For fur I cut mine off bone wearing vinyl gloves Scrape off the fat
..Put in a brown paper grocery bag. microwave. NO MORE THAN TEN SECONDS Wash
in a 5 gal bucket first with Dawn dish soap (Cuts grease) Then I put in
washing marching (on gentle) in a FINE mesh lingerie bag with a little dawn
wash then wash with woolite Dry with towel Stretch over a old window screen
sprinkle with a mixture of salt and borax let it cure
When cured throw in freezer for at least a week in a brown bag of course
Its a lot of work but road kill requires it
Works for me
Wash a load of rags after washing to pick up any stray hairs that may have
gotten out of bag

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I did a search and came up empty. Can anyone out there tell me what to
do with a tail to make it ready for tying? I know, I could just go buy
one, but there's no fly shop close and I have access to a tail from the
last deer of the season sitting in the freezer. (did I cut off all the
"why bother?" questions) So, what do I need to do to the tail so that
I can use the hair (assuming I don't want to dye it)? And, if you
happen to know of some good instructions on how to dye it also, that
would be appreciated. But first, do I need to cure it or something?
Total newb.