Elk hide

[wytx]

I used Rocky Mountain tanners for 2 moose hides, leather tanning. They were slow in getting them back but turned out nice. I hear bad things about them now so don't know for sure.
Petska fur also buys hides and makes gloves, check them out too.
North Texas Tannery does nice work.

 

[jmez]

USA Foxx does really good work. Fairly reasonable as well.

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[sneaky]

I've seen them used as canvases for paintings and I've seen where an artist shaved the hair into a picture. The second one was very cool, but makes a really large wall hanging.

Used to be you could trade an elk hide for a really good pair of moccasins from Pacific Hide and Fur in Great Falls, but I think those days are long gone. They do still give out decent leather gloves for deer and elk hides.

Then again, packing out an un-edible 30-40 pounds isn't appetizing to me. I've done it, but only on a gimme.

Jeremy

30-40lbs would be a small calf. A full grown cow or bull hide is way heavier than 30-40 lbs. I hate packing out capes, wouldn't even consider a whole hide

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[Wapiti1]

Sneaky, you are probably right. I haven't packed one out in 20 years, so I am only going from memory. They didn't seem that heavy, then, but I was also 20 and lots of things don't seem the same now.

Jeremy

 

[Aperventure]

tanned hide last year myself without hair • took about 20 his to do. Not easy, but -fun the first time.