I have a deer cape that has been sitting frozen for about 3 months (it hasn't been fully fleshed) i am planning on fleshing it and salting immediately thereafter but what kind fo salt do i use? I tried using the SEARCH but it spits back "salt" not any specific if this is table salt or what kind of salt exactly? What kind fo salt EXACTLY should i be using?
Thanks
Vince.
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use food grade salt, I get mine at a animal food supply store, it sells for about $7 per 50lbs
Fine grade feed salt, " NO " minerals added, they have it!
$4.10 a 50 lb bag.
Been using it for 30 years.
Non Iodized salt was what everyone said you needed. But, according to Bruce Rittle (sorry if I misspelled it) It makes no difference. we get our salt from a restaurant supply. Named Institutional foods. it cost 3.90 for a 25 pound bag. But if you are only doing 1 cape. Good ole Morton's at the grocers will work. 1.25 for a 4 pound box.
.....Has always been suggested, because it's cheaper than the iodized, not for any other reason. Any salt will work, as long as it's fine grained like table salt. The reason for fine grained salt is the more surface area that you can put into contact with the skin, the faster the drying will take place.
Well im off to go buy some salt and hopefully i can get some pics of the process as i flesh and salt the hide, pictures say a thousand words!