Deer, hare skins

[collie/grey 238]

I have a few skins in the freezer at the moment from a few road kills i have found as i just can't throw them away as i know they can be put into use, what i need to know is how i go about turning them into rugs or whether they're are people out there who buy them off of you, any help or advice would be highly apprieciated.

[Caravan Monster 323]

It might be worth asking at the local slaughterhouse, or maybe even game dealer, where they sell their skins. I suspect having frozen them may be a problem. I know the first stage is to lay out and salt the flesh side, but not sure what comes after that.

 

New Mexico State University Guide to Preserving Deer and Small Fur Skins

 

As a youngster, a mate of mine set up in business making Davey Crockett hats from rabbit skins and selling them at school. Trouble was he hadn't cured the skins properly and they began to shrink and rot

[collie/grey 238]

It might be worth asking at the local slaughterhouse, or maybe even game dealer, where they sell their skins. I suspect having frozen them may be a problem. I know the first stage is to lay out and salt the flesh side, but not sure what comes after that.

 

New Mexico State University Guide to Preserving Deer and Small Fur Skins

 

As a youngster, a mate of mine set up in business making Davey Crockett hats from rabbit skins and selling them at school. Trouble was he hadn't cured the skins properly and they began to shrink and rot

 

Thanks for that caravan monster, i've buggered that up with the freezing then, ahwell always next time, may just try what your mate did

[olim 28]

i've seen them being sold at the midland game fair for £5 each which is a bit steep, but i think people buy them to wrap around dummies to train dogs

[tb25 4,627]

or you could make them in to under were

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

I had a half-arsed attempt at doing a couple of rabbit skins once.

 

Could've used them to knock somebody out. Rock hard they were

[TOMO 26,073]

COLLIE GREY.. look on the internet

[Will1957 0]

i've seen them being sold at the midland game fair for £5 each which is a bit steep, but i think people buy them to wrap around dummies to train dogs

 

 

I saw them selling for about the same. Bloody daylight robbery!

[runforyourlife 361]

someone on here used to have mine of me kay.... ask.

[TOMO 26,073]

evry one thinks a fiver is alot.............try curing it yorself then come back and say its alot

[collie/grey 238]

Thanks all, i have looked on line and it sounds like far too much effort if im brutally honest! But i have found someone who will buy them, they use the skins for backgrounds in photo shoots.

[clint 45]

pin hide to board very tight, use sharp knife to scrape flesh off, then microwave warm sheep brain to cure. ( no let wifey see this, she kill! )Just rub brain in to hide, thats it . Get sheep skull from abatoir, will do many many skin.

[SLiP tHe DoG ! 129]

pin hide to board very tight, use sharp knife to scrape flesh off, then microwave warm sheep brain to cure. ( no let wifey see this, she kill! )Just rub brain in to hide, thats it . Get sheep skull from abatoir, will do many many skin.

 

 

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[collie/grey 238]

pin hide to board very tight, use sharp knife to scrape flesh off, then microwave warm sheep brain to cure. ( no let wifey see this, she kill! )Just rub brain in to hide, thats it . Get sheep skull from abatoir, will do many many skin.

 

 

Ooh sounds interesting clint, does it have to be a sheeps brain?? Thankyou for sharing that info.

[clint 45]

pin hide to board very tight, use sharp knife to scrape flesh off, then microwave warm sheep brain to cure. ( no let wifey see this, she kill! )Just rub brain in to hide, thats it . Get sheep skull from abatoir, will do many many skin.

 

 

Ooh sounds interesting clint, does it have to be a sheeps brain?? Thankyou for sharing that info.

 

 

no, no, is just sheep have more brain ! not much clever , just more volume. deer, rabbit ok also, but very small amount.