Thread: pretty good day all around

Nothing to exciting, I wanted to look for another pretty coloured goat skin to tan, this unfortunate chap drew the short straw, nice colouring with a thick mane down the back, saw about 15 in total. The weather was perfect today, after I tipped this fella over I parked up on a ridge for an hour with the Bino's, I saw 3 sows with a dozen suckers mooching down an opposite ridge, and a Stag and Hind feeding about 300 yards away completely unaware of my presence. A very memorable hunt indeed watching animals go about their business on a beautiful sunny day.

Hey Oneshot nice kill. Thats a really cool looking goat skin. Was wondering whats the process to tan this? i wouldn't mind doing one myself.

cheers mate, I just use the Leder tanning solution, its about as easy as it gets for tanning skins and doesn't cost to much for the solution. This is the last one I did now hanging on the wall in my man cave.

Looks like some solid timber either side too be keen to see those heads and some stories to support them?

Originally Posted by Gibo

Looks like some solid timber either side too be keen to see those heads and some stories to support them?

Haha that's just a couple of heads I have kept, one is the first Stag I ever shot, and the other is just one that was quite memorable. their not huge heads, not much of a story really just good memories for myself.

Sounds like a pretty fair way to spend a day if you ask me, beats the crap out of having to skin 400 bloody rabbits, oh well, spose its all dollars in the bank.

@oneshot is the rifle you used one of those new single shot pig guns? cant remember name think it starts with br. mate was looking at one for a bit of fun.

Originally Posted by possummatti

@oneshot is the rifle you used one of those new single shot pig guns? cant remember name think it starts with br. mate was looking at one for a bit of fun.

Bergara, you can get them cut down for a pig gun in 44mag. mine is 7mm-08, it does have a very short barrel on it because of the suppressor being right back.

Originally Posted by oneshot

Bergara, you can get them cut down for a pig gun in 44mag. mine is 7mm-08, it does have a very short barrel on it because of the suppressor being right back.

Still the standard 17 inches or did you cut more off? Nearly bought one a week or two ago.

Oh wicked @oneshot that sounds easy enough, That one looks cool I like the Symmetry on that 1. Thanks for that now I have to go find somewhere to bowl over a couple goats and get a couple for my man cave!

Does the smell come out ?

Originally Posted by nellie

Does the smell come out ?

Welcome

Originally Posted by nellie

Does the smell come out ?

Not completely at first, I wash the shit out the skins first, the tanning solution will get rid of a lot of stink, it does go after a while, the skins I have now don't smell at all after a few months.

Hay that skin came out okay great job.

Originally Posted by Terminator

Hay that skin came out okay great job.

Thanks, it was a bit of a rough job, I could have spent more time pegging it out to get a more symmetrical shape. I used to have about 20 odd goat and deer skins and ended up giving them all away. Just started getting back into tanning in the last year.