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Turning a moose hide into a buckskin: Brain-tanning Alaska big-game animal skins at home

  • Reference: Van Lanen, J. 2016. Turning a moose hide into a buckskin: Brain-tanning Alaska big-game animal skins at home. Alaska Fish & Wildlife News, September 2016. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Juneau. http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=791
  • Audiences: General Public, Guide or Outfitter, Hunter, Trapper
  • Authors: James M. Van Lanen
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  • GMUs or Areas: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
  • Keywords: moose, Alces alces, hide, tanning, brain-tanning, big game
  • Link: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=791
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  • Primary Authors: James M. Van Lanen
  • Programs: Hunter Information and Training, Wildlife Information
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  • Publication Types: News Article
  • Regions: Region I - Southeast Alaska, Region II - Southcentral Alaska, Region III - Interior and Northeastern Alaska, Region IV - Central and Southwest Alaska, Region V - Arctic and Western Alaska, Statewide
  • Species: Bearded Seal, Caribou, Dall Sheep, Moose, Mountain Goat, Plains Bison, Sitka Black-Tailed Deer
  • Species Categories: Big Game, Mammals, Marine Mammals, Ungulates
  • Title: Turning a moose hide into a buckskin: Brain-tanning Alaska big-game animal skins at home
  • Topics: How To...
  • Year: 2016

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