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jeffp51:
My neighbor went to Wyoming to hunt. I mentioned he should save the legs for me for sinew. Be careful what you wish for. . . I guess his whole party got a couple each, because today he gave me 7 garbage bags full- whitetail and antelope legs. No room in the freezer, even if the wife would allow it.  I spent the day skinning and stripping.  Got through a bag and a half.  Any use for the bones or hoofs?

Hawkdancer:
Boil the hooves down for glue? -C-  outside, of course!  I have seen them used for rifle racks, the pronghorn (antelope) might make bow hangers. That's a big bunch of critters!  Keep harvesting sinew for bow backing, trade and gifts! 
Hawkdancer

Ryan Jacob:
Bone awls? Or maybe pigment containers?

BowEd:
First thing I ask myself is what do I want to do with things.In the past I used to go to many buckskinning rendezvous.With bow making sinew of course is an option for bows and sewing/wrapping.I saw many other ideas out there for different animal parts too.I've made a few deer leg bags from legs.Made rattle wind chimes out of the dew claws and deer toes before.That's not including things to do with the bones.I've used them for knife handles before.It's up to you and your ideas of use really.
Some pics of their usefullness.
Muzzle loader shooting pouch.

A different type pouch.

One on far left is deer leg bone handle

Some deer toes and dew claws and a couple of wind chimes I made long ago.

I find that the pronghorn horn is a lot like the toes of deer too.Knife handles can be made of them too along with other things.It's up to your imagination to make anything useful from these things.

Eric Krewson:
I picked up a bunch of legs at a deer processor on time, like you I got way more than I needed. I stripped out the sinew and threw the rest away. I have only made 2 sinew backed bows in 20 years so I ended up giving or trading away almost all the sinew I collected. I still strip the sinew off the deer I kill, I send it to anyone who posts that they need some.

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