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brain tanning otter skin ques.

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hawkbow:
I agree completely brother... Stacey and i will trade you some homeless bum parts for some Mastadon pieces.. straight across ;) Hawk

smokeu:
Man you guys are tough picking up roadkill like that... Check out primitiveways.co they have some good how to stuff on tanning critters.

aaron:
i get about one a year out here in WA state- i have braintanned them and they are greasy- first i shampoo the whole thing gently to clean the fur. then wet scrape what i can.especially to rempve fat which will rot while drying. tail is very fatty.  then tack to a board. then i dry scrape as best i can.then brain it. lay it flat on a towel, add brains in thin layer flesh side only (duh), then add a moist towel. after brain penetrates, i break it dry by rubbing  over a thing like a canoe paddle stuck in the ground, blade up.
but i think a better and MUCH faster quiver is a rawhide case skinned otter- a rigid -ish tube with the tail for a strap- just have to prop it open while drying. beware of fat on the skin causing rot

Blacktail:
i beleive you are still doing that.LOL...i remeber years ago reading about this billy guy...driving out side of bend and seeing a fresh road kill deer slamming on the brakes going back for some deer parts...if my memory is right i think his dad was out visting him and with him....i cant blame you any i do the same thing..the problem is that there is not any brush off the side of the road around here..i hope it works out for you billy..john

billy:
dang john,

You've got a good memory cause that was me!  Wasn't the first, and definitley won't be the last by a long shot! 

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