Cowtown guy
03-03-2009, 09:34 AM
I had a suggestion from someone to move my thread in the hunting side here. Since I don't know how to do this I'll just repost it.
How big of a hole can be sewed without making the hide unusable? I had the .243 out with the new varmint grenades and I had a pretty good exit hole. I also want to know if the pelt will be any good now. I shot it Saturday evening and it was real cold down where I was. I let it cool in a snow bank for about a half hour and threw it in a garbage bag so my dogs didn't come in contact with it and the probable fleas it will carry. I came home Sunday and threw it in my shed. The shed is insulated so it shouldn't heat up during the day that much. If I skin it out now will I have slippage? I realize that I am not going to get a pile of cash for this dog. I am doing this more for the experience than anything.
Any info would help. Thanks
How big of a hole can be sewed without making the hide unusable? I had the .243 out with the new varmint grenades and I had a pretty good exit hole. I also want to know if the pelt will be any good now. I shot it Saturday evening and it was real cold down where I was. I let it cool in a snow bank for about a half hour and threw it in a garbage bag so my dogs didn't come in contact with it and the probable fleas it will carry. I came home Sunday and threw it in my shed. The shed is insulated so it shouldn't heat up during the day that much. If I skin it out now will I have slippage? I realize that I am not going to get a pile of cash for this dog. I am doing this more for the experience than anything.
Any info would help. Thanks