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Having issues with a whitetail hide that is loosing hair. I want to recover it but don't know how. Is this the correct forum to ask this question?

Anyone on here a good taxidermist? Help!!!

Whitetail hair is hollow ànd kind of brittle and is breaking off. That's why you seldom see fur on deer skin produçts.

Is there a way to remove all the hair and just have a nice piece of leather? I'd like to salvage something out of this but will chuck it if I have to.

Winter deer, elk, and any season pronghorn hides are carrying hollow and very brittle hair and with any activity will be dropping detritus. Cookie has an early season summer elk hide, and it's still doing fine after about 20 years. Slick, shiny, and durable. Winter hides are best if initially turned to buckskin.

I'm not aware of a cost effective method for hair on conversion to buckskin or usable leather.