Thanks again!

Sorry to be such a novice! I know that Taxidermy is an art that takes allot of time to learn, but I now have a genuine interest! This project was more of an after thought. I had two skins that the tannery wouldn’t take and I didn’t know what to do with these things…… If I do a decent job with these things, I figured I would offer the white tail to my father in law since he shot her, the mule skin is small and ragged. Since we weren’t concerned with saving the skins when we were butchering them, we were not careful when skinning the animals. Also, a friend of mine asked me for some deer skin for tying flies.

What about the tails? I have a white tail and a mule. The tails are still in tact, meaning that they have cartilage in them. Should the tails be split and remove the cartilage? Or will they cure? Or do I have to remove the tail?

Anyway, this weekend I’m going out to find a good book on taxidermy, or at least preserving skins. Any suggestions would be truly appreciated!

Alright, my plan now is to shake the skins again, clean off all the fat and meat, and salt again……..