The hair on the elk hide I was examining was a winter pelage, thick and somewhat coarse even when smoothed with the grain. It was up to four times thicker than an elk’s summer coat. I measured ...

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 ...

About 10 hides were donated to the project, most of them from students or their family members and teachers such as Schreiner, who donated an elk hide. An Indian Education For All state grant was ...

The elk glared at the raven, but the bold raven grabbed more fur and yanked again. The elk quickly stood up and walked away. The other raven also approached a young elk and yanked out a tuft of hair.

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 ...

One of them walked up to a young elk, grabbed a bill full of fur and yanked. The elk glared at the raven, but the bold raven grabbed more fur and yanked again. The elk quickly stood up and walked away ...

He had four elk hides, and he wanted to turn them into a jacket and maybe some handmade gloves. "Salt them down and send them to us," said Rinerson, 35, owner of Uber Glove and Tanning Co.