If you just want to use it for fly tying cut off a good sized chunk,
wash it in shampoo, stretch it, scrape it and salt it. The best Elk
I have ever tied with was given to me by Larry Johnson, it was on
raw, salt cured hide and still had enough natural oils to both tie
easier and float better.
Tanning takes a lot out of hair.
Tom
On Dec 30, 2006, at 9:58 AM, Chuck Alexander wrote:
Folks: My Son In Law came by yesterday to drop off my Grand
Daughter to spend the night with Us, and he pulls out a 6 point
deer rack, and says "Look what I killed yesterday"...I asked him
did he butcher it, but he took it to a local butcher house here
that does most deer kills in this area.. I said "where is the
hide???" "At the Butchers".... I said "What???, you better call
that butcher and tell him NOT to throw it away or anything like
that cause you KNEW I could use those hides in fly tying" "Oh yeah,
I forgot about that" He said LOL..... Well, hopefully he can get it
back.. I hope so...Chuck
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