Official 2023 Predator Thread

[KodiakHntr]

Howling is way more effective with wolves over rabbit distress.
A wolf distress howl is probably the most effective call. Seen it happen on less than effective first round hits on wolves, the others will come back to the wounded wolf repeatedly.

[HarryToolips]

Howling is way more effective with wolves over rabbit distress. A wolf distress howl is probably the most effective call. Seen it happen on less than effective first round hits on wolves, the others will come back to the wounded wolf repeatedly.

OK good to know thanks... I've howled with a pack before but I've never done a distress howl, I'll have to youtube that...

[HarryToolips]

Question for those in the know: I pulled out the wolf hide that I had in my freezer since September...freezing it was what I thought to be my only feasible option for being able to preserve the hide, since I did not have time to deal with it back in Sept and, it was way too warm out...pulled it out to start working on it, started to flesh the hide and all the hair pulls right out of the skin....what is a better way to prevent a hide from rotting in the future, when you don't have time to deal with it immediately and/or it's too warm out? Thanks in advance..

[Walking Buffalo]

Freeze or salt.

Get it skinned asap, then frozen or salted asap.
When freezing, don't roll it up tight at first.
The hair will insulate the skin from freezing for much longer than you might expect.

Salting is fast and quite easy.
Do it twice, then dry the hide.

Don't do both!


If you have time and a desire,
salt the hide right now before doing any more fleshing.
Then get some hide pickle and soak it.

It's possible that this might save the hide.

[HarryToolips]

Freeze or salt.

Get it skinned asap, then frozen or salted asap.
When freezing, don't roll it up tight at first.
The hair will insulate the skin from freezing for much longer than you might expect.

Salting is fast and quite easy.
Do it twice, then dry the hide.

Don't do both!


If you have time and a desire,
salt the hide right now before doing any more fleshing.
Then get some hide pickle and soak it.

It's possible that this might save the hide.

OK thanks man, really appreciate the info, cheers..

[Walking Buffalo]

Another option for a hide starting to slip is to not tan it.

If I really wanted the hide, even in a poorer shape, as I probably would with a your wolf....

Salt it overnight, then string it up in a wood frame to scrape, snug but not stretched tight.
Scrape it to get the heavy meat and fat off.
As it dries, keep scraping carefully to remove the remaining tissue.
Let it completely dry on the frame.

You now have a rawhide wolf with fur that probably will not fall out.

This may be best you can do now.