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Tanned Critters
bubby:
Can't wait to see what u make with him. They make nice quivers
Outbackbob48:
OO, here's a little tip put ya some borax powder in an around the base of the ears. Will keep the hair from slipping and will dry them out . Looks like ya did a real good job on skinning ole stink dog, I like the color. Bob
Danzn Bar:
Nice looking hide Clint.............
DBar
bjrogg:
Looks good Osage, don't see any big holes around the ears or eyes. I usually don't mind skinning almost anything but as outback said . The coyotes always smell like a wet dog, ours are all knife work. I've seen guys on you tube pull them off like I'd pull a fox off, but our coyotes don't want to give up their fur. and fur slips easy by ears. One big thing is always scrap all the fat off any skin before you dry or tan it. Another tip when you put in freezer put fur out, inside hide folded against inside hide helps stop freezer burn. I'm sure you'll figure it out it's mostly a lot of scraping and then rubbing to break the hide as it finishes tanning. Cant wait to see what new life it lives.
Bjrogg
osage outlaw:
Thanks for the tips guys. I've got a freezer full of hides that need tanning. I need to either start tanning some of them or get another freezer ;D
That coyote didn't smell to bad at all. He had a slight bladder leakage problem once I started pulling on the hide. I pulled a bunch of big burrs out of the tail fur. There are more in the rest of the coat. I'll get those out when I work on tanning it. What kind of solution do you guys use? I used this on my fawn hide and it turned out OK. It was cheap and seemed to work so I'll probably use it again.
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