Tanning Hide

[7.62-5.56Plinker]

Does anyone know how to tan hides? Mainly for rabbit furs i will turn into coyote lure. any info will help. and i would rather save money. unless someones gonna chrge 5 bucks.

 

[tgood]

I have only bought the kit from gander in the past but this year I'm going to try brain tanning. It seems rather simple from the site.

Brain Tanning Furs by George Michaud

 

[longhuntr]

look up dixie gun works. they have a huge catalog full of really cool stuff. they also sell a box of tanning compund that comes with simple directions.I bought a box several years ago and did a coyote to hang on the wall,but practiced on a squirrel hide first.it's easy and cheap.don't mess with the old salt/alum/deer brains mess.

 

[revolvers&w]

OUCH!!

Does anyone know how to tan hides? Mainly for rabbit furs i will turn into coyote lure. any info will help. and i would rather save money. unless someones gonna chrge 5 bucks.

Don't know but my dad must have because there were many times he said he was going to tan mine.

 

[Yeah]

You could 10 or so rabbits with a bottle of this. That and some salt, it is a pretty simple process.

 

[7.62-5.56Plinker]

thanks guys! helped a lot. ill try some of those ideas.

 

[Lonnie]

you can buy a bottle of liquide stuff from gaunder mountain or hoosier trappers supply , it has the instruction right on the back of the bottle , its will cost aroud $10 or $12 for a bottle but it will do a few small hides

 

[jmiller676]

Every animal has enough brain matter to tan it's entire hide. As of how to do it? Not sure.

 

[Yeah]

Brain tanning, as you might guess, is a bit of a mess and take a little practice.

 

[Hoosierbuck]

For the use you are putting them to, all you have to do is skin them well, make sure there are not bits of meat on the hide, then apply a liberal dose of salt or Borax and let it dry thoroughly. You really don't need them tanned to use them as a decoy.
HB

 

[Marc]

with a rabbit they are a very thin hide, you can flesh (scrape off the fat from the hide) them with a spoon and you can get a 1 step tanning solution from hoosier trapper supply on the southside

http://hoosiertrappersupply.com/tra...d/69/p-474-trappers-hide-tanning-formula.aspx

 

[ArmedProgrammer]

Every animal has enough brain matter to tan it's entire hide. As of how to do it? Not sure.

With certain politicians I might beg to differ...

Although giving it a try might not be a bad thing!