I just come from our club meeting where I was tieing deer hair bugs tonight. The hair I was using was a September deer killed the first day of bow season. It is the best hair I have ever had, bar none.

First wash the raw hide with Dawn dishwashing detergant with about a handfull of borax to a gallon of water.

Scrape all of the fat and flesh from the hide.

Wash the hide again with the same solution as the first wash.

Sling the water from the hide. Hang until the hair is almost dry.

Streatch on a frame so air can get to both sides of the hide until dry. Use borax if it is warm enough for flys to still be around.

When dry, cut into usable pieces and store with moth balls that contain paradichlorobensine as an active ingrediant.

Good luck with the hide.

fishbum