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elk legs and bones
yazoo:
I have taken sinew from legs, saved the skins, and bones... what is the best way to tan leg skins for bags, and I want to save leg bones how should i clean bones for storage,maybe boil and clean or roast and clean,, is there any thing else I can make from leggs,,i just really dont want to waste any thing, thanks mike
Sparrow:
I boil them just enough to clean off all the tissue,then tuck them out of the reach of critters till good and dry.(You wanna get the marrow outta one end so it don't go rancid on ya) Frank
huntertrapper:
eat the marrow! out of legs, maybe get some clay fill the hole at the bottom of one end and bake it and have yourself a cup or something. ??? ;D
billy:
Yazoo,
I've tried to tan the deer leg skins but they just don't work. You can't get the epidermis skin off because it is so well bonded to the underlying dermis. You really can't do much with them anyway, even if you could tan them, so I just cut them off and throw them away.
Long Arrow:
I have seen reindeer leg hides used to make beautiful boots.
The first length of hide was used for the leg and foot front.
An elk is considerably larger than a reindeer.
As said the hide may be tougher to work.
It takes many leg hides to make a pair of boots and
the lady making them was a pleasure to see work
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