james b 0 Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Shot my first deer ever yesterday a fallow buck,was wondering as its my first i want to keep the hide aswel as the head,i have stretched it out scrapped the fat off and salted it,what else can i do to preserve it or is that enough? Cheers James B Quote Link to post
james b 0 Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Anyone????? Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 I am looking at doing some fox pelts: I Googled tanning hides and found this Aussie site: looks as though there is a fair bit of info on there: might help you. http://www.aussiebowhunter.com/showthread....ghlight=tanning Quote Link to post
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) Unless it is in hard coat ,finished the moulting process then you are wasting your time mate .Pull at a few hairs that wont be seen and if they come out in clumps then foret it . Edited to say that if everything is fine with the skin then a cheap tanning solution is as follows [for use after the scraping process ].- 2 pints of water 20 eggs 1 box of saltpetre from chemists This is for one fox pelt -Seperate the egg whites from the yolk and disgard the yolks. Whisk the lot together in a bucket and soak skin .Obviously increasing quantities for bigger skins .Soak for 3 days indoors [garage is fine] .Peg to dry then reverse roll [fur inwards ]for half day then roll again skin outwards .Skin will now be plyable and well preserved .Trim to suit . Edited October 31, 2009 by foxdropper Quote Link to post
gossy 3 Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 my deer management teacher at college uses diesel with bicarbonate of soda mixed in he then paints it straight on and keeps it in a dry place he then paints it again after a while if its necassary. he says it smells of diesel for a while after but i have seen a few skins he has done and they are perfect. Quote Link to post
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 The bicarb does absolutely nothing mate and the deisel ,well rather him than me . Quote Link to post
steve109 43 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 send me your salted skins, i will tan them properly ...there are no short cuts to a good tanned skin [that will last forever] they will need shaving pickleing shaving again tanning [lutanF] tumbling. [east mids area] Quote Link to post
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