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Curious, is the field preparation and care of a lion/lioness hide basically the same as a leopard? When I shot my leopard, the tom was promptly skinned, the hide was fleshed, soaked in a brine/salt water mixture and then dried in coarse salt. Same basic program with a lion/lioness hide? How long should the hide be soaked in the brine/salt water solution? Thanks. Mike | ||
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That's a good question Mike, although I would add some bacteriacide to the brine solution. You can obtain that in tablet form which is available though most Taxidermy studio's. No problems transporting via airlines although be sure to leave them in labled packaging so customs doesn't have a fit. As for the salt, I'd request fine curing salt or table salt ahead of time with your PH, and lots of it. It's the cheapest insurance and can get into small areas better than course or rock salt. Be sure they never apply used salt to your capes or skins. This normal practice can spell disaster. Cheers, David Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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