Ever wonder what your processor does with the deer hides? Here is a truck bed full. I happened to be picking up my buck head/cape when he pulled in.
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I used to sell them by the truck full too. Wasn't hardly worth the effort, but was better than throwing them out. BTW, a truckload of salted hides is a heavy, mess to deal with!