Elk hide ideas

rem33 · April 2, 2007, 11:11 PM

Help me fellow hunters. The elk I shot this year had nice hide so I took it to the taxidermist and had it tanned. So now I have a 30 square foot hide and am not sure what to do with it. We don't have room on a wall really. The taxidernist told me that elk hair is hollow and will break so across a couch is out. It's about 8" long and 4 to 5"wide. We have some great minds here so give me some good ideas, cause I am at a loss. Took a deer hide once and had some nice gloves made but this is the first large hide I have ever had done. Now what do I do with it.

Shoulda thoughta that before huh?

Jseime · April 3, 2007, 12:51 AM

moccasins and gloves

Rangefinder · April 3, 2007, 01:02 AM

I have two buckskins draping the headboard. *shrug* Or it could be a nice throw for the foot of the bed. Having hair-on makes things a little difficult--I usually scrape all mine so I don't have to worry about it.

Aha! I've got it! Have it made into a new headliner and dash cover for your hunting truck!

fisherman66 · April 3, 2007, 10:09 AM

Use it to cover the mirror ya put above the bed you bought on impulse 20 years ago. It only seemed like a good idear at the time.

I might make a photo album covers and stuff it with hunting picts and give the others to family and hunting friends.

Scorch · April 3, 2007, 12:20 PM

Send it out to have it made into gloves or a coat. Or send it to me and I will.

BrianBM · April 3, 2007, 07:22 PM

Congradulations! You now have the hair with which to tie lots, and lots, of elk-hair caddis flies! .... elk hair has a lot of uses in fly tying. Surely you know a fly tier with whom you can swap for something else? Better still, start tying yourself. Lotsa fun.

Gbro · April 3, 2007, 07:27 PM

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It's about 8" long and 4 to 5"wide. We have some great minds here so give me some good ideas,

If the hide was big enough you could make me some Mukluks.
http://www.mukluks.com/index.shtml
Sorry

fisherman66 · April 3, 2007, 07:41 PM

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elk-hair caddis flies! ...

Just great, the fly boys have found us. What a drag

FYI; the bass spawn is on! Ya just need a baitcasting rig and some plastic *gasp* worms.

AAshooter · April 3, 2007, 08:45 PM

Donate it to a Hunter Education Instructor?

BrianBM · April 4, 2007, 06:20 PM

Plastic worms are for degenerates who fantasize about sex with chickens. (Lure the chicken within reach). Bass??? Black bass?? I don't need no stinkin' largemouth bass! The STRIPED BASS season opens in NY on 4/15, and I'm'a busy tyin' sandeels and spearing patterns ... heh heh heh

BrianBM · April 4, 2007, 06:21 PM

Whoop whoop whoop! :wave: :wave: :wave:

Desertfox · April 4, 2007, 10:10 PM

Turn it into about 25 native american archery quivers and sell them for 40 bucks apiece on ebay.
Search ebay under archery and quiver.

Get it wet and cut it into rawhide dog chews. Make some nice lampshades. Make some nice chaps that the hair will all fall off of.

Or, get rid of the hair and make some nice buckskin clothing.

April 2, 2007, 11:11 PM	#1
rem33 Junior member Join Date: March 31, 2006 Posts: 1,528	Elk hide ideas Help me fellow hunters. The elk I shot this year had nice hide so I took it to the taxidermist and had it tanned. So now I have a 30 square foot hide and am not sure what to do with it. We don't have room on a wall really. The taxidernist told me that elk hair is hollow and will break so across a couch is out. It's about 8" long and 4 to 5"wide. We have some great minds here so give me some good ideas, cause I am at a loss. Took a deer hide once and had some nice gloves made but this is the first large hide I have ever had done. Now what do I do with it. Shoulda thoughta that before huh?

April 3, 2007, 12:51 AM	#2
Jseime Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,775	moccasins and gloves __________________ I love the smell of fresh shotgun in the morning.

April 3, 2007, 01:02 AM	#3
Rangefinder Senior Member Join Date: August 4, 2005 Posts: 2,017	I have two buckskins draping the headboard. shrug Or it could be a nice throw for the foot of the bed. Having hair-on makes things a little difficult--I usually scrape all mine so I don't have to worry about it. Aha! I've got it! Have it made into a new headliner and dash cover for your hunting truck! __________________ "Why is is called Common Sense when it seems so few actually possess it?" Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Politicians.

April 3, 2007, 10:09 AM	#4
fisherman66 Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2005 Location: The Woodlands TX Posts: 4,679	Use it to cover the mirror ya put above the bed you bought on impulse 20 years ago. It only seemed like a good idear at the time. I might make a photo album covers and stuff it with hunting picts and give the others to family and hunting friends. __________________ la plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas!

April 3, 2007, 12:20 PM	#5
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Send it out to have it made into gloves or a coat. Or send it to me and I will. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

April 3, 2007, 07:22 PM	#6
BrianBM Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 273	Congradulations! You now have the hair with which to tie lots, and lots, of elk-hair caddis flies! .... elk hair has a lot of uses in fly tying. Surely you know a fly tier with whom you can swap for something else? Better still, start tying yourself. Lotsa fun.

April 3, 2007, 08:45 PM	#9
AAshooter Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2001 Posts: 379	Donate it to a Hunter Education Instructor? __________________ Play hard, shoot often, leave well worn guns!

April 4, 2007, 06:20 PM	#10
BrianBM Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 273	Plastic worms are for degenerates who fantasize about sex with chickens. (Lure the chicken within reach). Bass??? Black bass?? I don't need no stinkin' largemouth bass! The STRIPED BASS season opens in NY on 4/15, and I'm'a busy tyin' sandeels and spearing patterns ... heh heh heh

April 4, 2007, 06:21 PM	#11
BrianBM Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 273	Whoop whoop whoop! :wave: :wave: :wave:

April 4, 2007, 10:10 PM	#12
Desertfox Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2006 Location: Arkansas-Oklahoma Line Posts: 336	Turn it into about 25 native american archery quivers and sell them for 40 bucks apiece on ebay. Search ebay under archery and quiver. Get it wet and cut it into rawhide dog chews. Make some nice lampshades. Make some nice chaps that the hair will all fall off of. Or, get rid of the hair and make some nice buckskin clothing. __________________ Teach a kid to respect wildlife, then teach a kid to hunt and fish.