I just turned the ears on two white tail capes and split the lips eyes
and cleaned around the nose area. My flesher has not arrived yet so I
salted to prevent slipping. Will this work or should I perhaps freeze
the hides until I get the flesher? Will I have to rehydrate before fleshing?
Thanks for the suggestions, Gary
Gary, your doing good so far. You should always salt it and dry it rock hard. Then rehydrate it and put in a pickel with a ph around 1-1.5. After it is pickeled for a few days then you can shave it. It shaves a lot easier after it is pickeled then raw. They can remain dried for a long period of time, so don't worry. Don't freeze it, your defeating the purpose with the salt on it.
John M.