to a tanning salon and every day go put you deer hide on the tanning bed for an hour.

 

[CountyMounty]

:lol::lol::lol:

 

[Jose Santana]

TomT

Bwwwaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, that was good.:lol:

I am kinda pressed for time so I just sort of gotten most of the meat and fat off the hides and salted them up real good. i placed them in a plastic garbage bag and put them in the freezer till I can get my supplies and get a little time. I mean basically since Oct14th I have been busy deer hunting. Everything else has been on hold including the wife , the kids, the dog, the ST rear break rotor job, my wifes trailblazer HD Bilstien shocK upgrade and front and rear brakes, X-mas shopping, wood splitting,... This weekend I guess I better get a little christmas spirit going and see how my family is doing.....:wacko:



Joseymack

 

[Jose Santana]

I am part Native American on my mothers side, my mom is into making regalia and medicine

bags... I also know some Waumpanoags from Cape Cod who are very skilled in leather crafts.

Who knows if I get a nice enough buckskin I may releather some things.... I also

am making my son some regalia for Native Powwows... Whatever... They may just sit around

and do nothing for a while.... I just want to check it out.



I think I will pass on the daniel Boone jackets....



Josemack