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Sent-In: Items Shipped To Us
Select Hides for Hair-On Tanning:We are interested in a limited quantity of deer hides for hair on tanning. They can be white-tail deer, mule deer, or blacktail deer. We can also use domestic axis deer or anything domestic with spots. We will purchase 10 hides from you during your first year of supplying hides. If they tan ok, then we will be interested in large quantities.
They must have complete tails, complete necks, and cannot have more than two to three nickel size holes. No slippage or drag marks are allowed. They cannot be cut in a manner that will make them misshapen.
We are especially not interested in hides that have been cut in such a way that the brisket area is attached to the front of the anterior legs rather than being along the edge to the rear of the anterior legs.
You can either flesh, tack out, and dry these hides or you can flesh, salt, and cure them before shipping.
Every year we are contacted by dealers with piles of typical leather hides to sell. These are not the hides we are looking for. Please note that hides that are collected and then salted without being fleshed will most likely have multiple slip spots when tanned hair on. This is because the hide actually taints under the fat and meat before it cures.
Hair on quality hides must be fleshed down completely and carefully when fresh, have the bone removed from the tail, and be salted with good medium or fine grain kiln dried salt. Every inch of the hide must be salted with particular attention to the edges and the tail.
Prices:
55-60" long plus tail: #1 quality $25.00, very slightly damaged $20
50-55" long plus tail: #1 quality $20, very slightly damaged $15.00
45-50" long plus tail: #1 quality $15.00, very slightly damaged $10.00
Once we establish a working relationship with you and assure the quality of your product, we will have you ship them direct to the tannery and we will refund your freight charges.
Make sure you can sell deer hides from your state. We will buy hides from any state where it is legal to sell them and only legally taken deer hides.
We have experienced good results during tanning on deer hides that are fleshed down and dried, then rolled together and shipped to us. They must be fleshed down when they are fresh.
Antlers:We are currently paying $11/lb tops for cut off deer antlers and $12/lb. For 4 point and better sheds. . These are #1 sides with no chews or chips off. Chewed, chipped, badly chewed, cracked, and weathered antlers are discounted. All deer antlers have some value, even white, cracked, algae stained. IF YOU CUT ANTLERS OFF THE SKULL PLATES, MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT CUT ANY OF THE BOTTOM OF THE ROSETTE AWAY. #1 quality sets, from spikes to big sets have some additional value and you should leave these intact on the skull plates."#1 quality" sets are those that are balanced, for example, 1x1 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5,etc. Unbalanced sets will be cut off the skull plate and purchased by the pound. "Unbalanced" antlers are 1x2, 2x3, 4x5, etc. Except for sets with high Boone and Crockett scores, all chips, broken tines, saw marks on the back of the beams or rosettes, cracks, etc. will cause the set to be downgraded and cut off the skull plates.
We buy complete uncleaned buck skulls with antlers attached. Must be of #1 quality, but can be any size from spikes, 2x2's, to 5x5 etc. Must be frozen and shipped during cold weather.
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At-The-Door: Items Brought to Our Warehouse
Capes:We are currently buying capes with 22" and larger size necks only. Must be #1 quality capes and have no major holes, no split or partially split briskets, no broken hairs near brisket or on underside of neck and absolutely no damaged to head. Not cuts or notches in ears. Hunters are increasingly having their skulls cleaned for "European mounts" and the market for capes is disappearing.
Hides:Note that we will no longer buy any deer hides that are not suitable for hair on tanning. We will not buy skins that are sour or tainted, those with drag marks, big holes, multiple holes, or skins without the neck attached
HIDES WITH LEGS, HEADS ATTACHED:We will buy a limited number of #1 quality deer that are skinned with the legs, tail, and head attached. They can be cut on the abdomen from the anus to the brisket area. Larger size deer preferred, white-tail or mule deer. Does up to $20, bucks up to $50
Legs:Adult: $0.25 each
Fawns: $0.10 each.
SALT FOR DEER HIDES:If you are collecting leather quality hides we have FREE SALT for you. This salt has been used to cure furbearers such as coyotes, fox, coon and hair on hides such as elk, bear, cougar, and deer. It has been used only once. Commercial costs are ~$300/ton and we are giving it to you.
Select Hides for Hair-On Tanning:These must be fresh, should have tails and necks attached, and cannot be mis-shapen. They cannot have drag marks or have multiple cuts or holes. They cannot be sour or salted.
Must have complete neck cut close to ears, no feet, head, larger sizes, #1 quality $5 -$10
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