Doe down - Hide?

[scout0324]

Hey guys,

Had a great hunt last night and arrowed a fat doe.

What do you guys do with the hides from your deer? Seems like a waste to throw it away.....

[Master Baiter]

There used to be a place in Hartville, Ohio that would buy them off of you. Can't remember the name- maybe someone else does.

[TritonBill]

I give them to a friend of mine. He uses them to make all kinds of bags, pouches, hats, etc.

[stoneking]

i use to get six to seven dollars out of a hide. now the guy only wants to give me three dollars. any more i just give them away to get rid of them.

[pstryjew]

1) "Sell" it to the processor. Usually, they charge you about $5 to get it back. If you leave it, they give you a discount.

or keep it

2) Tan it yourself - plenty of instructions out there.
3) Flesh the hide, salt the hide and send it out for tanning
4) Bring it to a taxidermist, he'll flesh/salt and send for processing with hair on or hair off (buckskin).

It all depends how much money and time you have to devote to it.

Pete

[bmiller]

Most of the processers around charge $5 to skin it.If you want to keep they'll charge you another $5.That's because there's a few people that travel around and buy them for $3 to $5 and make clothing and such.If you don't have the time or the resources,they're not worth messing with.IMO :bouncy:

[coonskinner]

used to cost bout 50$ if yuh took it to the taxydermist...shame to waste it...do hair on or hair off...:Dthey look nice on the wall...orrrrr they make a very nice back quiver...