A non-profit organization, founded in 1933, our mission is to promote and protect hunting, fishing and trapping as well as the conservation of fish and wildlife habitat. If you feel strongly about this program and want to support the conservation activities we do on your behalf, please consider returning the membership application on the back side of this form. Curing the Hide Step 1. Stretch the hide flat for salting in a cool dry place, flesh side up, and spread salt evenly over entire hide. The salt will crust over, having drawn the body fluids out of the hide.
Many hunters choose to have an experienced butcher skin their deer.
If you do, be sure he preserves your hide by salting it or storing it in a cool place until picked up. Do not store the hide in a plastic bag. A container of salt will be available at drop-off points if additional salting is required. Hides For Habitat Management Through the Hides for Habitat program, the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation has worked with Wagner Woodlands, Inc. and the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department in a coordinated effort to improve our wildlife habitat and resources. They manage over 500,000 acres in the Northeast and more than 63,000 acres in New Hampshire.