There is disclosed a method and a system for the drying of the leather side (2) of pelts (4) from furred animals, where the pelt (4) is drawn onto and stretched on the outside of a hollow distension element/pelt board (6), the surface of which has an open structure, with the leather side facing towards the pelt board (6), and where the pelt is secured in this position during the drying process bythe drawing-over of a fixing-bag (5), which at least over a part of the lower end of the pelt presses this against the pelt board (6), and where the drying of the leather side (2) of the pelt takes place by changing the air within the cavity (8) of the distension element/pelt board (6), and herewith the air which exists under the open structure. The distension element/pelt board (6) is arranged in such a manner that it is lockable in a position in which it has a first circumference, and can also assume a position or be force controlled to a position in which it has a circumference which is smaller than the first, which results in a considerably easier removal of the pelt from the distension element/pelt board. A quicker drying of the pelts is achieved, which moreover are dried effectivelyand uniformly so that 'black spots' on the leather side are avoided, and the pelt is fixed in its stretched position on the pelt board without the use of clips/staples.