Comments on: How to Tan a Deer Hide

By: Mark Rondeau

Mark Rondeau — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:20:02 +0000

I am trying to mount my deer head, so I would like to keep the hair. I have my hyde skinned and ready to continue although I am not sure how to preserve the hyde without buying all these different chemicals. So I put it in the freezer for now until I can figure out my next step…??? Is vinegar and water the way to go? What is the ratio, and for how long? Do I salt the skin after I pull it out of the solution? How long do I let it sit after I take it out of the solution before I can start putting things back together? Also,I am going to boil my rack to get the excess meat out of the scull cap. Is this right? I am going to put salt in the water also, does this matter…??? Thank you for all your help. Have a great day!

By: chris kenney

chris kenney — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:13:19 +0000

you can rub salt onto the fleshy part multiple times to hold the hair pores together

By: Robert E. Button

Robert E. Button — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:57:47 +0000

Directions look good, but what if I don’t want to remove hair from deer skin? How do I tan the hide so that the hair remains on one side and it is nice and soft on the other side? Thanks, REB

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:33:48 +0000

I’ve always wanted to try this. I was told it was too difficult. This doesn’t seem that hard to to do, just some time. Thanks for the instructions.