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Bucktails
Whack off the tail of the deer as high as you can reach (make sure buck is dead first) then rinse the blood off all the hair in cold clear water, pop into a freezer bag and freeze until needed.
In order to dye them, you must first degrease the tails. Soak them in household detergent and hot water for about ten minutes, rinse and allow to drip dry for a few hours then put them into a pot of hot vegetable dye. Rit works OK in most basic colors. Allow to dry then throw back into freezer bag and refreeze.
To air dry, debone and salt the inside of the skin and and hang until dry then put into plastic bags. I personally don't like this as it tends to make them brittle. Just my opinion.
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