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As the hide remains in the pickle and the tan, it will remain supple. After the hide is "oiled" and worked over the beam (breaking), and as it dries it will firm up as leather. Unless a deer hide is shaved/sanded very thin, they will never be as supple as say a bobcat, rabbit or such. Oiling and breaking are the secrets to a soft hide.

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hunting101: that hide looks good. For educational purposes, you really didn't have to flesh the hide as well as you did. It would have came off easier after the first salting. Good job on the tail! Great job though! Got to love that shot placement too!

WD

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It only took about 45 minutes to do. Most everything came off when I skinned it. I just had some fat near the shoulders and tail and a bit of muscle across the middle back to take off. I did salt everything before I did any fleshing at all. It made everything stick together very nice and come off it out too much trouble. I just worked the point of my knife in a circular motion and made lots of little sweeps at the edge of the fat and worked my way through it.

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Still waiting on chemicals.

Had a question on trimming the hide to final dimensions. Near the neck where the hair points backwards is there any way to dress the edge a little where it doesn't look like Its been trimmed back?

Thanks for all the help so far Dave!

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Would you belive that I shot her with a .45 at about 30 yards? Got her right behind both shoulders and through both lungs.

-Mike

That's awesome how you got him with a handgun. Did the .45 acp drop him in the tracks? I want to try shooting a deer with a .45 next season. Good luck with the hide. i can;t wait to see what it looks like finished :usa:. I bet it'll be as soft a baby's behind.

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Keep us updated on your project!

Dave (wd)

I'm in michigan right now, she's still in acid pickling until I get back. The instructions said it should be ok up to four weeks in it. When I get back I'll neutralize and start tanning.

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