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 ...

No garage? No problem. Tan your next deer hide for less than 30 bucks in your own bathroom. If I can do it inside a fifth-floor Manhattan matchbox apartment, it can be done anywhere. Gather a knife, a ...

As you work, the hide will become heavy and do your job for you—just cut the connective tissue to release the hide. If you have the ability, raise the deer as you work to make things easier. One of ...

THE PLAINS –– At the end of the cul-de-sac sits Talcon Quinn's canary yellow ranch, a home that her grandparents built decades ago. It's quiet and unassuming, and thankfully she has known the ...

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 ...