Tanned {elk} skin

[H Wally]

Not something I hunted, but figured the hunting folk would appreciate this:

It was a EDIT elk. A friend of mine was given it, and she gave it to me. It was salted, dry scraped, then tanned on a frame and has now been shampooed and re-oiled. It's quite supple considering it's the first fur on skin I've successfully done Just finished blowdrying it in the sun with a leaf blower.

Can't tell who's more surprised, the dogs or the neighbours!

 

[Sask_Hunter]

looks kinda like an elk.

 

[bearkilr]

looks kinda like an elk.

Not "looks kinda", it IS an elk.

 

[canadianbear]

Hide

Does not look like any of the 3 Buffalo that I've shot, but does look like the Elk hide that a friend shot a couple of years ago.

 

[jaydog]

Let me help....

Short fur, dark neck and light rump patch-- You have an elk hide.

As you can see, cow elk are highly prized..... Enjoy it!!

 

[dusty61]

LOL Gotta love those action shots

 

[tjsudbury]

She looks kinda happy

 

[H Wally]

Well, I'm buggered. I've never seen either in person, and it was delivered with two bull buffalo.... the two buffalo went to the lady teaching me, I took the elk. In any event, it's soft


P.S. odd thing... the fur only slipped in areas that had huge amounts of ticks. I combed the whole hide several times over and the places where the fur would slip if you tugged on it was absolutely packed with ticks. Right along the spine betweent the front shoulder blades was the absolute worst. Ended up vaccuming them all up.

 

[saskgunowner101]

Damn that's a funny lookin' deer you got there.

 

[H Wally]

Hahah - I'm pretty sure it'd set a record or two as a white tail or mule eh?