Buffalo...hmmmmm.
Noah, Kyli and I ran up to Muenster tonight to pick up our half-a-buffalo we got from the Rocking H Ranch. That's about 200 pounds of meat at a much cheaper price than hunting one of these beasties or even a couple of deer. For some reason, the bison were not really fond of Kyli watching the calves. She's been known to catch and eat bluejays but buffalo calves are a bit big for her. Kyli wasn't all that fond of the bull who walked over to look at her either. She did the smart thing and hid behind Noah. He wasn't amused.
We also got a frozen buffalo hide that's sitting in a plastic trash can, thawing in a solution of 50 pounds salt, 1 pint Pinesol(tm), water to cover, and a large rock to keep the hide submerged. The recipe for the thawing solution is courtesy of the OSU Ag Extension website. Once thawed, I got to flesh and hang the sucker so I can tan it. I'm leaning toward either a neats foot oil or an alcohol-turpentine cure. (Yes, doing a buffalo hide as my first hide in 30 years is stupid, but I can't fit the danged thing in my freezer.)
We also got a frozen buffalo hide that's sitting in a plastic trash can, thawing in a solution of 50 pounds salt, 1 pint Pinesol(tm), water to cover, and a large rock to keep the hide submerged. The recipe for the thawing solution is courtesy of the OSU Ag Extension website. Once thawed, I got to flesh and hang the sucker so I can tan it. I'm leaning toward either a neats foot oil or an alcohol-turpentine cure. (Yes, doing a buffalo hide as my first hide in 30 years is stupid, but I can't fit the danged thing in my freezer.)
Ooooooh... buffalo meat!
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and a hide...
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Hey, maybe Russ and you can have a hide prep party as we have a moosehide in our frezer (no meat, though).
Mmm, buffalo.
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Only if he's fleshing today and tomorrow... I want this sucker curing by Friday.
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