Another option is to glue the whole hide to another piece of material that has been cut a little bit larger then the hide itself and then hang the whole thing.
How to hang a deer hide on the wall.
You could use a ring from a key ring or even.
I m sure you ve seen bearskin rugs etc same concept.
Follow by flattening the hide against the wall on one side then the other nailing the outermost points to the wall first so you have a flat hide.
You could just unlace it roll it up and hide it away pull it back out and lace it up again.
You would make a large rectangle frame out of tree branches or wood trim and lace the hide to it with leather shoe laces.
Finish off the nailing by dispersing them around the perimeter of the hide to secure to the wall.
Start nailing the cowhide skin onto the wall and hold your hands around the cowhide s centre point and gather up the cowhide skin and climb the ladder.
Nail the centre point in to the wall and a couple of top border points making certain the cowhide skin doesn t curl in but is nailed far enough to make sure it hangs well on the wall.
That would look better than gluing it to the plywood and if you needed to break it down and put it away you could not do that with plywood.
Do this every 4 5 or so.
You can either run the wires through the wall or just run them against the wall down to the floor and along the floor to the corner of the room.
You would cover the wires that run down the wall with a covering that you can paint the same color as the wall so it stays hidden.
Using a grommet machine designed to cut through leather and either brass or copper grommets carefully install the hardware around the perimeter of the hide about 12 inches apart.
Puncture the hide from the back 1 in from edge perpendicular to the edge of the wood panel.
It serves as a background sorta speak.
Run the tie up through the panel then through the holes in the hide.
You may have to redo a few nails if the hide starts to buckle or bend.
How to hang a deer hide on the wall unless the hide is a designer piece of art you may need to prep the pelt before hanging.