Description of Leather vs. Hair-on hides from plains game?

[TN_Farmer]

Is the leather and hair-on hides supple or rigid/stiff?

My son and I are planning our safari to South Africa.

Most of our animals will be Euro mounts.

We’d like the hides from these animals turned into hair-on hides and leather for projects we will mostly make ourselves… throws, hair-on pillows, leather paneled end table/stools, etc.

Just trying to figure out what kind of product we will end up with or what we need to request when talking to taxidermists.

Thanks!

 

[everett]

All of mine are super supple.

If you have it done in Africa, I’ve never seen them done any other way. I’ve had some done here. My taxidermist refers to them as “soft tanned”, I believe.

 

[Ridge Runner]

Is the leather and hair-on hides supple or rigid/stiff?

My son and I are planning our safari to South Africa.

Most of our animals will be Euro mounts.

We’d like the hides from these animals turned into hair-on hides and leather for projects we will mostly make ourselves… throws, hair-on pillows, leather paneled end table/stools, etc.

Just trying to figure out what kind of product we will end up with or what we need to request when talking to taxidermists.

Thanks!

The warthog back skins I received are stiff much like when I salt tan a deer hide the other back skins were all soft tan. Regardless all of my hides had hair on.

I recommend you talk with your taxidermist to insure all your hides are soft tanned with hair on just to insure you get type hides you want.

Happy hunting and good luck with your after hunt projects.