Syracuse.com - Camillus Elks Club seeks deer hides to help disabled or sick veterans

[HuntingNY-News]

The Camillus Elks Club is once again collecting raw deer hides from hunters. The hides will be cleaned and salted by members of the club and then sold to a tannery. Proceeds from the hides collected will be used to buy incidentals for the disabled or sick veterans at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Syracuse. Donated hides may be dropped...

The Camillus Elks Club is once again collecting raw deer hides from hunters.

The hides will be cleaned and salted by members of the club and then sold to a tannery. Proceeds from the hides collected will be used to buy incidentals for the disabled or sick veterans at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Syracuse.

Donated hides may be dropped off at the lodge at 6117 Newport Road, Camillus.

“Since the hides deteriorate rapidly, do this as soon as possible,” said Bob Maraio, a Camillus club member who is in charge of the effort.

“Deterioration is more rapid if a plastic bag without holes is used,” he said. “We recommend a cardboard box. In any case, time is of the essence. Several hides are usually discarded each year as unacceptable by the tanner.”

For more on this, call 672-3106.

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