Saving deer tails

Saving deer tails #12575802 01/12/18 09:17 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 18,089 Carrollton C COFF OP TFF Guru
OP COFF TFF Guru C Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 18,089 Carrollton	Hunting season is winding down. What needs to be done to deer tails and fur to preserve it for tying flies?

Re: Saving deer tails [Re: COFF] #12575858 01/12/18 10:02 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,238 Sherman, TX R RexW TFF Team Angler
RexW TFF Team Angler R Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,238 Sherman, TX	You can Google it and get more details, but here are the basics. For a tail, split it open and remove all of the bone and as much fat as you possible can from the skin. The better you clean it, the less likely it is to smell. Lay it out flat and cover it with salt and borax to dry it out. You will want it to dry as flat as possible, so you want to pin it open some way while it dries. Good luck! Fly Fishers International certified casting instructor TFO Rods pro staff

Re: Saving deer tails [Re: COFF] #12575960 01/12/18 11:52 PM
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 416 cedar hill tx. sae Angler
sae Angler Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 416 cedar hill tx.	If you don't hunt you can stop at any deer proceser and they will give you 1 or ten.

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