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Shelf Life of salted and dried skins?
29 August 2018, 00:21
reddy375Shelf Life of salted and dried skins?
How long potentially can you store salted and dried skins, without hair slippage before tanning for mounts?
29 August 2018, 00:40
raamwIf the hide is properly fleshed and salt dried and kept in a dry environment it can last forever, however the hair may become brittle with age and become fragile
Tanned hides will eventually dry rot
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29 August 2018, 07:52
30.06kingIf you can store frozen, and it's something like deer or antelope hides, they can keep well for several years.
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29 August 2018, 15:17
BNagelRemounted my kudu using a TANNED cape I had in the freezer for ten years.
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08 December 2018, 09:30
georgeldGood to read this. I have a small deer cape
in the freezer about 5 yrs now. Been
wondering if it can be any good still.
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08 December 2018, 17:39
dogcatI would ask Jerry Huffaker who posts here about this. Unfrozen, and only salted/dried they suffer a bit.
12 December 2018, 18:15
Caracalquote:
Originally posted by reddy375:
How long potentially can you store salted and dried skins, without hair slippage before tanning for mounts?
Depends on which animal and what climate. A few years should be ok, but definitely should be avoided if possible.
15 December 2018, 19:30
Grizzly Adamsquote:
Originally posted by georgeld:
Good to read this. I have a small deer cape
in the freezer about 5 yrs now. Been
wondering if it can be any good still.
George
Freezer burn is your enemy here. Salt also absorbs moisture from the air readily.
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11 April 2019, 23:30
AtkinsonIts not a good idea unless you have to do it, but I wouldn't waste my money on a hide that was over a year old..Id rather buy another, it stands to reason that it suffers from storage of any kind..Just speaking for myself, Ive reached the point that pictures surfice, have no more room short of a new house..I would donate all my trophies to one of the sporting goods stores in town, but my wife like them, guess she got attached..She says her house is Southwest African..
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22 June 2019, 06:15
pheasantmanI made the mistake of having salted hides being shipped from New Caledonia. Taxidermist sent them here and the three capes all slipped for some reason. Now I have no rusa capes. Maybe get them tanned before shipping next trips.
22 June 2019, 22:15
L. David KeithWet tanned capes/hides that are kept frozen will last for years. However, if they are flint (salted and dried) and left unattended, rodents will love the salty snack; other insects might find the hair a treat, especially the moth family. If they are in the USA, have them wet tanned if possible, then bag, tag and freeze.
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