can u skin a deerhidein your backyard?

[deerkillincody24]

Can you skin a deerhide in your backyard or do u just take it to the taxidermist?
if u can skin it in your backyard how do u do it?

[deerkillincody24]

Sorry i meant can you TAN a deer hide in your backyard?
but i dont wanna pay for nething

[Elkcrazy8]

Ther are some home remedies that you can use. I would post this in the taxidermy forum for the best answers.

[timbercruiser]

Cabela's has a tanning product they sell that they say will tan a hide in about 5 days.

[Al Barrs]

Tanning a hide is a lot of work...I don't recommend doing it at home. I suggest you check the Internet for tanneries. They do a good job and the cost is reasonable. When I was a boy on the farm my dad would just mail the hide on the outside ebarn wall inside out and let the sun tan it, but it was stiff as a board. Native American squaws chewed the rawhide to soften it and tanning was done with deer brain. Tannery!