Between seeing the shave horse and the kayak, those two alone made me decide to subscribe. Excellent video. I have never seen that many buck tails. I did walk away with an excellent idea for the group of guys I hunt with. That will be nice to see if those guys I bow hunt with will help me gather a few of the tails from deer camp this fall. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. Nicely done sir. and I appreaicet you taking the time to make this video and I hope you have a blessed week. Dale

Great video Jay! Looking forward to the part where you dye the tails

Just found your video. I processed deer tails similarly using both salt and borax. I know from experience that boning the tails is sometimes a chore on smaller deer. I seen the tips on the tails tear off as you shared. For guys that never skinned or boned a deer, I can imagine the challenges. Thanks for this demonstration video!

@JayIsOutdoorsy

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Ed, I'm glad you liked the video.

Jay once I was mine with dawn I use strong clamps and clamp to a long 2x6. I use a preasure washer to remove fat and unwanted debris. I don't hold the nozzle close because it will destroy the tail. Basically, it was a trial and error on the distance. I use only borax. I then hang mine on one of those collapsible clothes drying racks. I can dry around 125 at a time. That way you save time from flipping them. Cuts the drying time in half. Really good video Jay. Great Instruction.

Working on my first 12 dyed

I find this fascinating I’m a city boy 100% So I’ve never seen this done. Very good video Look forward to the entire series

Thanks for sharing this, I'm just trying my hand at this for the first time and learned a lot. Glad to see other people with a similar shop to mine(super organized and full) 😅

LLEVA MUCHO TRABAJO AMIGO

Nice video Jay. Great tails for inline musky bucktails. Looking forward to your dying video. Take care

I really like borax over salt. Borax really penetrates the skin and pulls and holds the oils and I always Flesh the tails thoroughly so there’s no fat meat or extra skin that would cause a problem. Plus you only need enough borax to cover and overlap the skin at about an inch thick. In 2020 I bought six tails that were supposed to be extra long hair in an olive color from Jan‘s net craft and when I got them the hair was slipping and they stunk horribly and Jan‘s wouldn’t take them back 😡 So that will be the last time I ever buy tales from them and like I said they were supposed to be extra long because I had a special order for some musky Lures and I was hoping that I would find something that I didn’t have but it turns out they were shorter lol and rotten. I also wash my tails right after I flesh them so to get rid of possible blood, mud and comb them for burs, then I Thumbtack them through the skin, skin side up flat to a board which is probably overkill but I hate it when the leather curls and it makes for a nice flat fur Side and it’s nice to choose a spot to cut from that’s flat and not rounded that’s making the hair flare.

Looking forward to doing my own buck tails . Any info would be appreciate it . 👍🏻

Purchased some tails online, but they smell. If i just wash them, will that get rid of a majority of the smell, or do I need to use the borax and salt on them? Any help would be appreciated. Very informative video!

@JayIsOutdoorsy

5 ай бұрын

Stephen Im glad you liked the video. This depends on what the odor is from. I get some special tails from a guy in Canada that come with an odd smell (not salt, not borax but weird to me) that I just give a quick wash with dawn dish soap, rinse, hang on a line in basement 2-3 days till dry and they are perfect. I have also have purchased some online, supposedly processed and dry, still covered with poo with dried fat, and of course smell. These I rinse & comb out, scrape where needed, wash with dish soap, and lightly salt for 2-3 weeks.

@stephenbirkhead8329

5 ай бұрын

thank you, i'll give it a try!@@JayIsOutdoorsy