Tanning a Deer Hide at Home

I've harvested my first whitetail deer of the season and now it's time to make use of the hide by skinning and tanning it at home.
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Justin Rackley, known as Lakeforkguy in the fishing world, creates fishing and outdoor videos on youtube and other social platforms. LFG provides fishing tips and techniques for mostly largemouth bass fisheries but also travels to other freshwater and saltwater fishing spots to explore new fish species and fishing techniques to help you catch more fish. Lakeforkguy likes to hang out on any fishing vessel or go bank fishing with his other KZbin Fishing friends and vlog with his Wife Stephanie AKA Ocean Spoon Girl and french bulldog Winston.
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[@FarNorthGuy20]

Hi LFG I’m a treaty 6 aboriginal from Saskatchewan and I have to say I love the videos your publishing this one is awesome!! And the deer hunting where you talked about the aboriginals is awesome!! Got nothing but respect for you and your commitment to your KZbin channel your a big inspiration to me..god bless 🙌🏽

[@TheCoolwhipped]

For future reference, you can sew up that hole in the hide when it's wet. As it dries, the hide will stretch and essentially seal up that hole, or at the very least make it smaller. Just look up some videos on how to do it, and it will make your hide 1000x better. Also, when softening the tanned hide, the more work you put into, the softer the hide will get, so it isn't uncommon for someone to spend and entire day working a hide, breaking down all of those fibers.

[@dougzimmerman6125]

Great work LFG! I wish more hunters would use more of the animal that they harvest. Hopefully people will see this and do it. Great job my man

[@TateTV]

I’m in the stand right now, definitely saving this video for later tho!

[@herschelmiller]

Get off your phone. You're gonna miss the big buck sneaking past you

[@austinbennett1777]

Love the content man! Keep up the great work!

[@onemoreround6820]

Luckiest man on KZbin. Never take what you have for granted. Appreciate your content

[@craigmetz3471]

27 year taxidermist here, U did good!!!

[@outdoors111]

I have been watching for Years, it always is a blessing to see you doing well!!! Prayers and thank fir all the great content!

[@Reaper_OG1]

dont do this its a scam

[@leonardcavaretta905]

Awesome video, love how you are doing a traditional approach to bow hunting and utilizing the whole animal. Looking forward to seeing more videos like this.

[@Reaper_OG1]

dont do it its a scam

[@bonesy7709]

MY MAN never ever ever put backstrap in a stew again! sheeeeeesh!

[@rodneybrummett5862]

Been watching you for years and love your content. All the googans are entertaining. Gotta admit, though, my favorite is when you and Rob are fishing together. Keep it up.

[@mw3029]

I was always wondering how to do this, thank you LFG!

[@jfrin3462]

Awsome job man I really appreciate your knowledge that you share and the respect you show the animals after your harvest. Keep up the great work and thank you for this content.

[@-eddie-5406]

🔥🔥lost but not forgotten thanks for sharing the True outdoors, so many take aways from the bow to the harvest to work that goes forward can’t say enough!!!

[@Reaper_OG1]

dont do this its a scam

[@bakerjordan1994]

Crappie guitar looks SWEET

[@ReubenOaks84]

Great video, really enjoyed it more than expected, thanks LFG.

[@theironbutterfly89]

Justin I JUST started tanning squirrels with the same manufacturers materials. I got the Tan a Fur kit. I’ve made a squirrel skin .22 ammo pouch with the hides I tanned.

[@wayneknicely1873]

Nothing worth doing well is easy. The hide and the stew both look great!!! Shout out to Steph!! Earthy stew from the garden and your harvest.

[@kamerontatum7685]

Great content! Pure therapeutic! Keep it up, LFG! 🤘🏼

[@fireandmetalfishingwithlyo9025]

Love this process, thank you!

[@jasonsmith3726]

Mr Justin rackley. Crazy to watch you on your journey through life. I have been following you since 2013 or 2014 during the prime of KZbin bass fishing. Back when you were still fishing and guiding lake fork. I prayed for you and your family through you whole surgery and I am stoked to see the full recovery you made and how you are just livin it up bro. Anyway one tip I wanted to suggest to you about breaking up the fibers in the hide is something I have seen done but never done myself and it seemed to work like magic. I have seen guys actually use belt sanders to shred them fibers up. Maybe look into it next time and see if it’s something you may wanna try.

[@markroper9269]

Awesome looking stew!!!! Masterstroke to cook it, refrigerate it, and reheat it!!! It ALWAYS tastes better the second time! Nice job on the hide!!

[@SpecklebellyHQ]

Loving the direction your taking and enjoying following your amazing footage.

[@Reaper_OG1]

dont do this its a scam

[@BrandonHvlogs]

LFG has a homemade bow flex

[@chrishaley5257]

Great vid as always. Love all the overall outdoor content. Can't wait for some more camping/bush crafting type stuff. Something I really want to try and get into to get the kids in the outdoors and away from electronics!

[@Reaper_OG1]

dont do this its a scam

[@ECregsOutdoors]

Awesome video!

[@dontaylor3039]

Great job lfg

[@quick8236]

You done a great job with that hide, came out really well

[@mannymendoza5651]

I love the around the house videos just as much as I enjoy the out in the field videos. Gig ‘Em👍🏽

[@Reaper_OG1]

dont do this its a scam

[@addos7965]

These videos are just so awesome ☺️

[@globyois]

What little dolls your baby children are!

[@RobFishYT]

Traditional Archery is AWESOME!!!!

[@mr.o5501]

This is awesome!

[@matthewmcdaniel8846]

Very nice, deer hide quiver next 😁

[@mikedelacruz3135]

Super dope episode Sir Rackley!! That hide came out looking supple, excellent job brother! OSG coming in with a 🔥 looking stew, and doughnuts to boot 😋👌! Cheers from California 👊🏼😎🤙🏼

[@mingusbreeze]

Thanks.

[@jamesv5343]

Tanning your own hide must be SO satisfying!

[@awquinlaful]

Cool video LFG!

[@phano06]

Looking at the relaxing house is awesome for me, Someone who looks like me?

[@CorvusIII_]

I want that recipe for the stew! that looked amazin.

[@benjaminnevious749]

that fish mug is sweet lol

[@gayle.catgrim4640]

The answer you are looking for is called spur, the hind claw on the rooster is called the spur

[@ernestclements7398]

Brain tanning is definitely the way to go every critter on earth come with enough brains in its head to tan its own hide, it produces the whitest and softest hides, ( just remember to wear gloves, to protect you from possible exposure to Cruz Feldts Jakobs disease, the human variant of chronic wasting disease) it's a little bit more labor intensive, then other processes but it's worth it, that hide is just the right size for a dress for Emmy.

[@ethanh0118]

Man uploads recently have just been awesome!

[@braydenmarch8081]

Love the vids LFG keep up the great work btw those raptor looking things on the back of his legs and spurs

[@j.j.clingman4083]

Justin that hide really looked pretty good!! I’ve tried tanning stuff when I was younger and it definitely seemed like I literally had to work that hide where I would have thought it would fall apart!! But the more I worked it and the harder I worked it the better it became!! They definitely take a lot more work then a person may think but you definitely can get there as long as you are willing to keep working it and keep working it and it will definitely turn out better then you think it would!! There is a old time trapper in Canada that actually does moose hides and other hides and goes threw the entire proses!! I was very interested in the way he did it to break the hide down!! I would have thought it would tear or destroy the hide but it actually worked really well!! You should see if you can find some of his you tube videos of how he does it and I think that you will definitely be amazed at how he does it and how easy it can be!!! Awesome video buddy and remember keep up all the hard work buddy!!!

[@randyrat1747]

LFG is easily one of the coolest dudes on the face of this earth!

[@johnmertz9325]

Great video

[@phillipjohnson445]

I love your hand made bows! Really sweet first deer with one! You mentioned internal damage. I think I heard the arrow hitting the cattle panel. Nice work on the deer hide! What keeps the hair from coming out? Keep up the great work putting great content that is worth my time to watch! Love it! 🤠🎣🦌

[@brucemohon740]

Good stuff 👏

[@bradefulle7732]

Love the vids😊

[@seanlawrence972]

That bow looks sick.

[@globyois]

What a lovely and culinarily talented woman God has blessed you with.

[@dannyn.9524]

Awesome

[@scotthartman4424]

Justin, you're a hobby guy so I'd imagine you have a dremel with the little cylindrical sanding attachment. When your rooster starts getting a point to his spurs, just catch him on the roost in the evening and knock the point down to a rounded off nub. It doesn't hurt him, still allows him to keep his spurs for defense and if he ever tries to come at the kids or wife, he won't hurt them. From one Texas chicken owner to another....keep up the good work bud!

[@Mullinz80]

Those big “claws” are called Spurs. 😂👍

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

I've seen too many guys just take the straps and loins off a deer. You're getting better and better at harvesting your beast mate! My family (and there's a few of us) will eat well off a deer, before we even take the loins and straps into consideration. Stewing will take even the toughest and driest pieces and make them tasty and soft. It's also a very efficient way of getting all of the nutrients from an animal.

[@dakotahicks6725]

A tip for working a hide get a hand crank winch of of a boat trailer and put 1/4 inch cable on it bolt it to the floor or base of a tree or build a 4x4 stand and run the cable high tighten it as tight as you can and work the hide back and forth across the cable its quick and more efficient than using a sapling and is more consistent then working small sections

[@Royce_Abear]

❤❤ the vids!!!🔥

[@joelblair8339]

Really cool

[@aaronblackwell8202]

I’ve been really surprised that Mullet man has not done one of these videos yet full process 😂😂😂

[@AmateurRadioSouthAfrica]

Looking forward to the brain tan!

[@kaostheory2940]

Personally when breaking a hide like that I like to use a shovel handle Jam your Spade in the ground but one foot on the shovel and use the handle to do all the edges

[@therealdude1]

Don't sweat the shot buddy - and hope my comment didn't come off as too snarky. Karma for your hard work clearly guided your arrow to that artery. Sometimes it works out in our favor! Thanks for this video, the hide looks great!

[@danielreyes5562]

Just subscribed great video!

[@crazywildman23gaming82]

I do the same thing with my meat if its still warm here in Va, in a cooler for 5 days with ice. Drain the water off and add ice as needed. If it cold enough they hang in the barn for a few days

[@cashdrennan]

Would love to see a video on the whole process you used to get it too this point. Mainly getting it stretched out. Did watch a video where a guy flashed the carcass with a power washer, pretty neat.

[@lalagirls3649]

Hello; I am going to try this

[@leejproductions27]

Jason those raptor nodules are called spurs. Surly a Texas boy should be familiar with them. LOL

[@ltoutdoorsman]

LEG you should try to do your own deer shoulder mount that would be an awesome video

[@yanjijay6752]

Nice I'm tempted to try tanning hide as well but don't really know where to start

[@ernestclements7398]

Start by getting the Foxfire set of books, they are like an encyclopedia of the early mountain skills, and anything you might want to know about them, is in their pages, also a subscription to Early American Life, and it's Companion publication Muzzle Loader magazine will help, and welcome to the hobby!

[@tumbleweedoutdoors1776]

Man is living the life

[@ryan7490]

Full how to video on your next one?? Very interested in learning the whole process from you

[@dontaylor3039]

Hey lfg I worked for a taxidermy we called that board a Hyde board

[@dontaylor3039]

Hyde looks great

[@bbqem]

Exactly how the Indians used to do it! 😂 Love the video and all of your adventures! Seeing you take on new things is inspiring.

[@RecklessSavage]

ive got some handmade ones my grandpa made i will email you pictures of all them, i got homade arrows awesome stuff man

[@bryantkidd5179]

Not first but early 🔥🔥 VID

[@dontaylor3039]

We always use ice cream salt process

[@itsfriday8928]

sweet video''''''

[@hvdflorida]

Lady Cassandra O'Brien lookin good!

[@tdmd19841]

Need a arrow bild step by step iv learning another form your ty

[@MrNinjaHugger]

Deer in stew is good. With my people we like to eat one steak the day of the catch

[@abrahamthompson7090]

That's why them broadheads need to be super sharp

[@dizzlefshizzle]

I love your channel so much because you are interested in doing the same things I do. I love how it turned out. I love doing leather crafts and woodworking.

[@jayking3898]

Great video, can’t believe how pliable it was right off the rack, do you think the Amazon Tan product helped with that? Mine usually come off stiff even after sanding and applying Neats Foot Oil. Anyway thanks for the video, on a different subject, and chance of sharing your glazed donut recipe, they looked AMAZING!!!

[@mainemanjimmy7210]

I feel like we would be really good friends man. I've done all your doing when I was young and I don't do it as much anymore cuz my buddy's are stuck in straight fishing but I'm into it all and process all my stuff down to Euro mounts tanning and of coarse I butcher everything myself my deer birds raised animals like chickens pigs. It's been a huge part of my life and I haven't gotten to share it with enough people

[@billwhite7099]

Tanning is real cool always something I've thought about doing but haven't. You oughta sneak off with one of OSG's swimsuits to pattern from your buckskin. What man wouldn't want to see his lady in a buckini made by his hand from a buck he harvested. Good clearing the air on the artery shot, btw. Some days it's good to be lucky.

[@ZachWrightZ87]

Such a cool video. Please tan another critter!

[@robertevans8024]

If I was holding the bow with my left hand, like you do, would it be ok to have the arrow rest on the right side of the bow, opposite of the side you are on ?

[@mpoutdoors8619]

Hey, I am working on making my first bow. What bow string do you use?

[@thomasgoldman7403]

Awesome!!!!!

[@daveyboy8907]

You should be grinding the burger yourself..So easy and you get your own deer back and you know what's in it..I would never take deer to a processor.

[@user-pj2zq3ty7m]

What wire head are you using?

[@dontaylor3039]

We did a lot of tiki deer from Africa

[@dontaylor3039]

Great vid lfg keep'em coming

[@TanB11]

How do you make the heart?

[@brianrobinson9979]

They're called Spurs LFG

[@adamm1902]

Anybody know if her cookbook is still available??

[@Mynameis7nad]

really you give your quarters for burger? what about all the roasts and stewmeat? i usually get my steaks roasts and stee or jerkey and still have enough after cleaning the ribs, some neck, legs and any trimmings with tendon and silver to get like 15-20lbs of burger depending on how much stew and neck roasts i want. you should look into a grinder with what most places charge to grind it sometimes makes it cost more than beef. only time i send stuff i would usually grind in is when i want hot dogs made. i do the sausages myself but the dogs and meat stucks from my local place are amazing and totally worth the $2 a lbs to make them.

[@user-pj2zq3ty7m]

What is the liquid that you use??

[@michaelsimon5877]

How long did you let your deer hang