SALT Your Own Hides - Half the Cost, In 1/3rd the Time!

[@jamesmooney5348]

Watched again, as im optimistic this season..... Lord have mercy

[@corymattson6350]

This episode is PACKED with important details. Agree hunters should be skilled at this. I love and use my Necker knife a bunch every year on Beavers and Coyotes and was planning to get some deer hides done. Really liked the packing tips too. Great job Cliff.

[@CliffGray]

thanks Cory!

[@curly01969]

Cliff, That was an excellent video!! best information about tanning/salting hide conditioning and care. Thank you for doing this video and being so thorough!!

[@CliffGray]

Thanks Travis!

[@vincethewoodlander]

Nice video. The statement " guy ends up wasting salt on a hide this size, meh why not salts cheap". Made me think of how at one time it wasn't cheap it took allot of labor to get and when someone was "worth their salt" (also a form of payment) it meant a whole lot more back then. Two tips about fleshing beams, I used to put up allot of coon hides and other fur. Brace the beam in a simple frame, so it supports you. You won't fatigue as quick. I also prefer them set verticle le so I pulled down instead of push down, saved my back when doing 30-75 at a time.

[@CliffGray]

Thanks Woodlander. great additional tips

[@kevinbuchanan5501]

Great information, Cliff. It's my first time watching how to flesh a hide, and it was full of how's and how nots. Thx again for sharing your talents with us all.

[@CliffGray]

thanks Kevin!

[@Mansahx]

Great info. I plan to do the full process myself… I got the time…. Plus teaching my son the process once I get it completely figured out.

[@davidfleer5307]

I did a whitetail a few years ago when the temperature was going to be cold for the week , I did it hair off because how many times do you want a piece of leather for a project yes time consuming but well worth it. One of these years I hope to spend a month in the mountains scouting, filling a tag , and processing the animal 👍✌🏻🇺🇸

[@CliffGray]

good deal! doing it all out in the field can be fun. I use to do that in some spring bear camps in British Columbia - few weeks out at a time, salting and drying rides all out in the bush. lots of work but good times

[@BigJohn505]

Hopefully you show the finished Oryx on one of the future videos!

[@CliffGray]

will do. I am doing a separate cape-turning video. It will be in that

[@practice965]

Excellent information and presentation. Well done, thanks.

[@CliffGray]

Thanks!

[@PNW_Wolfpack_Adventures]

I appreciate the details man. If possible i always want to save the hide. After the first one i did had slippage these tips would have helped. Your channel is one of the best.

[@CliffGray]

thanks man!

[@IntenseAngler]

Excellent and very detailed from start to finish Cliff! Thanks for sharing the knowledge that you've accrued from all of your years in the field brother. Learned a lot from ya man! Keep 'em coming 👍

[@CliffGray]

thanks man! when you getting back in the video game?

[@IntenseAngler]

@@CliffGray Anytime man! I'm planning on jumping back in with new vids here in the next few weeks. Was hoping to start back a little while ago, but some family issues came up. Definitely looking forward to doing videos again though for sure!

[@christophersmith4300]

Super helpful man! Thank you for the tips.

[@CliffGray]

for sure. glad they are helpful

[@brentthebloodhound]

Great job ! Thank you. I’ve never done it. And I want to do it this year! 😊

[@schnauzersrule8886]

I like your videos. Could you do something on coyote hides?

[@yo2stix]

One detail to add…when I have salted tails or patches of hides for coastal blacktail in Oregon there is an insane amount of ticks that come out.

[@CliffGray]

good for folks to know. thanks

[@smplatek]

About to take a stab at my first whitetail. This was very helpful. Thanks

[@Malfin3]

Great video.

[@beerdrinker6452]

Thank you for the common sense.

[@kevinm6161]

That was an awesome video. I appreciate the info. Can you make a bear specific video? Doing the paws is what I’m really interested in learning

[@CliffGray]

I will. stay tuned. thanks

[@sw5315]

Your garage looks like every Colorado garage in the state😂 great video💪

[@CliffGray]

HA!

[@McDanielRanch]

That oryx is making the rounds in ur videos lol

[@CliffGray]

ha! for sure. his timing was right

[@jessenelman3802]

Do you bring salt with you into the field for a backcountry hunt? I'm going on my first backcountry elk hunt in NM in a few weeks. Any tips on how to care for the hide before I pack it out to my vehicle? Would love to not carry pounds of salt with me into the mountains.

[@genospamone2915]

I salted my hide ones last night ( I killed the bear that morning) I don’t have paw work or head work to do but I was wondering if I can still freeze it since I will be out of town for about a week before I can do more work on it

[@BJukes-yh8bg]

Thanks, Cliff. What was the name of the tanner that you use?

[@CliffGray]

Moyle Mink

[@jamesmooney5348]

Very cool. Tanning? Is that doable? Or just leave that with them?

[@CliffGray]

It's doable. lots of work, but everyone should do it once. I just don't like dealing with the chemicals. nasty stuff.

[@jamesmooney5348]

@@CliffGray tried it a couple times with beef hide. Tough tough tough....too big to handle

[@robineklund2284]

@@jamesmooney5348 so what did you do? Finish it? I’m getting ready to take on my 1st steer hide. Leaving hair on

[@jamesmooney5348]

@@robineklund2284 the hide looks pretty good but is hard as a rock. I have a 12 foot tall wood frame built with three 2x12's nail side by, making a 4 1/2" wide 10 foot long header. It held up by a wood framed "triangle" on each end. I can drive a truck under it with out hitting the mirrors This is where I hang the beef when butchering. I can hang two there if I really wanted. I need to build a system with a fixed bar near the ground and pulley system near the header, so I can break the stiffness out as the hide bends around the fixed bar . I don't believe their is any easy way to do it, when you do it yourself. In my opinion you will need space and some kind of large square frame to stretch the hide out on. I guess you can lay it out on the ground or the floor of a garage. I was able to hang my wood frame/hide off my header. The old timer on Mountain Men, when he did the Buffalo/Bison hide was far from the whole story! That was made ro look way too easy! Breaking thick hide down is very hard work! That's why I personally don't know anyone who does it. Good luck

[@Mansahx]

I salted my hides immediately after butchering my goats. I knew I wouldn’t have time to process them. Still learning what the next step is…. I assume I wash off or rinse the salt off. Let dry some and flesh the hides? Wash again and let dry about 70% and start the tanning process? I’m assuming.. Any advice is much appreciated..

[@deadeyedakota1949]

How do you comfortably put the hide on your leg to flesh it? I have to do it when it's tacked down just because I'm worried about parasites getting on me

[@thestretchdoc]

What is temperature of the room/garage and is there a MAX Temp you would leave hide out salting? I live in Las Vegas and next month will be 80-90s after spring bear season. Just wondering if this possible to do on a spring bear hide or better to let taxidermist since it's Vegas? Thanks!

[@CliffGray]

You can do it. Keep it out of the sun and away from bugs. I've salted dozens of spring bears when it was 80-90 outside. Main thing is to not take big breaks when it is partially salted/fleshed. One thing in a hot/dry climate is the hide getting too dry to roll. You can always salt, roll it up, unroll, salt it, roll it up to drip, etc...

[@Hutchps]

What is the tannery doing that you can’t?

[@SkShahAlamAli-us9zk]

Talk less work more, or else it is so boring

[@daddysbees3698]

Howdy Cliff. This was an excellent video! Thank you for showing us how to properly salt a hide. I need to do this. Later on Sir......

[@CliffGray]

thanks!