Smoked Deer Hide Leather

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We have a few sources for traditional, brain tanned, smoked deer hide from the U.S. and Canada.  This leather is very difficult to obtain these days and has become quite expensive.  Each piece is cataloged and priced separately.  The price varies by the quality of the hide, thickness, color, and suppleness.

We can get a limited number of traditionally brain-tanned, smoked moosehide that were maded using a traditional brain-tanning process using real veal brains. These are prepared by a European enthusiast of real leather living in Canada. They are NOT native made.

Our Gxx codes denote individual pieces. If you would like to order a specific leather hide, please go to our Gallery to pick the exact one shown. 

Genus and species:  Odocoileus virginianus.  Wild.

Deer are not an endangered species.

Product of Canada or USA

A Note on Smell

The smoked deer, elk, and moose hides have a strong smell of wood smoke.  This is considered to be a desirable trait by many customers, but can be overwhelming for people living in a small house or apartment.  The smoke leaves creosote behind that binds with the fibers in the hide.  This keeps the hide soft and flexible when wet and helps to preserve the hide, making this leather ideal for gloves and moccasins.  The smoke will dissipate with time and use, but it can take years for most of the smell to leave.

It is possible to remove much of the smoke smell by placing the hide in a tub and washing it with soap and water.  The hide then needs to be tacked out on a piece of plywood so it does not wrinkle when drying.  We do not offer this service for customers, so please consider undertaking this project before buying these hides if you are worried about the smell of smoke being too strong.

If you like the color and want hides that have had much of the smoke smell removed, please let us know and we can offer this on a custom-order basis.  It can take weeks to months to get specially prepared hides by the man who does the tanning.

Should you be unhappy with your purchase, please let us know as soon as possible.  You can return the hide in its original condition for credit.  You pay shipping and insurance both ways.  We do not accept the return of hides that have been cut, treated, altered, processed, or damaged after shipment to you.