We used to get all of our Big Game hides tanned and then have jackets, gloves, mitts and the like made from them. Some we made ourselves, others we had made. I am still using Moose Hide Mitts I made 40 years ago.
Problem today is, getting the hides tanned is so expensive it no longer makes sense to do it. Cheaper to just buy a set of deer hide gloves or mitts than have them tanned and made. I can only assume that tanning has moved offshore for them to be able to sell finished product for less than we can get hides tanned. Hope you find a solution, it is a shame tens of thousands of game hides get wasted every year now.
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