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Squirrel hide shot pouch
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Explain the egg thing please. Whole/Whites
After fleshing the hide, I rubbed egg yolks on the hide avoiding fur. Stretched out the hide with tacks and left yolks on for about 24 hours. Then washed hide and tacked until dry before breaking up fibers by stretching to soften.Explain the egg thing please. Whole/Whites
This was a first for me trying a squirrel so I’m hoping it works well and the hair won’t slip. I salted the hide and folded it up until I got a chance to work on it. Washed it with soap and water and scraped all the meat bits off the hide (fleshing).After fleshing the hide, I rubbed egg yolks on the hide avoiding fur. Stretched out the hide with tacks and left yolks on for about 24 hours. Then washed hide and tacked until dry before breaking up fibers by stretching to soften. Then made a small fire and hung outstretched hide over the smoke for a couple hours. There’s probably a better/correct way of doing it, I’m no expert for sure.
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I like it! you could use different animal hides for different size shot. ie. Deer hide for buck shot.
That’s a good idea!
