May 9, 2016 · L&C used elk hides for clothes, moccasins, twisted them into ropes, even stretched them over a frame to try to build a boat of them. They picked the site of their 1805-06 winter …

Mar 20, 2019 · I typically start and zip the hide at the spine (base of skull to tail) then peel the hide down toward the belly when I do the gutless method. This would not work for you. You would …

Aug 9, 2013 · Elk hide chaps are really warm and have lasted 40 years. I had a hunting partner that never wanted to have an elk mounted but found a ready market with the taxidermists for …

Aug 3, 2023 · I have saved a few things for tying- a piece of elk hide for elk hair caddis, some whitetail tails for clousers, goose/duck cdc for emergers, turkey/goose wing biots, pheasant tail …

Apr 6, 2018 · Success after 6 years of elk hunting I am posting this elk hunt. It started in 2022. 2022 was a cool year because I was able to hunt archery elk and rifle elk in the same season. …

Mar 18, 2020 · 4. Apply brain tan solution, glad I saved some from the elk this year might not had enough. As it dried I would break the hide as it turned to leather, it took days not hours like I …

May 16, 2023 · The gutless method is Randy Newberg’s go-to for getting an elk out of the field and into the freezer. Learn it step-by-step here. The gutless method for elk is a technique used …

Jul 1, 2011 · I've got a tanned elk hide I was going to hang in the garage but it's still rolled up. Was thinking about using a leather punch to put small holes in it, then hang on hooks. Perhaps …

Feb 6, 2012 · A friend wants me to flesh a couple of elk hides for him. He wants to have them tanned with the fur on for his son. I've done everything from beaver to stink dogs but no deer …

Dec 9, 2012 · I have tanned hide from a bull elk I shot a few years ago. I have a few questions about it. First the hide has a pretty stong "tannery" smell. I thought it might go away after a …