storing hides
I salted the flesh side of all my hides. Placed them in 5 gallon buckets. Drained after a week and I am storing them in my garage over the winter. I rent so it's the best i can do.I'm getting hides...
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Freezer also works great, or you can just flesh, stretch and dry them. Save the Cro-Magnons
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After fleshing, a job of about fifteen minutes per skin. Just lay over a fence or whatever and let dry. Do put some kind of bug powder on them to keep bugs at bay. I use sevin dust. You can stretch...
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I've stored wet salted hides for up to two years with no ill effect. They stink a little after that time, and they may have a pinkish/red salt loving bacteria growing on them in places, but I haven't...
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Hey, Will it will take more than a little stink to stop a braintanner<gg>.
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That's true Mike. Mine either get frozen or dried but then I don't get mine all at once so I can usually keep up with the rate my collection barrel is being fed. I got two yesterday that set around...
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email me at walkingdeer@poncacity.net 15.00 plus three to ship. You will have to give me a little time I got to tape a few more up. Money back if not happy. Mike Smyth
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im new at this so bear with me . when i go out and shoot my coons is it ok to just throw in the freezer after skinning or do i have to do something else?
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That'll keep 'em for a good while. Just be sure to double-bag or wrap them up tight in something to keep air out so they won't freezer burn. I've kept raw deer hides in the freezer for several years...
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Feather,I do the exact same thing. I also wrap the larger salted hides in a garbage bag individually and store in a rubbermaid brute trash can with a lid. If it gets warm for awhile drain the hides...
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