Don't waste your deer hides!

[police women of America]

Sorry but nothing anyone says will convince me that hides are as precious as the flesh my family consumes.  Also, not all of us shoot deer close to vehicles or places that are ideal for skinning.  I don't know a single backpack hunter who packs out a whole hide.  Deer or elk.

I can see leaving behind a hide if you're VERY far out. That's probably one of the few times I consider it fine to do. But probably (this is a total guess) 60% of hunters in Washington hunt no further than 5 miles from there truck.

How many deer have you personally skinned? How many hides have you packed out of the hills?

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I'm a self taught hunter starting at age 11. Saved up enough money for a nice .308win Savage at 13. My first time hunting was in 2015, we came close but didn't bag a buck. And I've been trying to get a buck every year since!

Wisdom comes thru experience. 

I may be young and inexperienced. But I've also had to work harder and learn more about hunting due to the fact no one in my family was there to teach me. And because of that, I'm very thankful to have the opportunity to to hunt. So I don't waste anything I'm given.

[police women of America]

Waste is a tricky word.....what is "waste" ?? Everyone has a different idea of what is wasteful......and in America it usually has to do with how far it's gotta be packed to the truck

Look at some other cultures and see what they consider waste.....heck look at the difference in state regulations on what is wasteful.....

Waste is becoming more and more of an issue with the rise of "backcountry" hunters but hides are definitely pretty far down the list for our cultures general Idea of what is "waste"

Best part of hunting is being able to format your own opinions and having those opinions form over time...

I completely agree with you. Everyone has there own perspective of what waste is. But personally, I consider it a waste to throw away any part of an animal that can be used (Not including the eyes, guts, or anything like that). That's my opinion, and I believe in it strongly which is why I want to show other hunters that hides don't have to go to waste.

[bobcat]

Nothing in nature is wasted. I bet birds, rabbits, and rodents use deer hair for nests.

[JDHasty]

I just watched it, his knife skills scare me the way he cuts up and at himself 

As far as the wastage of a hide compared to meat, not even close. Meat is the usable/consumable portion of the animal that i as a hunter am after, i don't need nor want the hide, bones, brain etc etc so i don't keep them. Now i have in the past kept hides and had them tanned both hair on and off and they look great in the box stored on a shelf in the garage.

When the tannery was here in mayrsville i would if i could save them and get gloves in exchange, but only if it was easy to keep, if packing no way.

I would be careful to not categorize hunters that do not do what you do as wasteful as long as they are following the law 

I'm not saying hunters who do not use the hides are wasteful people. And I mean no one disrespect. But I do consider the act of leaving behind hides wasteful. There's just so much you can do with them and for none-hunters they're hard to get. I'm not saying people who leave behind hides should be put in prison or anything crazy, I'm just trying to show hunters they don't have to throw away such a precious material. I think you should use as much of the deer as possible so nothing goes to waste.

It was fairly obvious to me that you were suggesting that deer hides can be put to use instead of just leaving them in the woods.  Like I said, I try to use every thing I can. 

I suppose if people were not leaving our place w/hair on hides that I would not have one or two tanned every year.  I did the first ones years ago to use photographing guns on and then my brother's wife wanted one and so did a niece and we just let them leave with one.  Since then others have taken hair on hides home to use for various things and I have had rawhide made out of deer hides for the kid's girl scout group to make Indian drums and/or dream catchers. 

If I am not going to have to haul it far before tossing it in the truck I even take hides I am not going to use, instead of just throwing them away, and will trade them out for a pair of gloves.     

[Karl Blanchard]

I completely understand your point I just disagree.  You stated that we don't have to hunt and we could just buy meat at the store.  Well same goes with the hide.  You can buy blankets, clothing, etc from a store as well.  I choose to feed my family a higher quality protein than store bought garbage.  I personally have zero use for a hide.  I'm not decorating my home with them.  I'm not clothing myself with them.  I don't fly fish so I'm not tying flies with them.    As bobcat stated, nothing in nature goes to waste, including skins 

I can appreciate your enthusiasm for using all of the animal though

[rtspring]

I completely understand your point I just disagree.  You stated that we don't have to hunt and we could just buy meat at the store.  Well same goes with the hide.  You can buy blankets, clothing, etc from a store as well.  I choose to feed my family a higher quality protein than store bought garbage.  I personally have zero use for a hide.  I'm not decorating my home with them.  I'm not clothing myself with them.  I don't fly fish so I'm not tying flies with them.    As bobcat stated, nothing in nature goes to waste, including skins 

I can appreciate your enthusiasm for using all of the animal though

Tree Hugger!  How can U waste so much. 

[Buckmark]

I just watched it, his knife skills scare me the way he cuts up and at himself 

As far as the wastage of a hide compared to meat, not even close. Meat is the usable/consumable portion of the animal that i as a hunter am after, i don't need nor want the hide, bones, brain etc etc so i don't keep them. Now i have in the past kept hides and had them tanned both hair on and off and they look great in the box stored on a shelf in the garage.

When the tannery was here in mayrsville i would if i could save them and get gloves in exchange, but only if it was easy to keep, if packing no way.

I would be careful to not categorize hunters that do not do what you do as wasteful as long as they are following the law 

I'm not saying hunters who do not use the hides are wasteful people. And I mean no one disrespect. But I do consider the act of leaving behind hides wasteful. There's just so much you can do with them and for none-hunters they're hard to get. I'm not saying people who leave behind hides should be put in prison or anything crazy, I'm just trying to show hunters they don't have to throw away such a precious material. I think you should use as much of the deer as possible so nothing goes to waste.

Like Bobcat said, nothing in nature goes to waste.
I respect that for you, using the hide is important but for some of us it is not what or why we hunt.

A little knowledge can be useful, it is not as precious as one may think and very easy to obtain by anyone.
Centrailia Fur and Hide    https://furandhide.com/  can do hair on or leather tanning of your own hide, they also sell hides in all diffrent colors, natural etc in various condition (holes, no holes, drag marks etc)  https://furandhide.com/products/categories/leather-deer,-goat-&-bear             so anyone can buy a hide for personal use without being a hunter and killing an animal.

If you want i may have a hide come available before the end of the month and if so you are welcome to have it.

[police women of America]

I completely understand your point I just disagree.  You stated that we don't have to hunt and we could just buy meat at the store.  Well same goes with the hide.  You can buy blankets, clothing, etc from a store as well.  I choose to feed my family a higher quality protein than store bought garbage.  I personally have zero use for a hide.  I'm not decorating my home with them.  I'm not clothing myself with them.  I don't fly fish so I'm not tying flies with them.    As bobcat stated, nothing in nature goes to waste, including skins 

I can appreciate your enthusiasm for using all of the animal though

If someone else was to use them to make blankets, clothing, etc. would you ship or drop it off for them?

[police women of America]

I just watched it, his knife skills scare me the way he cuts up and at himself 

As far as the wastage of a hide compared to meat, not even close. Meat is the usable/consumable portion of the animal that i as a hunter am after, i don't need nor want the hide, bones, brain etc etc so i don't keep them. Now i have in the past kept hides and had them tanned both hair on and off and they look great in the box stored on a shelf in the garage.

When the tannery was here in mayrsville i would if i could save them and get gloves in exchange, but only if it was easy to keep, if packing no way.

I would be careful to not categorize hunters that do not do what you do as wasteful as long as they are following the law 

I'm not saying hunters who do not use the hides are wasteful people. And I mean no one disrespect. But I do consider the act of leaving behind hides wasteful. There's just so much you can do with them and for none-hunters they're hard to get. I'm not saying people who leave behind hides should be put in prison or anything crazy, I'm just trying to show hunters they don't have to throw away such a precious material. I think you should use as much of the deer as possible so nothing goes to waste.

Like Bobcat said, nothing in nature goes to waste.
I respect that for you, using the hide is important but for some of us it is not what or why we hunt.

A little knowledge can be useful, it is not as precious as one may think and very easy to obtain by anyone.
Centrailia Fur and Hide    https://furandhide.com/  can do hair on or leather tanning of your own hide, they also sell hides in all diffrent colors, natural etc in various condition (holes, no holes, drag marks etc)  https://furandhide.com/products/categories/leather-deer,-goat-&-bear             so anyone can buy a hide for personal use without being a hunter and killing an animal.

If you want i may have a hide come available before the end of the month and if so you are welcome to have it.

Even if hides were sold for one cent, I would still consider them a precious material as they can be used for so much. But I understand your point that they are available to none-hunters. They still can always be used to make clothes no matter the price or amount of availablility. And I guess you can find anything on the internet, including hides. I just meant that if deer hides were more available, there might be more use for them. Maybe even a "deer hide clothing" isle in Walmart

[Karl Blanchard]

I completely understand your point I just disagree.  You stated that we don't have to hunt and we could just buy meat at the store.  Well same goes with the hide.  You can buy blankets, clothing, etc from a store as well.  I choose to feed my family a higher quality protein than store bought garbage.  I personally have zero use for a hide.  I'm not decorating my home with them.  I'm not clothing myself with them.  I don't fly fish so I'm not tying flies with them.    As bobcat stated, nothing in nature goes to waste, including skins 

I can appreciate your enthusiasm for using all of the animal though

If someone else was to use them to make blankets, clothing, etc. would you ship or drop it off for them?

nope.  I don't hunt in places where hauling a hide out is feasible.   My concern is every ounce of meat I can trim off a carcass, including edible organs such as heart and liver (even though liver is nasty.  My grandparents like it).

[huntandjeep]

Only hide I will ever pack out is a Bear ,Cougar or Bobcat. Capes are a different story if I plan on mounting. Coyotes I shoot I just leave them where they lay.

[grundy53]

Sorry but nothing anyone says will convince me that hides are as precious as the flesh my family consumes.  Also, not all of us shoot deer close to vehicles or places that are ideal for skinning.  I don't know a single backpack hunter who packs out a whole hide.  Deer or elk.

I can see leaving behind a hide if you're VERY far out. That's probably one of the few times I consider it fine to do. But probably (this is a total guess) 60% of hunters in Washington hunt no further than 5 miles from there truck.

How many deer have you personally skinned? How many hides have you packed out of the hills?

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I'm a self taught hunter starting at age 11. Saved up enough money for a nice .308win Savage at 13. My first time hunting was in 2015, we came close but didn't bag a buck. And I've been trying to get a buck every year since!

Wisdom comes thru experience. 

I may be young and inexperienced. But I've also had to work harder and learn more about hunting due to the fact no one in my family was there to teach me. And because of that, I'm very thankful to have the opportunity to to hunt. So I don't waste anything I'm given.

The point of my question is to see if you have actually done either.

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[Miles]

Only hide I will ever pack out is a Bear ,Cougar or Bobcat. Capes are a different story if I plan on mounting. Coyotes I shoot I just leave them where they lay.

I don't even pack capes out.  I think if the original poster gets some experience hunting backcountry or wilderness areas the  ideas will become a bit more realistic.

[police women of America]

I completely understand your point I just disagree.  You stated that we don't have to hunt and we could just buy meat at the store.  Well same goes with the hide.  You can buy blankets, clothing, etc from a store as well.  I choose to feed my family a higher quality protein than store bought garbage.  I personally have zero use for a hide.  I'm not decorating my home with them.  I'm not clothing myself with them.  I don't fly fish so I'm not tying flies with them.    As bobcat stated, nothing in nature goes to waste, including skins 

I can appreciate your enthusiasm for using all of the animal though

If someone else was to use them to make blankets, clothing, etc. would you ship or drop it off for them?

nope.  I don't hunt in places where hauling a hide out is feasible.   My concern is every ounce of meat I can trim off a carcass, including edible organs such as heart and liver (even though liver is nasty.  My grandparents like it).

Well I meant more if you weren't far out in the woods. Like I said on a couple other posts, personally I don't think it's wasting the hide if you're 5+ miles away from your car.

[JLS]

PWA,

I really appreciate your enthusiasm and passion on this issue.  I personally don't view meat and hides in the same light, but I can certainly see where some might.  I have never saved a hide, and I usually ruin them anyway by splitting them up the back in order to remove the meat.

Best of luck in your quest for your first deer!