Hide usage

king1886ranch · Aug 26, 2016

I'm wondering what everyone does with their hide if you're not going to take the cape to a taxidermist. I'm thinking about saving and tanning it if I get one this year, I'm a European mount kind of guy. If anyone keeps and uses the hide or makes something out of the hide I would love to hear about it.

hank4elk · Aug 26, 2016

I save my hides whole if possible and tan them,hair on & off.
Couch covers,seat covers and a few have gone to women friends who love the warmth and like the fact I use as much of the animal as possible.

marksjeep · Aug 26, 2016

I have gloves made every few years from cow elk hides. They make fantastic gifts.

WestT · Aug 26, 2016

I have tanned my own a few times just to say I did it and have considered sending one or two off to be made into gloves or something useful of that nature. Always feel like I'm wasting somethime valuable when the hide just gets tossed...

Jrz210 · Aug 26, 2016

How many pairs of gloves do you get out of one hide?

wytex · Aug 26, 2016

I get some tanned by either Moyle Mink and Tannerry or Rocky Mountain tanners in Denver. Leather or hair on turn out really nice.

marksjeep · Aug 26, 2016

If you take care pulling the hide off, 5-6 off an average size cow. Depends on how well you pull the hide off as well.

king1886ranch · Aug 26, 2016

marksjeep said:
I have gloves made every few years from cow elk hides. They make fantastic gifts.

Where do you send yours to?

marksjeep · Aug 26, 2016

Rocky mtn tanners. Service and communication is so so, but end product is good and pricing is fair.

ida homer · Aug 26, 2016

The last 2 big bodied critters that I've killed (that weren't $1000 mount worthy horn wise) I've sold to a taxidermist for $175 a piece. Paid for my tag, gas, mountain houses and then some.

TimeOnTarget · Aug 26, 2016

I always just give them to my taxidermist to help others out if they need a cape but I'd love to have a bunch of pairs of deer skin gloves made. You just skin them and send them out to the tannery?

hank4elk · Aug 26, 2016

Skin & flesh.Ask the tanner what they prefer,salted & or just frozen. I have had 2 done by pros.My taxy buddy froze my clean salted hide for shipment the 1st time.

genesis273 · Aug 26, 2016

Call your taxi to see if he's interested in the cape if you kill one. He may be willing to pay you for it if it is good size and condition. You just have to remember that if you're in the backcountry, you'll have to tote it out, which may mean an extra trip.

king1886ranch · Aug 27, 2016

Thanks guys

Brad NSW · Aug 27, 2016

I make shotgun sleeves with my deer skins...see pics

king1886ranch · Aug 28, 2016

Nice! Do you tan yourself?

duckhunt · Aug 28, 2016

I trade my deer hides for gloves at a local fur buyer.

TheSurveyor · Aug 28, 2016

You guys got me convinced to keeps some hides this year. I did some tanning way back when in 4H but never could match the Comercial product. That Rocky Mountain Tanners mentioned above seems fair on price.
You guys who do it yourself what products do you use?

hank4elk · Aug 28, 2016

The last quote I got from a new local taxi was about $50 a lineal foot,along back. Sounded pricey to me. A cow can be 7'-8' long.

Idratherbehunting · Aug 31, 2016

I think I'm going to have to try to save a hide and try to tan it myself this year, if I get something. I have been working on making my own moccasins out of steer hide that I bought for quite sneaking, rather than wool socks, but a pair of deer hide ones would be sweet.

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