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Deer Hides
« on: August 27, 2013, 11:21:35 PM »
Hello,

I'm Douglas Cowan I will be apprenticing with Wilderness Awareness School, a non profit organization, in the fall with their adult program. I know it is a bit early to be looking for hides but I am trying to put myself on peoples radar early.
When hunting season arrives please think about donating your hide to me to teach the art of brain tanning to adults.

I would greatly appreciate any hides that are going to be left in the woods. I do not get paid for apprenticing with the school.

You can contact me at 505-307-9399 or lasantavaca@gmail.com

calls are preferred but texts and emails are also accepted. Please leave a message if I do not answer and I will get back to you as soon as possible, I know no one wants a hide laying out for too long.


Thank you for reading this and your time.

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2013, 11:24:49 PM »
Wouldn't you need the brains too?

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2013, 09:51:58 AM »
For those outside the area, how would they get them to you?  Are you willing to travel, if so how far?
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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2013, 11:04:07 AM »
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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2013, 11:36:59 AM »
Good questions guys.  I hate tossing the hide but have too many for myself.

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2013, 09:01:00 AM »
If you want to pull the brains out for me I'd take them, its kind of a pain to do that. I usually go to Uwajimaya to get pork brains. They are like $3 a pound.

I'd be willing to travel pretty far if there were enough hides involved. How far away are you? I'd go to Yelm for sure.

Thanks for your interest everyone.

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2013, 07:04:16 PM »
How does brain tanning work? Is it as simple as it sounds? Do you just mash the brain and rub it into the hide?
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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2013, 11:16:49 PM »
How does brain tanning work? Is it as simple as it sounds? Do you just mash the brain and rub it into the hide?

You drill a hole and insert straw and suck then spit into bucket! Just don't swallow the brains or you will become a zombie deer :yike:
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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2013, 11:31:56 PM »
 :yeah: The siphen method also builds up your woods cred.   ;)

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2013, 09:02:39 PM »
I'd be interested in the process too.

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2013, 04:57:54 PM »
How does brain tanning work? Is it as simple as it sounds? Do you just mash the brain and rub it into the hide?

It takes about 8 days to go from Deer Hide to buckskin. I'll give you the run down here

5 Days in Lye or KOH

1 day to scrape

put hide in river

Next Full day

wring out the hide

Put hide in hot water with Vinegar

Wring out the Hide

Put hide in brains

Wring out the hide
(I like to do the braining process 2-3 times but I've seen it done just once)

Stretch the hide 4-8 hours

Day 3

Smoke the hide with punk wood

I make a balloon with two hides and a jean skirt.


There is a lot more to it but that is the run down.


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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2013, 11:23:00 PM »
Anyone successful with a bow out there yet?

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2013, 11:29:10 PM »
How much of the hide do want/need? I would be cutting mine off at the knees. Still want it? How about the head?
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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2013, 07:35:35 PM »
Yes at the knees is fine. The cutting it at the neck is fine, no need for the head. Thanks for asking. Most of the time when I get hides from hunters the hides are sliced up pretty bad. It's quite easy to just peel the whole hide off the animal and not leave any slice marks. But I will take what I can get.

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #14 on: September 22, 2013, 06:11:56 PM »
Have you tried any of the meat shops in your area? Might me a couple dollars but will save ya from driving around to get quantity. Fuel is expensive for 1 hide.

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #15 on: September 24, 2013, 09:43:41 PM »
I have looked into that, no one seems to skin deer for people in my area. Do you have any meat shops in mind? I asked in Woodinville and Monroe last year.

Also I'd love to get deer legs. Sinew is really useful I've also been making fish hooks out of toe bones.

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #16 on: October 07, 2013, 08:21:45 PM »
Good luck this weekend everyone!

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #17 on: October 07, 2013, 10:43:45 PM »
I talked to one of your instructors on Sunday at Salmon days with my son. Another was shaping a nice looking piece of wood into a bow at the back of the booth. Sounds like a cool program.

Try calling Fisher Meats in Issaquah, they process game so they may have capes and brains.

If (BIG IF) I get one I'll give you the hide.

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #18 on: October 08, 2013, 09:31:49 AM »
I would love to have a tanned on for myself, but can not afford to have one do it. So if we get any, I will call you. Last year a friend of mine was going to tan one for me, but he flaked so it went to waste. :bash:
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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #19 on: October 08, 2013, 08:06:28 PM »
I talked to one of your instructors on Sunday at Salmon days with my son. Another was shaping a nice looking piece of wood into a bow at the back of the booth. Sounds like a cool program.

Try calling Fisher Meats in Issaquah, they process game so they may have capes and brains.

If (BIG IF) I get one I'll give you the hide.

That was me, working on an osage bow!

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #20 on: October 13, 2013, 09:12:29 PM »
Got my first hide of the season in today!

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #21 on: October 13, 2013, 09:17:41 PM »
Got my first hide of the season in today!

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #22 on: October 13, 2013, 09:51:57 PM »
I'll be in Mount Vernon/Burlington Tuesday and could drop my hide somewhere, there are a few holes (.44 mag entrys and exits) in it though no cut marks.  Let me know.

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #23 on: October 14, 2013, 10:22:09 AM »
I'll be in Mount Vernon/Burlington Tuesday and could drop my hide somewhere, there are a few holes (.44 mag entrys and exits) in it though no cut marks.  Let me know.

I'm off Tuesday and can come up there to grab it. Where are you thinking? I'll message you.

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Re: Deer Hides
« Reply #24 on: November 14, 2013, 04:27:31 PM »
Anyone going for late season this weekend?

 


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