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  1. 11-26-2007, 04:12 AM #1
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    Default elk hair

    can a guy use an elk killed this year to ty flies and is there a long procedure
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  2. 11-26-2007, 04:31 AM #2
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    Default Re: elk hair

    Yes, no problem. Scrape the hide thoroughly clean, and use a strong borax solution to wipe it clean. then just hang it and dry thoroughly in your garage or whatever. Basically the same for deer, elk, squirrel, any hide. you can use the hair immediately......Dan

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  3. 11-26-2007, 08:33 AM #3
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    Default Re: elk hair

    Good question. Good answer too. Took less than half an hour. Neat!
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  4. 11-30-2007, 10:41 PM #4
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    Default Re: elk hair

    Now you've piqued my curiosity. Please post a follow-up next week and let us know how many flies you got out of one elk.
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  5. 11-30-2007, 11:23 PM #5
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    Default Re: elk hair

    Quote Originally Posted by OldBaldGuy
    Now you've piqued my curiosity. Please post a follow-up next week and let us know how many flies you got out of one elk.

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  6. 11-30-2007, 11:38 PM #6
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    Default Re: elk hair

    Hmmmmmmmmm, will he get..................."FLIES", or "FLYS", out of this Elk hide?
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  7. 12-01-2007, 02:47 AM #7
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    Default Re: elk hair

    Congrats on getting an elk! I recommend cutting the specific pieces that you want while the flesh is still moist, then boraxing and drying individually, hair down, tacked to cardboard or plywood. Beats trying to borax the whole hide, much of which you don't want to tie with anyway and you'll end up with nice stackable and portable sheets of semi-preserved hide.
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  8. 12-01-2007, 01:50 PM #8
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    Default Re: elk hair

    Ditto, what Benjo said....
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  9. 12-01-2007, 03:35 PM #9
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    Default Re: elk hair

    id suggest checking out this post
    http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/v...hp?f=6&t=21672
    people have been posting some GREAT info on tanning hides, so its definitely worth a quick browse
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