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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: Michelle_Nelson on April 24, 2009, 09:53:15 PM

Title: Large Buffalo Hide
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on April 24, 2009, 09:53:15 PM: Here is @RCHERS Buffalo hide I just picked up from the tannery. Measure over 70 square feet.

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Title: Re: Large Buffalo Hide
Post by: addicted on April 24, 2009, 09:58:46 PM: wow
Title: Re: Large Buffalo Hide
Post by: Pathfinder101 on April 24, 2009, 10:00:09 PM: Pretty cool. Always wanted one of those...
Title: Re: Large Buffalo Hide
Post by: Kent Hunter on April 24, 2009, 10:24:54 PM: What a beautiful hide. For those of you that have not had the pleasure of seeing and feeling a freashly tanned bison hide, I can tell you that they are tremendous. Not only the shear size of the hide but the feel of bison hair after it it tanned is very unique. The hair is very soft and not (wooly) at all.
That is a BEAUTIFUL hide @rcher!!!
The place where I had my bison butchered in Saschewan had a pile of whole bison hides setting outside and I asked the guy what they were going to do with them. He said nothing. That the were going to the dump. That kind of surprised me. He then told me he would sell me all I wanted for $100 a piece. I kicked myself in the tail many times over since then for not buying a couple from him.
Nothing like a "Buffalo Robe" @rcher!!! You will really enjoy that monster hide of yours. How old was the bull?
They are a bit $$$ per sq foot to get tanned, but well worth it. :tup:
Title: Re: Large Buffalo Hide
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on April 24, 2009, 10:29:53 PM: I believe he said it was a 6 year old Bull.
Title: Re: Large Buffalo Hide
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on April 25, 2009, 06:02:19 AM: Holy crap, that thing is huge, need a bigger shop to work on something like that. Have fun with that one Michelle
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Post by: runamuk on April 25, 2009, 07:27:52 AM: I am having fits of jealousy.....I love that thing..... it is amazing.
Title: Re: Large Buffalo Hide
Post by: bucklucky on April 25, 2009, 08:36:44 AM: That thing is stupid hudge, I about peed my pants when I saw how big it was in person. Very impressive. Theyt are not cheap to have tanned either :yike:
Title: Re: Large Buffalo Hide
Post by: Jackjr on April 25, 2009, 08:44:42 PM: WOW those things are big :yike:
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Post by: robb92 on April 25, 2009, 10:19:55 PM: Very nice!!!!!
Title: Re: Large Buffalo Hide
Post by: @RCHER on April 26, 2009, 07:57:32 PM: Thanks for posting pics Michelle. I'm looking forward to seeing it in person. That IS a big booger. I really didn't think he was that much bigger than the big 1300lb. cow I had tanned in 2006. She was 43 feet. That's probably the last buff hide for a while.

He was a 6 year old, end of Nov, MT bull and out of curiosity I unofficially scored him at 106 B&C.
Title: Re: Large Buffalo Hide
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on April 27, 2009, 03:30:47 PM: Your welcome @RCHER. That buffalo hide is absoluty huge. Makes me wanna go over and shoot one for myself.
Title: Re: Large Buffalo Hide
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on October 31, 2013, 03:13:00 AM: Anyone ever wonder how big a Bison hide really is?

Was going through some old posts looking for one I had made awhile back and ran across this one. You could carpet a small room with one.