We Fleshed a Bison Hide With This!
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Wow! When I lived on the Pine Ridge Reservation, I prepared a bison hide with another woman, the old traditional way- on hands and knees with sharpened shells and flint.Hard work!!! How our ancestors would have loved this!
Wow! How long does it take to get one done like that. I've seen it done that way, well examples in museums and such, it's awesome the way they used every single part of the bison. Sad to think about that photo someone took of the jerk Europeans that killed that mountain of them😢. I just don't get people.. it's sickening.
How long did that take? 😊
😅oa 14:24
@@monicaw5036 They HAD A USE for every part of the bison. That does NOT mean that they actually USED EVERY PART OF EVERY BISON. Scientific study bears it out that not EVERY part was used on EVERY bison. I think a lot of people misunderstand that idea. Studies done at buffalo jumps is one example that bears this out.
My wife lived there on the Pine Ridge Reservation
Certainly does make one appreciate all the work that the indigenous people took to use all of the bounty from a bison, meat, bones made into knives, hides made into clothing and shelters.❤
and hooves for glue.
To say nothing about taking the beast down in the first place. I went on a bison hunt with a 9mm rifle, and rode out on horseback and there was a couple moments when I was scared…imagine going after these guys on foot, with a spear! I have NOTHING but respect for our predecessors!
My guide told me a story about a cow bison that was shot with a 50mm muzzleloader slug - a pinball, basically - right in the head - they went up to process the kill and she got up and ran five miles! They had her skull on display to prove it.
@@catshepherd3102yeah! Then can you imagine transporting it! Probably had to build some kind of slanted plank to put it on to be dragged with horses.I’m just guessing but they have to get it back to the reservation. Anyone know?
@@judypasqualone3819That would of been a travois, a 2 pole sled that is joined at the bottom. It would have a previous hide between the 2 handles to hold the meat, hide etc. It could be pulled by horse, dog or person. Think of how a wheelbarrow is, except to be dragged, not pushed.
It’s a buffalo robe. Is what they called them people used to use them for blankets on wagons in the winter. My grandfather was a furrier. You can sew up those holes they won’t show on the hide side. Making fur coats is a special skill…the stitching my grandparents did was phenomenal.
Hmmmm I have to wonder which bison was wearing that hide???😮
@@story_Tailer it was a bull! Was it Elenor’s boy? Or Lumpy?
@story_Tailer probably one of the herd they have on the OG that are strictly for meat. Those bison are never on camera per Dusty in a video about 6 months ago
Didn't they say it was one of Colby's herd?
@@patriciamoore5646 maybe so
Great video! Nice to see that the hide is used too. Don’t forget to thank them when they go off to the sail barn for the nourishment they provide and the income they produce. You raise them with a lot of respect and care. Good job
Back years ago I learned to flesh and tan with brains. It is a lot of work and arms will hurt afterwards. I made my own stone scrapers and cutting blades. Pressure washer is a good idea for a thick hide.
It not only fleshes but probably helps break up the cellular structure to aid in tanning.
I would like to do that someday
Wow this was neat. I have seen a trapper in Montana I believe he is living off the grid. They have a show it shows Tom's work trying it out on boards to dry it, scrape it, tan it all by hand!!! It's interesting to watch him. This was interesting too. Thanks for sharing.
I saw one of the Mountain Men prepping hides, plus he and his wife made clothing articles from the hides..
So very interesting. I have a nice cow hide in my western themed house. I bought it.. bet it Linda smell like wet fleece.. 🤔 🫢 It would be beautiful prof tanned..
@@virginiacurrey2019 that's the show I watched Mountain Men. Tom Orr did beaver I think someone brought him bison hide to do. He made knife handles out of the horns or deer antlers. Very interesting show. I still & her it on my Roku T.V.
Tom Orr was my favorite and I never missed an episode.
@@genepardue6712 mine too!!
This is a very educational video! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us and keep on RANCHING! 👍
☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸Well done young men!! Honoring the courageous & magnificent creature as your ancestors did! 🙏🏼 any detractors have NO clue to the understanding nature has. Big Joe would be more offended if that 1 yr old had been killed & left to rot . Our brothers & sister creatures live by the law of nature. MANY BLESSINGS 🌹🙏🏼
I've bought numerous Buffalo guitar straps from Lakota Leathers made by Sioux Indians. They're light, soft and incredibly strong. Really great guitar straps.
Awesome job Brooks with the videoing.
That looked like a lot of hard work getting the hide ready for the tannery. Can’t wait to see the finished product. Thank you for sharing, this 65 yr old woman learned something new today. Bid Bless you all
Yeah, I thought Brooks did a great job with the camera!
I am a Boy Scout leader and one of our other leaders uses a bison hide instead of a sleeping bag. It can get below zero and that it’s all he needs.
Yes, roll up in it fur side in, best sleeping bag ever. Bison hides that you can buy all finished. used to cost about $1200 20 yrs ago.
who knows what theycost now. A very wonderful luxury if you can afford it. The next best thing is a Pendleton wool blanket.❤
@@prarieborn6458 You know it! He also has a capote that he made from a Pendleton blanket.
Glad the hide is utilized. No reason to waste it.
We butchered our own, my father, grandfather and great uncle were really good at skinning so fleshing wasn't as difficult. It's a lot of work but sewed a lot of chaps and other things. Ours was beef and deer, nothing was wasted.
It takes love, time and care, to keep hides long term. I did this to a hide by hand years ago. It takes a labor of love.
You can use an upholstery needle (curved) and some heavy duty thread to sew up the holes - at least the bigger ones. It's not really difficult.
i was gifted with an Elk hide with the fur on it already tanned by my neighbor who hunted the elk, it had some holes in it..quite a few from the skinning he did on the spot after he shot it with a bow and arrow,BTW. the holes were from the skinning knofe. I sewed the small holes together and patched the larger ones with plain elk hide, using matching color artificial sinew from the leather store and a leather needle, which makes it easier to pierce the hide. The mending and patching did not show on the fur side because the fur just kind of laid over them. the sinew is much stronger and easier to work with than a heavy carpet thread . You can also ‘split; and peel off a strand of the sinew to get the desired thickness.
When finished that will be beautiful on a bed , floor r wall the holes are easily closed with proper thread & needle❤ I like you are repurposing the hides I’m sure they can be sold to help the ranch grow
Wow! Thank you for taking us along with on this tanning process!
Prayers for health and safety! 🙏❤️🙏
They didn’t tan it. They prepared it for tanning
@robertcapetola3986 which is part of the tanning process, yeah?
@@SheilaBonacci no, it’s separate process using proteomics enzymes from brain tissue or other sources
I had friends who had harvested Bison and tanned the hides. I think their marriages where on the line while these guys processes these animals. In the end they where proud of the hides to show off and I was thankful for some of that sweet Bison protein they offered to share at the bbq. :)
I was a Taxidermist in the 70's and 80's and the bison is one of the worst thickest hides ever to shave down only African animals are tougher
Moles are timy little things, but very very thick. Rabbits ae super thin and tear at a glance
I so enjoyed this episode. I love learning new things. That cute puppy was enjoying themselves 😊 and the girls being involved is something that will stay with them. Great video.
Dusty and Merissa, that is such a neat process. I can't wait to see the finished product. Thank you for sharing 😊
That is awesome... Praying y'all are not in the path of this wildfire... God be with you
Wow it starting to look amazing. Love how the colour of the fur pops out. Brook you did an amazing job holding the camera for daddy. That puppy so cute.
I think if you had a place on concrete instead of dirt, it would be a lot cleaner. I do love how it just rolls off. Thank you for showing us.
I think he was doing it on concrete. At least the salting.
Nothing came in contact with dirt
Hello Dusty and Marisa
What a sense of accomplishment you’ll have when it’s done. Imagine the hours of hand scraping the hide. Then tanning it yourself.
Thank you for showing this process.
Blessings ❤
~Linda
That puppy sure likes the process!
Ps that hide isn't anyone we know I hope!?
Dusty referred to the origin of the hide as "from the processing side". These bison are kept at the OG - his mom and Kevin's place. These bison are raised for meat processing. They are not filmed nor named. It's part of revenue which sustains the ranch.
@@debbiferguson9669 I figured. Just a reminder it can never be Eleanor or Joe or Dunbar especially
Remember he sorts the breeders from the cull animals. The breeders are the ones that meet the ideal standards to carry on the breed. Those which don't are those from which the meat is gained. Not our favorite side. Yet all the jerky and meat sticks have to come from somewhere.
@@SallyGreimes yep. I realize all that. I was saying it with a wink and a nod
Ewwwww, those pups are going to have some nasty poopies. Sure they're enjoying it though.....
I greatly enjoy that you have shared with us this process of dealing with preparing the hide to be tanned. While I have had the knowledge of the process, I have not watched it actually being done. Thank you greatly!
We use to tan our hides growing up. Rabbit, deer, cow etc This video brought back a lot of memories!!
Interesting. Wow. Something different but part of fleshing bison. Thank y'all for sharing that. Unique. Imagine how time consuming it was back in time the native people had to scrape it and in cold times. How times keep progressing in so many times and ways. ❤❤
Very interesting. Your processing sure went faster then by doing it by hand.❤❤
Hi Dusty and bigJoe, good job with it 🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬
That little Bullet pup sure was persistent in chewing on the bison hide. I had some good laughs while watching him. Thanks for sharing cleaning the hide process with us. Very interesting..
What a cute little puppy.
Incredible video. I’ve never seen hide prep before. Please keep showing us the process as you go along. ❤❤
Wow , very interesting to see this done ! Amazing how much a piece of equipment can make so much of a difference. Thank you for sharing this and loved the girls helping too!! And Bullet was sure trying to get him some .. to cute . Very very educational…. Amazing .
I enjoyed watching this, I never saw this done before!
Wow! Very interesting seeing your power washing efforts to remove tissue from the hide; looks like a huge time saver; lots of work, nevertheless. Thank you for sharing. Abundant Blessings to all of you @ Cross Timbers Bison. ♥️🙏🏻🤗
It was amazing watching you fleshing out the hide, then salting it in preparation for it to be tanned. The amount of work that goes into it all. My Dad used to work in a tannery and we would sometimes go and watch, although a lot of it was machines. Look forward to seeing how well it turns out once it has been completed.
Cool. I can’t wait to see the finished product.
Haha, the girls and the puppies helping. What a crack-up. 'It's snowing', lol
Didn't think I was going to enjoy this at all being breakfast time and all, but glad I did. Educational and interesting.
It’s gonna be beautiful & so proud of ya’ll doing this, priceless ❤
Hi Dusty, Marissa and Brooke. Great video and hanging out with your friends. So cool watching yall working on the bison hide God bless and love yall ❤❤
That little Bullet 🐶really tickled me😂😂😂😂
That is so interesting and what an appreciation for what the Native Americans did with the hides.
Wow, that's amazing. ❤ Thanks for sharing.
My dad Is part of the National Bison Association. He has very small Bison Ranch In Piedmont Al. Boundary Line Bison Ranch.
I got a chuckle watching Bullet (the pup) gnawing away at the "good bits" of meat left on the hide. He's emulating his ancestors, the ancient respected line of canids.
This was so amazing to watch the process of fleshing/salting your buffalo hyde. Can’t wait to see it when you get it back from the tanner. ❤️
Love this and the kids / pups helping. ❤
Wow what a process
3:39 "That feels like a fish, it feels like a GIGGANT, it feels like a catfish, like a channel catfish" 🤠🗿
That was so great! So interesting… thank you for sharing ❤
I was sure glad to not see any buffalo around. lol! Wise decision there! You’d scare the geebees out of them if they saw that. 😂
My highlights- loved watched the process, pretty dang cool; loved watching the puppy loving chewing and chewing at every chance he had and loved, “Daddy, can you hold my puppy?” And a loving dad taking the little teeny, tiny dog and saying, “Okay, we’re going to put him right here so he can watch.” Absolutely precious! ❤
What a smart means of getting that done! I love it.
Thank you for taking your time showing how this is done.
Impressive, Gang ! Thanks for sharing all this. I always wondered, and thanks to you, now I know ! That was a lot of work, and there's still a lot more to go ! Reminds me of two favorite movies : "Jeremiah Johnson" ... Robert Redford. ... AND "Dances with Wolves" ... Kevin Costner . (good ole memories !) Gives me a greater appreciation of the deer hide that I have .
This was very interesting. I have never seen or even thought about how it is done. Thank you for the information how it was done years ago. God bless you from Michigan ❤️
The kids are a hoot!
What a wonderful video seeing the progress of prepping the hide for tanning, When I see this and also seeing the work that went into it, Wow. Thanks for sharing.
That is utilizing the whole animal. Nothing going to waste.
In Whitehorse Yukon Canada all the grade 7"s in the area get to go on a buffalo hunt in winter. They do survival camping and completely field dress the buffalo that got hunted. They return back and have a feist for the whole school and elders in the community . Nothing is wasted. Careful of your concrete . Salt will destroy it.
This is very interresting to watch. Thank you for having all of us with you during this process. ❤❤
Nice. ❤. Brooks is a natural 😊
Good day to all.
I have no idea where our family buffalo hide came from but we had one. I think my mom might have gotten it at an antique auction in the 50's. I had pinked felt trim around the border of the pelt. It lived in the back of our station wagon.
Well I wasn't expecting that at 5:00 in the morning it kind of made me like oowee feeling but I finished the video and it's going to be a beautiful hide
Very interesting Dusty. I learned something new today. Thank you for sharing. I can't wait to see the finished hide after tanning is done. I love your channel.
Great Job Camera Woman Ms Brooks🏆🎥👍💝
Congratulations, looks good❗️
Very interesting!
Awesome 👍
Interesting. I never thought about an easier way to do the prep.
Wow how innovative! What a time saver!
WOW! That certainly DOES make you appreciate the way the Native Americans did it back in the day. That is alot of work, for sure. Kudos to Colby for all his help. Brookes is so cute helping out. She is such a cutie.
Another aspect of this you could look into is when they turn the hides into leather they sometimes sell fur for wool. I've got several pairs of socks with Bison wool in them.
Dusty that is going to be beautiful... thanks for sharing this
Great work guys we use to do cow hides as kids also rabbit n foxes Rabbits we put on coathangers dad had so we could thread them threw to treat n dry n make moccasins out of .Cant wait to see finished work From Australia 🇦🇺 😊
Hey dusty I love your channel it is so interesting but I think the best part of this video was when bullet just kept eating the hide but the hide looks good and this is such a good video
Oh my, thank you for showing this! So hard what the Native Americans had to go through to survive. This was amazing.
Definitely will be worth the wait nice job fleshing
Thanks, can’t wait to see the finished piece. ✌🏻👊🏼
I'm not sure how it was done, but that membrain between the hide and the meat they used to string their bows!! And also sewed hides for teepees
a great survival blanket
Wow, do you think you’ll be adding pelts at your store? I’m very interested!! I know I’ll have to save but it would make a GREAT Christmas gift.
Yes, I think we will eventually
I'm going to remember this trick. I've always wanted to work on hides and this looks like will be much easier that the hand methods. I would suggest that if you are going to be doing this as a separate income stream, that you make an area with a concrete floor and thick gravel around the sides to keep down the mud. It will be much more pleasant to work on the hides that way.
I hope you’ll be selling them as merchandise someday!
Thanks for showing us that … very interesting! 🤔
Really great video. Bullet sure enjoyed chewing it.
Very informative. I never would have thought of using my pressure washer. Isn't rock salt generally used? I'm thinking hip waders are in order. Will you sell the frozen hides if someone wants to try this? Hope the fires are not impacting you. Thanks for helping to bring back the bison and the prairie.
Very interesting video Dusty. You and your wife are living a dream life. Love y'all and your view " of the good life "
Loved this video! I frequently have curiosity about procedures, & research doesnt always include an interesting video. I guess that means I'm a visual learner? Thanks for sharing!❤
Bullet is gonna chew a hole in it lol he is having so much fun looks like lol
Tom on the Mountain Men needs a pressure washer!😅
Congrats on your first hide! It made me ache to see you guys on that concrete floor on your knees! LOL! Looking forward to seeing the hide when you get it back next year. Thanks for the video, it was very interesting...especially, since I didn't have to do any of the work. Take care!
When I was young I spent a lot of time with my Gran who lived in Glasgow. She lived opposite a factory that tanned hides. The gutters in the street always flowed with a strange foul smelling white crystal. We were warned to stay away from the crystals. Best wishes from Scotland.
Thank you for sharing the details of the process it is very interesting!! Can't wait to see the final results 😊
It’ll be amazing when the hide gets done..a lot of process..it’s be worth all the hard work..
Yes!
I hope that Dumbar is still around. Please post more videos on hin.❤
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Fascinating process!
I have my grandfathers scrapers from about 1910 or before. This looks so much easier....
That's an all-day job! 😊