Safe way to treat roadkill
I have done a very small amount of braintanning - a couple of skins - and I want to do more. Quite often, there are opportunities to access roadkill deer. What is the safe way of handling them with...
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Doc, I'm no expert on this, but when I skin a deer I always try to handle the skin from the flesh side only to minimize or avoid contact with ticks. I put the fresh skins into plastic bags tied...
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Gloves, gogles and a dust mask! The Hide Out at Braintan.com has a few roadkill stories
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Thanks Coyo and RollingBear41.I have an acquaintance that is a buckskinner and he has used many road kills for tanning. He recommends gloves and a face mask, although he admits, he quite often uses...
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Doc: Coyo is right. Our mutual pal Oregon Trapper has gotten staph infections from working with hides, road kill or not. By the way, at least in Oregon it is unlawful to skin a roadkilled deer, or so...
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