I hit the mother load of free deer leg sinew yesterday. I am not a hunter, so I have to purchase or beg for arrow and bow making supplies such as turkey feathers, bow wood, arrow wood, pine pitch and sinew. Fortunately I have friends who like to turkey hunt who keep me in a steady supply of turkey feathers. I have friends and contacts where I can get a steady supply of white ash and hickory for bow wood. Also, I hike in areas where there is plenty of Red Osier and Wild Rose for arrow shafts and pine trees to harvest the sap for pine pitch glue. But until recently, I did not have a cheap source for deer leg sinew for backing of bows, hafting arrow heads and attaching feathers. I called a local deer processing business and taxidermist to inquire about purchasing deer leg sinew. They process nearly 1000 deer during the Fall and early Winter hunting season and throw away the deer legs. I was given permission to dumpster dive anytime when in need of free deer leg sinew. I picked up a large garbage bag full of deer legs to dissect. What an awesome early Christmas gift! Unless you prefer not to extract and process the sinew yourself, this definitely beats paying the big bucks (no pun intended) for sinew from online stores or archery warehouses. Anyway, if you like to back your bows with sinew and are in need of a supply of cheap sinew, then contact a local deer processing business/taxidermist. Happy Holidays!
