I killed a couple of deer this past week cut the tails off, skinned them out, hung them up on a board and salted them I have no idea what to do next? Any help would be appreciated
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I killed a couple of deer this past week cut the tails off, skinned them out, hung them up on a board and salted them I have no idea what to do next? Any help would be appreciated
Make sure you take the bone out of the tail and cut away any fat . You can use salt but I recommend Borax .
Thanks. I was stationed at Mt. Home AFB ID about 16 yrs. ago. Me and a couple of friends used to crappie fish somewhere on the Snake River along the Oregon border I think NW of Boise can't remember the name of the place. All I remember is hand cramps from cleaning fish. lol Thanks again
msbowhunt,,
Welcome to the site!!
Here is the process that I use.Works great:D
Dying Buck Tail
mikeb
Attachment 34538 From Toledo Bend Texas!
Use Borax and salt, is all you need.
Skip
I go by the dying bucktails site when I first started. I do a few extra things, after I get the bone and most of the fat, I use shampoo and hair conditioner then the rinse.
I haven't dyed any yet but I comb the hair out before I use borax and I tack it.
Fatman
I went by the deer processing business here in town and asked them to save me a dozen tails they said no problem. The question I have is where can I find any info on dying these tails besides with kool aide? Has anyone used the kool aide method and does the dye fade while fishing the jig? I tried a search on the net but did not get what I was looking for so any info would be appreciated. I just stretched and boraxed one today. The hair on local tails seem to be not as stiff as the ones I bought out of the store.