Hide on racks
 

Had these racks for a couple years now, they've been hanging in the garage. What would be the best way to get the hide off of them? Would boiling them still be the way to go?

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I'd say boil them would be the way to go.

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Yeah boil them

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You could probably soak them in water to soften em up and cut off the hide and as much other stuff as possible. Then rub them with a mix of salt and borax to dry everything out.

Or soak them in peroxide after you have the hide off that will loosen up the flesh and bleach the bone.

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Boiling will only do so much to clean the bone off. You really just need to get in there with a knife and cut through the dried leather to get the skin off. It is so dried and tight that it will need to be sliced before it will ever come off, especially around the bases.

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So do you think if I cut the leather and then let them SOAK in some real hot water for a while, and then cut some more that thatwould work?

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I just let it soak for a while in some real hot water. Used some dish soap to kind loosen it up some. I just kept prying it up a little at a time with the knife and eventually got it real lose and just cut around the bases and then when back and cleaned it all up. Turned out pretty decent I think. This was the first time I had ever tried takin the hide off of one.

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hot or cold doesnt matter just soak them good for a couple days, then use a very sharp blade like a razor blade,

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Those are a couple of nice racks, those deer HAD to be related!!!

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Like the other said, soak it in water. Then I use a flathead screwdriver and a pair of plyers to peel it off.

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Good work, nice racks, no advise needed..

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Very nice...congrats on the deer btw.

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Actually man we said that too. We've killed 5 bucks over the last few years all within probably 200 yards of the same area, and they ALL have the same shape/genetics. It's pretty neat. You can line them up from little to big and see how they all match up. I let another one of them walk this year even...he needs one more year.

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Thanks! Appreciate it!

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those are some nice bucks

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Ive got a couple of bucks with the hide still on, so I think I'll do it like you did.

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I first went at it with a knife. When I got it mostly taken off I tied mine to a tree in the woods behind my house. Within an hour it was covered with ants. I let them do their job for about a week then boiled off the rest.

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Ohh I also threw it in the dish washer when I was done. Now their lemon fresh.;)