Deer skin

ah sure !

Shot a fallow on Sunday , i kept the skin and blood / liver to train my new best friend.
would you have any tips on drying the skin ? Do you just leave it out to dry ?

many thanks

Johnny max

Thers tanning kits in back of countrymans weekly

One shot on kill

Straight up I don't know but I'd imaging something has to be used to treat it or preserve it

ah sure !

would you know if it is possible to buy a kit on-line ?
can't find any

clivej

YouTube will have plenty of vids on how to do this.

Put salt in with the blood to stop it congealing, but that may be to late now.

Grizzly 45

First thing you need to do before you decide to tan or not is preserve this ASAP.
Like NOW!! You proably have left it too late if it was shot Sunday ,and if you can pull large clumps of hair out of it by now its too late.

First you need to clean every last bit of meat and fat off the unsderside,and I mean every bit of it.By rights you need a flensing knife and a flensing pole to do this properly,it also works the hide and breaks it down to become more supple when it is cured.So you are going to have to do this with a relativly blunt knife,a file or whatever.
Next you need to get this out on a flat board or surface and cover it totally with salt.The salt draws the moisture and fat out of it and you will need to keep topping up the salt as it dissolves into the hide. Keep it in this preserved state until you decide to tan it or find a recipie to tan it on the net.

ah sure !

Thanks Grizzly_45
will try that

J.R.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/TAXIDERMY-MODELLING-LIQUA-TAN-32-FLOZ-/310581983041?pt=UK_Collectables_AnimalCollectables_SM&hash=item485020f741#ht_500wt_1288

Player32

I wouldn't use salt if I'd use it for training with my dog, just into the freezer, a day before using it out and after training once ore twice into the bin...

juice1304

I tan my hides, You really need to salt it as soon as you get home you need a good inch of salt on the entire hide skin side up obviously and will need to change it a couple of times when you change it don't get rid of the wet salt just let it dry out. You can flesh it before or after salting it is down to personal preference the main thing to do id to get it salted asap though. The finer the salt the better as it will penetrate the skin better and more quickly. it will take about a week to have it properly dry, leave it salted and change the salt until it becomes rigid like a board.
You can get the tanning kits here,
http://www.snowdoniasupplies.co.uk/cgi-bin/catalogue.pl?ref=tanningkits
The chemicals you need to tan are written on the side of the box so if you weigh them before you use them you will know how much you need if you just want to order the chemicals yourself. The company are great to deal with and will answer any questions you might have, I would suggest getting the supa soft oil. The real work in tanning is stretching the hide it takes alot of effort, hard work and a good amount of time.
Anyway, I hope it goes well for you. Post your results if you decide to do it. If the hide has a sour smell to it i would'nt bother though unless you just want to make some buckskin.

Grizzly 45

http://www.motherearthnews.com/modern-homesteading/how-to-tan-a-hide.aspx#axzz2M6FKJz9F

I used this one for a goat skin last Autumn...Nice thing about this is most of the ingredients are either for free around your house/garage,or easily availabe in a supermarket.
The salt,I got from a supplier for water softners,and you will need at least 5 lbs per hide.
If you go this route do multiple rinses of the hides..Be amazed how much dirt and grit comes off these hides.