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I got 4 huge elk hides today,

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yazoo:
I cut all the sinew out today, and fleshed one , going to try to flesh 3 tomorrow the thing is I have more time than money,,

JackCrafty:
The way I save my hides is to scrape the flesh off, salt them (I don't use all that much salt....maybe a box of canning salt per hide?), and then stick as many as will fit in a 5gal bucket with a tight lid.  After a couple days I open the bucket and tip it to the side so the excess water runs out.   I put the lid back on and forget about it until I need it.  I have salted hides this way that are two years old now.....and haven't gotten smelly.  I leave the buckets outside and out of the sun.

billy:
YEah, clean all the fat and meat off the skins, then stretch them out, and salt them.  If you're gonna braintan them, you gotta wash all the salt out of the skins before you do.  I've tanned them after being salted and they work fine as long as all the salt is out of them.  Elk are a challenge to braintan, but they are awesome when you're finished.

Hillbilly:
Or just roll them up and freeze them.

Pat B:
Where is Wade when you need him! ;D

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