Man, I never realized caping a WT in cold weather (below freezing) would make the job so much more difficult. I made the mistake of letting a few deer hang after a cold opening day and man it sure makes geting a clean hide (no fat) difficult.
Is there a reason that the thin layer of white fat wants to stay on the hide rather than the carcas when it's cold like that? On fresh hides I'm able to get them real clean and white (close to the skin).
The hides are clean down to the skin with the exception of some of the thin white fat patches. Do I need to get those patches of thin white fat off before I salt? Is less rough fleshing needed if I decide to send to a Commercial tannery?
Thanks for any input.
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no, you can salt without removing them,
and yes, you will have less fleshing to do, if you send your hides off commercially.
Good Luck
Dave