Indigenous and non-Indigenous people alike are welcome to take part in the tanning of an elk hide, as part of a workshop dedicated to sharing knowledge with participants through hands-on participation ...

ELK MOUNTAIN — The stripped hide looked more like a cotton rag than an elk’s skin. White and silky, it sat wadded in a gallon bag, soaking in a thin liquid of its own emulsified brain. Most animals on ...

Eighth-grade teacher Kris Schreiner demonstrates removing membrane and fat from an elk hide as part of the tanning and curing process in his class at Kalispell Middle School on Nov. 20. (Casey Kreider ...

MARYSVILLE – You can get a nice golden-brown hide at Quil Ceda Tanning. Where: 3922 88th St. NE, Marysville What: Makes leather out of animal hides – primarily game like elk, deer and moose. It also ...

OWATONNA, Minn. — The caller at the other end of Jared Rinerson’s phone line was a hunter in Montana. He had four elk hides, and he wanted to turn them into a jacket and maybe some handmade gloves.

BILLINGS — Whether the Chinese, a wandering hide buyer or the lack of tanneries in the United States is to blame, Billings hunters didn’t have a market for their deer and elk skins this fall. Pacific ...