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Title: Iguana skins
Post by: arrowlauncherdj on August 28, 2019, 09:39:54 PM

Hey all. Have y’all ever worked with Iguana skin? A contact if mine has a bunch from a hunt he went on and I was thinking of skinning a recurve with it. He says he cures them with a glycerin mix. Will that allow them to stick?

Title: Re: Iguana skins
Post by: Pat B on August 28, 2019, 10:35:40 PM

I've never used iguana skins but with fish and snake skins you want to use air dried skins for bow backing, wood or fiberglass.
 The glycerin mix(antifreeze) will cure the skin but after the alcohol flashes off the glycerin can keep the glue from sticking. Dried skins work best, IMO.

Title: Re: Iguana skins
Post by: Flem on August 29, 2019, 12:10:50 AM

I don't have any advice, but I do have questions.
Your buddy went on an Iguana hunt? I've seen them in Mexico, they are slow as molasses. It would be like hunting Koala's or somebody's pet

Title: Re: Iguana skins
Post by: arrowlauncherdj on August 29, 2019, 01:05:45 AM

Well he was hunting them with a blow gun like that crazy guy Tim Wells. So not a bow hunting deal lol.

Title: Re: Iguana skins
Post by: KenH on August 29, 2019, 06:51:39 AM

We hunt them here in Southwest Florida sometimes too. They can be static or they can be running like mad!  Either way, tastes like four-legged chicken on the BBQ.

Title: Re: Iguana skins
Post by: wayne rollinson on August 29, 2019, 08:16:59 AM

I have been watching a guy on FB making tabs from Iguana skins it looks amazing,regards wayne

Title: Re: Iguana skins
Post by: Flem on August 29, 2019, 12:04:28 PM

I trust you all are wearing the correct camo when you are out Blow-gunning
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Title: Re: Iguana skins
Post by: OkKeith on August 29, 2019, 04:04:56 PM

I work with conservation groups in Puerto Rico. Green Iguanas are a HORRIBLE invasive species on the island. Destroying crops and young orchards/groves. They have recently been turning to hunters in an effort to control the population. Archery, blow darts and airguns have been used.

Iguana meat is less of a tradition in PR than it is on mainland South America but a great meal.

Its not any less of a hunt than squirrels are. They can be spooky after being pressured and getting into range can be tough depending on the hunting tool.

OkKeith