Main Discussion Area > Cave Men only "Oooga Booga"

I got 4 huge elk hides today,

(1/3) > >>

yazoo:
a friend of mine has a elk ranch, brought me 4 hides today, what is the best way to preserve them till i get time to tan them?

madcrow:
Scrape all the chunks of meat off, go buy a couple hundred pounds of salt.  Lay the hides out flat and salt them heavily, usually 1 pound of salt per poound of hide.  Fold them in half lengthwise and roll them up like a sleeping bag.  Stand them up where the open end is on the bottom so they can drain.  In a couple of days, unroll them, resalt them and stand them up again.  They should be good for a long time.  I have several deer hides that I did this way in October.  They will be alright as long as the critters and bug don't start chewing on them.  Or you could box them up and send them to me. ;D ;D ;D  I'll take real good care of them.

cowboy:
I don't really know man, but congrat's on the score. Hope you have succes with em..

yazoo:
I am going to take care of the skins tomorrow, I have been getting the sinew and the leg skins from 16 legs tonite, I maybe up late,

hawkbow:
If you stretch the green hides before you salt and dry them they will be much easier to tan( no creases that way)  when they dry... good luck bro..Hawk a/ho

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page