elnor Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 My family used to have a local taxidermist tan any deer hides we didn't have time to take care of ourselves, but he's decided to focus solely on deer mounts since they keep him plenty busy. Does anyone have any suggestions for places to have deerskins tanned into leather (as opposed to hair-on for rugs or mounting)? The best place I've found so far is W.B. Place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 Re: Recommendations for deer hide tanning Elnor- Check into Dirty Creek Taxidermy in Martin, OK. He tans TONS of deer hides, many from out of state. Also check into Classic Taxidermy in Claremore. They do some as well. I have no idea as far as cost goes though. Let me know what it costs, I'd like to have a deer hide for a blanket on my bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoytguy08 Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Re: Recommendations for deer hide tanning i don't know any commercial places, but if you do the tanning yourself you should use KROWTANN, this stuff is great and you can get it from WASCO for $22.50 i think, ....there is a lot of great info on that site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnor Posted May 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Re: Recommendations for deer hide tanning I wasn't able to get ahold of Dirty Creek when I tried calling last November, but I haven't tried Classic Taxidermy. I'll keep them both in mind this fall, thanks. RE cost, WB Place charges based upon the size (square footage) of the given hide(s). I sent in six hides (two from me, one from my wife, three from other family members) and the cost for leather tanning was between $15-28. Not the cheapest, but hopefully very good quality and you can use the hides as credit towards deerskin items, too. I expect to receive my order with some purchased items (gun case, gloves, shoes) and some leather back shortly and will post about the results once I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Re: Recommendations for deer hide tanning I had W.B. Place do a hair on hide a couple of years ago and it looks great.They have decent prices and seem to have a pretty fast turn around.I wouldn't hesitate to do business with them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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