deer hair skin

[savage take]

the laddie shot a deer last night, how difficult is it to treat this for tying. any tips would be appreciated.

[troutheaven]

I presume its a roe. If so, it's a doddle. The difficult part is removing fat and membranes from the raw skin. A sharp, heavy bladed knife is best, and determination and elbow grease. Stretch it and pin it out. Air drying is best, with a bit of borax. Salt makes the skin stiff and unpliable.

[stevekale]

You might find this helpful:

FAQ - Processing Fly Tying Materials at Home

There are also some very good tips in A.K Best's book on dyeing.

[savage take]

cheers lads

[silversedge]

There is a new series coming on national geographic called great migrations,the first episode features all the roe deer moving from your area,over to the west coast

[savage take]

Originally Posted by silversedge

There is a new series coming on national geographic called great migrations,the first episode features all the roe deer moving from your area,over to the west coast

al just follow them wullie, they cant escape.

[silversedge]

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[weight_forward]

I wouldn't bother with all that preserving hastle if I were you. Just sit down and tie up a batch of muddlers, it will be all gone before it has any chance of getting stinky

[emerger1981]

clean the hair in warm water and a non bleach carpet detergant after youv scraped the fat off, ..comes out crackin mate you dont want to cure it and dry it only to wash it

[Orcadian]

I take it this is not for hanging over the back of your sofa Andrew. The white hair on its ar$e is not any use for much, but I'll take it off your hands if you want,
Cheers Ken