peppering a hide

Submitted by Crystal on 6/29/05 at 9:18 PM. ( ) 216.250.33.106

Me and my husband have been doing taxidermy part-time for about two years. About a month ago, a client brought us his black bear to be mounted. He had put salt..and pepper on the hide. The salt I can understand, but I've never heard of putting pepper on anything but dinner. Has anyone ever heard of a reason for this?

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Bug proofing?

This response submitted by John on 6/29/05 at 10:20 PM. ( ) 68.206.82.244

Maybe to deter bugs or rodents? Heck I don't know.

Pepper

This response submitted by DEERMEISTER on 6/29/05 at 10:28 PM. ( ) 155.84.101.2

Peppering a hide and meat will keep the flies away.

That's it, just for bugs.

This response submitted by Hogger on 6/29/05 at 11:22 PM. ( ) 4.7.217.44

I hunt in warm weather and thus see flies and other itty bitty critters that fly and crawl. They seem to hate pepper. Rats too. But pepper will not preserve a hide. It also wont hurt the hide.

I disagree.

This response submitted by Dan on 6/30/05 at 1:46 AM. ( ) 216.255.210.216

I had read the pepper thing before, it will keep flies away. I tried it on the bear I shot last year. It didnt work! The salt and pepper thing is funny as hell though.

c'mon guys!

This response submitted by jrosbor on 6/30/05 at 4:11 PM. ( huntersdream3x@hotmail.com ) 64.73.36.192

DUH! the salt and pepper thing WORKS!... It makes the hide taste sooooo much better! LOL no ROTFLMFAO! Joe

Wow!

This response submitted by John on 6/30/05 at 6:22 PM. ( ) 68.206.82.244

I got it right! What is the door prize? Actually, it was the only thing I could think of. I do know that rodents hate pepper.

Thanks for the input

This response submitted by Crystal on 6/30/05 at 6:45 PM. ( ) 216.250.33.76

I'd never heard of anyone doing this, now I know why they would.

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