Hide

Description
Hide is a base resource used in many recipes. Hide is harvested from dead creatures using almost any melee weapon or select tamed creatures. The greatest success with a melee weapon appears to be with an iron dagger.

Quote
"Hide skinned from animal remains. A very useful resource for crafting clothing and armor."

- In-game description

Harvesting
Harvesting is recommended by using one of the following on dead creatures:

Tools
 * Stone Sword
 * Iron Sword
 * Stone Pickaxe
 * Iron Pickaxe
 * Iron Dagger

Creatures
 * Bargesh
 * Panther
 * Wolf
 * Ice Wolf
 * Bear
 * Lavatiger
 * Griffin
 * Infernus Dragon
 * Frost Dragon