You’re not a fur trader, so many of the terms—hide, skin, fur, pelt, and buckskin—used to describe the outer coat of wild game animals may seem interchangeable. (And frankly, a lot of them are.) But ...

Middelstadt demonstrated the proper way to stretch, flesh and pin a marten hide on a stretching board. After getting the skin centered on the board, Middelstadt ran his fingers tightly down the board.

This article originally ran in the September 1981 issue of Outdoor Life. One of the most valuable parts of a deer is its hide. Unfortunately, thousands of skins are discarded every year because many ...

Outdoor editor’s note: James Van Lanen, a subsistence resource specialist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, previously wrote about how to brain-tan a moose hide. For step-by-step ...

Learning how to tan a deer hide is a rite of passage, cementing blood ties to our hunting forebearers who depended upon skins for warmth and who respected slain animals by never letting any part go to ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With deer season on the horizon, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds hunters that harvested deer can yield more than venison and antlers. MDC encourages deer ...