Wolf hide

[6speed]

I just picked up a wolf that had been hit on the highway. It has a really cool looking pelt. I was thinking of getting it tanned and using it as a throw when I get it back from Fish and Game. Anyone ever tried this? He is supposed to have had a black friend that I hope to get a shot at as well.

 

[Elkmagnet]

A minivan was seen speeding away from the scene...

 

[Elkmagnet]

Flesh and tan it your self just like a yote.

 

[6speed]

Never done it and knowing my luck if this was the first thing I tried it on I would end up with a stinking mess with no hair.

 

[idahofishnhunt]

No pictures? That's no fun.

 

[6speed]

In the ditch

In the truck with the dead head of the bull it had been eating on.

 

[6speed]

Try the truck pic again. Cut and paste sucks with a phone.

 

[mtmander]

I have self tanned many capes and hides for mounts but if you want the hide soft you need to work te hide a lot. Better to let a tanery/taxi do it in my opinion.

 

[Elkmagnet]

Dead bull ? Now you have my attention. That sounds like a good day!

 

[6speed]

The bull or what little was left of it was about 20 yards off the road down a 20 foot embankment. The wolf was on the other side of the road from the elk. I drive by this spot twice a day 4 or 5 days a week. I'm going to start pulling off and glassing up the draw from now on.

The hide has to be clean and soft enough that my wife let's it in the house. I figured I would start looking for a good taxidermist when it comes back.

 

[fishing4sanity]

Your wife ain't gonna want that mangy thing in the house, I could help you out and give it a home. Without prior experience, I'd have a taxidermist get it tanned. Very interesting find.

 

[sbhooper]

Send it to Furs for Fun. Hector will do a good job on him and you will have a beautiful fur.

 

[Baerman]

I think most taxi's send the hides off to be tanned. Could be wrong but any animal I've mounted has been sent off for tanning.

Same thing I do to my wife when we go to Mexico

 

[Elkmagnet]

I'm still not seeing pics??

 

[idahofishnhunt]

^^ !! C'mon son...you got us all worked up now, need to see it.

 

[6speed]

The pics show up in post 6 and 7 when I look at this thread. I'll log out and check.

 

[Elkmagnet]

They show for me now.
Nice score! To bad about the puppy collar.

 

[Gunflint]

Congrats on an awesome find!

That is cool!

 

[idahofishnhunt]

Got it...didn't see it before...wow, collar too...let us know the story if they give you one.

 

[fowladdict]

Nice find! Agree with idfishnhunt on the story.