OT Deer Skins Brown not Green

Ed the wine farmer · Jan 13, 2011

I am looking for one or more buyers for a four ft. stack of deer skins. Anyone know of hide buyers in North East Penna.

largeandincharge · Jan 13, 2011

The local Elks lodge will take them as a donation, pay to have them tanned, and the vets can use the leather to make gloves forwounded vets returning from iraq and afganistan. the wheel chair bound vets need the to protect their hands pushing the chair.

Nebraska Cowman · Jan 13, 2011

You have any small slaughter houses in the area? You might ask them where they sell their hides.

Adirondack case guy · Jan 13, 2011

Here in Johnstown/ Gloversville NY. Deer and other hides are transported here from the region and bought on a daily basis, Deer hides especially this time of year. Gloversville got it's name in the late 1700s and was the Hide capital of the US.. Like all other basic industries, of the Eastern US the industry has left the country, but there is still a micro industry of tanners and leather finising co. still surviving in this area. Far smaller than back in the 1920s when this industry was in its hay day. Then the Adiroundacks had a wealth of fur bearing animals, plus vast hemlock forests to provide the chemical catilist to tan hides and also provide the building materials to construct the tanning and finishing mills.
In spite of this present Micro leather industry, it's just another example of the migration of basic US industry to Asian Countries. Sad to say the least!

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