Howdy, Brother! This is the best and most detailed, respectful tanning instruction on the market. The time and effort you put into this lesson is very much appreciated. Thank you and Drive-On, Cowboy!! 🤠
Thank you for taking the immense amount of time that it probably took to make this video, walking us through the steps needed. I've got two whitetail hides that were in need of rescue, I'm like, now what do I do? I love deer, they are majestic in their own way. (The hides came from two deer who had been hit nearby our property. It's a drive that, unless ill, I make daily. The first, a buck, had been there for about 36 hours in below-freezing temps before I decided to go for it; he was frozen when I cut him open. The second, a doe, was there for about 6 hours. I couldn't leave them there to rot like the garbage flying around. So I determined to get the hides, to give them SOME dignity. Sounds silly, I'm sure, but that's the way I see it.) I put the capes in the freezer and voila, here I am.
I grew up in the Shuswap area (Gardom) - thanks so much for putting the time and energy into this tutorial - I'm glad I stumbled upon it. I live on the North Coast now - hunting moose, blacktail, and goats. I will indeed be tanning some blacktail hides next season thanks to your inspiration!
Amazing, just what I am looking for. Thank you for sharing and your attention to details. My 2 time trying to process the hide myself turned into disastres and waste of deer hide. Now, I can retry with confidence.
Hi. I am from all the way The Netherlands and I hunt in Germany. I have a really nice thick hide from a roe deer which I tan at home. I am using a recipe from a taxidermist. So far everything goes fine. I watched your video and just confirms that I am doing it the right way, although I have some of my own habits. I have already tanned several hides, but not all are very souple. So I hope this time it is somewhat more flexible. Good idea of sanding the hide. I did that too with one of my previous ones. By hand, that is. Not with a machine. Thanks for the video!!
Fantastic video! I really appreciate your attention to detail and use of tools that us amateurs may already own. I'm working on my first ever tanning project; a whitetail. I was dreading the thought of needing special equipment to stretch and break the hide. Your video relieves much of that anxiety. You have a new Sub here!
Fantastic guide! I have previously tanned hides, and my results were not as good as yours. I plan to use your instructions later this year, and hope to see a massive improvement in my hides. Thanks so much!
No way! Im working on a my first buck right now and I am from enderby. cant believe you made this from right down the road. Thanks for the info I learned a lot. Currently at the tanning stage and will sand it like you did afterwards
I just subscribed, only video I've watched of yours so far. Very informative, and cant wait to try this on my sons deer, different process than ive done before. Thanks you!
Came for the info, stayed of the undying eye contact and comedy. Skunks haha nice one pal. This vid was great, all the best from the Highlands of Scotland!
Thanks. I did my first whitetail hide a few years ago and it turned out well. Considering doing more and appreciate your video to improve my technique.
Excellent video! Thank you for taking the time to show each step and explain. I plan to do some of this in the very near future. I would be very interested in seeing how you do coyote hides or bobcat. I plan to get into hunting predators and would like to tan some of them up and make a nice coat as well as some other projects. Thanks again!! (subscribed)
Thank you so much for the outstanding video! I wish I had found this before starting my first tanning project. Tanning a coyote hide for my wife to use, and the measurement of the salt bath I was advised to use was off, and started to lose fur, so I put it in the freezer until I could find a solution. I will try to save it now. If you have the time, I would appreciate tips on coyote tanning. I'm subscribing to your page now... Thank you so much!
There is no saving a hide. If the hair is falling out, it's too late. Toss it out. Predators have an added step of degreasing. Either a tanning degreser or something like white gas can be used. Thanks for watching!
Thank you from a fellow outdoorsman down here in Pennsylvania. I’m going to do this project with my kids. I appreciate you show this process. I’d love to see you tan a bear hide. I think there would be a lot of interest in that. Thanks again!
Thank you for this video! I will be trying to tan my own hide this year for the first time ever, and I will definitely be using your process! I just feel like I've always wasted so much of the animal in the past, and I no longer want to do that. I want to use as much of the animal as possible so nothing goes to waste. Also I would definitely be interested in seeing a predator video! Maybe something like a coyote or bobcat, thanks!!
I jumped into tanning hides because of a steer i loved. I am doing several deer right now and appreciate your explanations and the why behind them. I am ordering some safety pickle, I did order a kit, but I am saving it for the steer.
Great video, this is the first I have seen from start to finish. I have some hides I want to do with hair on and will follow this example you have given. Thanks again, new subscriber.
Outstanding video. I have a bear hide and would very much love to see how you do it. Please keep the informative videos coming. You can really tell your passion and love for your work, and teaching others. Once again, THANK YOU
Just come across your channel and subscribed , great info. Yes please do the predator tan , im wanting to do a coyote trapper hat , and maybe some othe things. Thanks for your vids.
Hi from Vernon. Lots of good info. Thanks for tje info. If tou get a chance that would be great if you do a video on tanning a bear, wolf or other predator
I’ve been wanting to give this a try for a while. Any advantages to fleshing after it’s been in the pickle for 72 hours? As far as I can tell, most people flesh before the pickle.
You can use white distilled vinegar for the pickling. Use one gallon of vinegar for every one gallon of water. You need to use at least 2 gallons of vinegar and 2 gallons of water to have enough for proper pickling per hide. Also, I used 2 pounds of salt for every gallon used. Might be a little overkill on the salt, but I just have to keep the Ph level right. Everything else this man said in his video works like you need to follow.
Going to give this a go next season. Though I cannot get over how much you look like Jim Halpert from The Office in this vid. It was hard to concentrate because I kept having flashbacks.
this might sound gross but i have a rat problem. nothing a good old air rifle cant fix but.... im tanning rat hides to show my kills thanks for teaching me how to.
@@shuswapoutdoors I turn them into mouse pads. similar to a bear rug. I take off the feer and cut the belly. I get rid of the tail. tan them with egg yolk. After that, take felt and cut it to size. stitch the hide to the felt. let it dry the egg method works however I really need a better solution. if I get a huge rat I'll take the felt and embroider the size of it. we have Norway rats and they get huge. measure from the tip of the tail to the tip of the nose. The biggest rat we've got was 17 3/8 inches however they get bigger. Some get up words of 19 inches. I and my neighborhood friends hunt them to help keep the rats out of houses. a few years ago rats were almost in every home on our street. now we have the population under management.
Is the process the same for all animals? I want to tan rabbit hides, deer and coyotes hides I have? Great video and thank you so much. Your mounts are all awesome. God bless you
Great video! Thanks for taking the time to make it. I have a question if ya don't mind, how much of the citric acid would you use in the pickling for whitetail
Great video! I just started a mule deer and black tail hides that I’ve had in the freezer for several years. I’d like to see the degreasing process for predators and beaver if it’s any different.
Great video! I did a coyote and a moose hide my next ones that I have to do is a white tail, Red Fox and 2 Bision hides lots and lots of salt I need! Thanks for all the great tips I will try on some of my tanning that I do ! Cheers!
I just started trapping last year I was lucky to have gotten a coyote on my very first trap I smoked and tanned it fur is in good shape but it has a strong odor to it what should I do it is soft and hair is tight. Thank you much for any help
great video. I have a cinnamon black bear I'm going to do. But I'm doing a test run with my daughters mule deer doe. I used a pressure washer to remove the fat and skinning left overs on the deer hide. Worked amazingly well. Have you ever tried that method?
I haven't tried it as I don't own a pressure washer. I do know guys who do a lot of tanning that have, and none of them like it. Too messy, it doesn't remove all the fat like a knife will, and you can't do it in cold weather, when most of us tan most of our hides.
Great video. Very well done and informative. Any pros or cons for fleshing before the pickle bath? Is one harder than the other? Fleshing afterwards almost appeared easier. Also how much do you sand the hide at the end? Thanks.
Thanks for your post, appreciate the detail and explanation. Question: During the pickle stage, (about 11:00 of your video) the emphasis on skin down and insuring contact with fluid, could a press or device be used to "hold everything under the solution" ? I envision a plastic grate or similar that would push hide under solution and insure contact. (or is this just overkill and not necessary? 😁) Thanks
You don't want to weigh the hide down. That can compress the hide and cause the pickle to be pressed out of the area, causing dry spots even though it is under the pickle. You want it to float loose.
Just get an old washing machine. Don't even need water hooked up to it, you could put the discharge hose into a tote of need be. Designated washer for the hides
@@shuswapoutdoors Do you sell tanned hides? I want one for a bench cover at the cabin, I don't think it's worth it to buy everything I'd need for one hide...
Thanks for the informative video! I wish I would've seen this video before rifle season this year because the indefinite use of the pickle bath is really appealing. I had my skins in a salt bath for a couple of weeks and I'm worried they're past the point of no return now. I did have a question about any maintenance the skins might need. Is there anything you do to the skins several years down the road? Or do they keep well enough after your tanning method?
1st one will be this year and your way. Nothing to loose and EVERYTHING to gain. Ihope when i get on my computer i can pull all the products used up and locate then. Thanks for all you do. Do you have a plan for your fleshing board?
Thanks for watching! I purchased the fleshing beam from a trapping store and made the stand with a 2x4 and a hinge. Pretty easy to do. www.fntpost.com/Categories/Fur+Handling/Fleshing/Fleshing+Beams/
My understanding is that you should salt every hide because the salt is what kills the bacteria. I know there is a way to tan without salting but was under the impression that that process was only for if you don't have salt.
Salt doesn't kill bacteria. It removes moisture (that bacteria needs to grow) from the hide. It is a way of preserving the hide if you are unable to freeze it. Salt is needed in the pickle to prevent acid swell. It has nothing to do with bacteria at that point.
Wow! Great video! Thank you for sharing. Question about the tanning oil. Do you only put it on once? Another question would a finer grit sanding paper be good too? Could I go with 100 or 220? Or would it take much longer? I also would love to see a video on a predator. My Dad has always said he would love to have a coyote hide.
great video, after watching numerus others I tried my first sheep skin and the fur slipped, very disappointing. I am ready to try again, is there anything different for a sheep skin? Are these tanned hides washable?
Nope, same process. Hair slippage happens before the pickle. So it's how you handled it from skinning to the pickle. As for being washable, it would depend on the type of tan you use. Most synthetic tans are washable
@@shuswapoutdoors thanks, I am going to use the same products as you use, and yes, I left it plain water to long to rehydrate. your video is so well done and you explain every step so well.
Great video, thank you. If I skin a deer in the field and will be four or five days getting back home, will I be able to roll the hide up and keep it on ice. Do I need to salt it also? Thank you
I have watched several tanning videos because I'm used to the brain tanning method but i have copd & the smell was killing me and i never seen a sander used it was always long hours of scraping I'm part Cherokee Indian i remember my great great Aunt chewing on pelts to make them soft
Yes I did it this way myself, working the hide occasionally on the stretcher and re tightening the ropes as needed. Still have to work off the frame, but for me this way the only way to dry it efficiently in the cooler weather.
Howdy, Brother! This is the best and most detailed, respectful tanning instruction on the market. The time and effort you put into this lesson is very much appreciated. Thank you and Drive-On, Cowboy!! 🤠
Thanks Robert, I know it's a little long, but I wanted to cover as much detail as possible. Thanks for watching!
Definitely not too long. Very much enjoyed. BTW, the Deer Sausages at Home video as also great!
Thank you for taking the immense amount of time that it probably took to make this video, walking us through the steps needed. I've got two whitetail hides that were in need of rescue, I'm like, now what do I do? I love deer, they are majestic in their own way. (The hides came from two deer who had been hit nearby our property. It's a drive that, unless ill, I make daily. The first, a buck, had been there for about 36 hours in below-freezing temps before I decided to go for it; he was frozen when I cut him open. The second, a doe, was there for about 6 hours. I couldn't leave them there to rot like the garbage flying around. So I determined to get the hides, to give them SOME dignity. Sounds silly, I'm sure, but that's the way I see it.) I put the capes in the freezer and voila, here I am.
Good luck!
I grew up in the Shuswap area (Gardom) - thanks so much for putting the time and energy into this tutorial - I'm glad I stumbled upon it. I live on the North Coast now - hunting moose, blacktail, and goats. I will indeed be tanning some blacktail hides next season thanks to your inspiration!
Awesome! I'm glad you found the video useful! Cheers!
Amazing, just what I am looking for. Thank you for sharing and your attention to details.
My 2 time trying to process the hide myself turned into disastres and waste of deer hide. Now, I can retry with confidence.
Good luck! And thanks for watching
Hi. I am from all the way The Netherlands and I hunt in Germany. I have a really nice thick hide from a roe deer which I tan at home. I am using a recipe from a taxidermist. So far everything goes fine. I watched your video and just confirms that I am doing it the right way, although I have some of my own habits. I have already tanned several hides, but not all are very souple. So I hope this time it is somewhat more flexible. Good idea of sanding the hide. I did that too with one of my previous ones. By hand, that is. Not with a machine. Thanks for the video!!
Awesome, thanks for watching
I just used your method on 4 whitetail hides I had sitting in the freezer for a few years. Worked great. Thank you!
Awesome! Have a great Christmas
Really great video. Fantastic job explaining the how and why of each step. I hadn't considered doing this before, but you've made me rethink things.
Thanks for watching Blake!
Fantastic video! I really appreciate your attention to detail and use of tools that us amateurs may already own.
I'm working on my first ever tanning project; a whitetail. I was dreading the thought of needing special equipment to stretch and break the hide. Your video relieves much of that anxiety.
You have a new Sub here!
Glad it helped you out, and thanks!
And here also
Fantastic guide! I have previously tanned hides, and my results were not as good as yours. I plan to use your instructions later this year, and hope to see a massive improvement in my hides. Thanks so much!
I'm glad you've found it useful, and good luck with your next hide!
Really informative video! I also would be interested seeing a black bear hide done! Thank you for great content.
Awesome! Thanks for watching
No way! Im working on a my first buck right now and I am from enderby. cant believe you made this from right down the road. Thanks for the info I learned a lot. Currently at the tanning stage and will sand it like you did afterwards
Awesome! I'm glad this helped you out
I just subscribed, only video I've watched of yours so far. Very informative, and cant wait to try this on my sons deer, different process than ive done before. Thanks you!
Awesome! Thanks for watching
I've been on the hunt for the most canadian video on youtube, so thank you so much for posting this!
You're welcome, sir!
Best tanning video I’ve seen
Been watching many to get this right. Thanks to you I’m more confident than ever
Thanks for the feedback! It's a little long, but I wanted to cover everything in detail. Thanks for watching and have a great Christmas 🎄
@@shuswapoutdoors Do the same brother
Came for the info, stayed of the undying eye contact and comedy. Skunks haha nice one pal. This vid was great, all the best from the Highlands of Scotland!
Cheers buddy!
Very thorough explanation. Thank You. Yes, would like to know about doing bear hides.
Thanks for watching. So far, you're the only one.... I'll need a but mote interest as bears are a bit more work.
Thanks. I did my first whitetail hide a few years ago and it turned out well. Considering doing more and appreciate your video to improve my technique.
Awesome! Thanks for watching
Excellent video! Thank you for taking the time to show each step and explain. I plan to do some of this in the very near future.
I would be very interested in seeing how you do coyote hides or bobcat. I plan to get into hunting predators and would like to tan some of them up and make a nice coat as well as some other projects. Thanks again!! (subscribed)
Thanks so much! I'll do a predator tanning video as soon as I get a hide. Probably by the end of January.
@@shuswapoutdoors Excellent. I'm looking forward to it. Thanks!
Thank you so much for the outstanding video! I wish I had found this before starting my first tanning project. Tanning a coyote hide for my wife to use, and the measurement of the salt bath I was advised to use was off, and started to lose fur, so I put it in the freezer until I could find a solution. I will try to save it now. If you have the time, I would appreciate tips on coyote tanning. I'm subscribing to your page now... Thank you so much!
There is no saving a hide. If the hair is falling out, it's too late. Toss it out. Predators have an added step of degreasing. Either a tanning degreser or something like white gas can be used.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you from a fellow outdoorsman down here in Pennsylvania. I’m going to do this project with my kids. I appreciate you show this process. I’d love to see you tan a bear hide. I think there would be a lot of interest in that. Thanks again!
Thank you very much, and good luck with the tanning!
I'd like to see a predator being tanned aswell
Excellent video. Great soft skin at the end.
Definitely want to see The predator version.
Thanks for watching Adam
Thank you for this video! I will be trying to tan my own hide this year for the first time ever, and I will definitely be using your process! I just feel like I've always wasted so much of the animal in the past, and I no longer want to do that. I want to use as much of the animal as possible so nothing goes to waste. Also I would definitely be interested in seeing a predator video! Maybe something like a coyote or bobcat, thanks!!
Thanks for watching!
This video is very helpful! I shot my first deer this season and am working on tanning the hide. Thank you!
Glad you found it helpful, good luck withthe tanning
I jumped into tanning hides because of a steer i loved. I am doing several deer right now and appreciate your explanations and the why behind them. I am ordering some safety pickle, I did order a kit, but I am saving it for the steer.
Thanks for watching!
Great video, this is the first I have seen from start to finish. I have some hides I want to do with hair on and will follow this example you have given.
Thanks again, new subscriber.
Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Outstanding video. I have a bear hide and would very much love to see how you do it. Please keep the informative videos coming. You can really tell your passion and love for your work, and teaching others. Once again, THANK YOU
Thanks for the feedback, Richard! I'll try getting a predator tanning video done to show the degreasing stage.
I agree. I just got a bear hide tanned and I'm curious what the differences are. I'd like to tan the next one myself. Thanks!@@shuswapoutdoors
awesome video! really considering trying this. would love to see you do a step by step predator hide
Thanks for watching Jody!"
Definitely interested in black bear! Great video about pickling. Never really understood it till now.
Thanks for watching!
Just come across your channel and subscribed , great info. Yes please do the predator tan , im wanting to do a coyote trapper hat , and maybe some othe things. Thanks for your vids.
Thanks for watching and the sub! I'll try getting a predator video up in February or so..
Getting the hide really thin helps allot !
Yep, it definitely helps!
Dude that bear mount is nice 👍🏻. Great video
Thanks, 8' interior bear
Great video. I used to do turkey and skulls. I have some deer capes and coyotes I want to do for my son. This is a great a great video again Thx.
Thanks, Rob. The video is a little long, but I wanted to cover all the steps and try to explain them well. Thanks for watching, and good luck!
@shuswapoutdoors again great job and I actually feel confident trying this for once now.
would really like a bear hide video great job on the deer and video
Noted, thanks for watching
Great video on a easy way to tan the hides I would be interested in the predator hide tan I’d like to do one
Thanks for watching Joe!
Great video. Thank you for sharing this information.
Thanks!
Definitely eould like to see a bear hide video just pulled my first to deer skins out of the pickle. Thanks for your tutorial.
Awesome, good luck
Hi from Vernon. Lots of good info. Thanks for tje info. If tou get a chance that would be great if you do a video on tanning a bear, wolf or other predator
Thanks for watching! I'll be getting a predator tanning video out in December
Awesome instructional video. Ordering the products that you suggested now. Subscribed, thank you
Awesome! Thanks for watching! And good luck
I’ve been wanting to give this a try for a while. Any advantages to fleshing after it’s been in the pickle for 72 hours? As far as I can tell, most people flesh before the pickle.
Thanks so much! I am going to do my very first buck soon, going to do a doe first to get the process down, he is like twice the size of a big doe
Awesome! Goodluck
Thank you! honestly the most encouraging thing is that I can keep putting it back in the brine and leave until I have time again. 💪
Yep, the pickle is a safe place for the hide !
I am having problems finding the safety pickle.
It's in jbidens rectum
You can use white distilled vinegar for the pickling. Use one gallon of vinegar for every one gallon of water. You need to use at least 2 gallons of vinegar and 2 gallons of water to have enough for proper pickling per hide. Also, I used 2 pounds of salt for every gallon used. Might be a little overkill on the salt, but I just have to keep the Ph level right. Everything else this man said in his video works like you need to follow.
McKenzie tanning carries it
Search for the Safety Acid. It's called Safety Acid
AMAZON caries it also
Very nice video my friend, thanks for sharing all your experience. I’ll give it a try with a coyote to see how well it goes.
Thanks, just remember you need to degrease the hide after the pickle.
Nice job. I've been wondering what to to do with a white tail skin in my freezer. I will try this. Cheers!
Thanks for watching
Very Nice video! Big interess into black Bear fur tanning
Thanks, it might be a coyote instead of a bear, but it will be the same process
@@shuswapoutdoors thats Alright with me 😁 by the way im a french Canadian from Québec (Who have learn english) and i love to listen to you 🤙
Thanks for watching!
Great work! Thanks for this. Nice Bruins pullover!
Thanks for watching! Go Bruins!
Great video, very informative. I would love to see a video on predator hides!
Cheers!
Going to give this a go next season. Though I cannot get over how much you look like Jim Halpert from The Office in this vid. It was hard to concentrate because I kept having flashbacks.
I've got no idea who that is.... but thanks for watching
this might sound gross but i have a rat problem. nothing a good old air rifle cant fix but.... im tanning rat hides to show my kills thanks for teaching me how to.
What do you do with them?
@@shuswapoutdoors I turn them into mouse pads. similar to a bear rug. I take off the feer and cut the belly. I get rid of the tail. tan them with egg yolk. After that, take felt and cut it to size. stitch the hide to the felt. let it dry the egg method works however I really need a better solution. if I get a huge rat I'll take the felt and embroider the size of it. we have Norway rats and they get huge. measure from the tip of the tail to the tip of the nose. The biggest rat we've got was 17 3/8 inches however they get bigger. Some get up words of 19 inches.
I and my neighborhood friends hunt them to help keep the rats out of houses. a few years ago rats were almost in every home on our street. now we have the population under management.
Yes show us a predator tan please! Thank you!
Noted, thanks for watching
Is the process the same for all animals? I want to tan rabbit hides, deer and coyotes hides I have? Great video and thank you so much. Your mounts are all awesome. God bless you
Yes, it is
Great video! Thanks for taking the time to make it. I have a question if ya don't mind, how much of the citric acid would you use in the pickling for whitetail
3oz per gal
Great video! I just started a mule deer and black tail hides that I’ve had in the freezer for several years.
I’d like to see the degreasing process for predators and beaver if it’s any different.
Noted, thanks for watching
Thank you for this instructional video!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching
Thanks for the video! Very Cool. Are the ingredients/instructions listed anywhere? Blog, Description, etc?
Thanks Cody. The info is just on the video.....
Amazing video brother, could you point me in the direction on where to purchase your tanning solutions? Thank you
Google, you can get the supplies from a lot of different companies. Pick one close to you so shipping is reasonable
Great video! Yes, please do a predator tanning video as well 👏
Thanks for watching!
Great video! I did a coyote and a moose hide my next ones that I have to do is a white tail, Red Fox and 2 Bision hides lots and lots of salt I need!
Thanks for all the great tips I will try on some of my tanning that I do !
Cheers!
Awesome! And thanks for watching!
Great video and thank you by the way!
Figured I'd make the short list of ingredients for those of you interested:
Big bag of non-iodine salt
Vinegar
Safety pickling acid or No-Harm pickling acid
PH strips
Kemal 4 or Lipa-Solv degreaser
Baking soda
Tru-bund 1000b
That works
Nice video followed it an succses
Perfect, thank for watching
I just started trapping last year I was lucky to have gotten a coyote on my very first trap I smoked and tanned it fur is in good shape but it has a strong odor to it what should I do it is soft and hair is tight. Thank you much for any help
Awesome job know I want to do my next white tail thanks
Thanks for watching Wayne
Awesome video! Thank you!
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching
Great video! Thanks for the educational sir and please do a predator video in the near future 🙏🏻
Thanks for watching!
great video.
I have a cinnamon black bear I'm going to do. But I'm doing a test run with my daughters mule deer doe. I used a pressure washer to remove the fat and skinning left overs on the deer hide. Worked amazingly well. Have you ever tried that method?
I haven't tried it as I don't own a pressure washer. I do know guys who do a lot of tanning that have, and none of them like it. Too messy, it doesn't remove all the fat like a knife will, and you can't do it in cold weather, when most of us tan most of our hides.
Man!!!!! Now I have to get my hide out of deep freeze
Let's Go! Total worth the time!
Holy lord that bear mount is massive and amazing.
Thanks! He's a solid interior grizzly. Squared 8' 2"
Wow..a real work of art! Thanks for the deer hide info.
Great video. Very well done and informative. Any pros or cons for fleshing before the pickle bath? Is one harder than the other? Fleshing afterwards almost appeared easier. Also how much do you sand the hide at the end? Thanks.
You can do a rough fleshing before the pickle if there is a lot of meat and fat on the hide.
I sand until soft.
Thanks for your post, appreciate the detail and explanation.
Question: During the pickle stage, (about 11:00 of your video) the emphasis on skin down and insuring contact with fluid, could a press or device be used to "hold everything under the solution" ? I envision a plastic grate or similar that would push hide under solution and insure contact.
(or is this just overkill and not necessary? 😁)
Thanks
You don't want to weigh the hide down. That can compress the hide and cause the pickle to be pressed out of the area, causing dry spots even though it is under the pickle. You want it to float loose.
Just get an old washing machine. Don't even need water hooked up to it, you could put the discharge hose into a tote of need be. Designated washer for the hides
For sure if you're doing a lot if hides.
@@shuswapoutdoors Do you sell tanned hides? I want one for a bench cover at the cabin, I don't think it's worth it to buy everything I'd need for one hide...
Nope
That's all I ever use ! Works great
That's all I ever use ! Works great
I have an old washing machine and it works great
Nice!
Can’t wait to watch the predator hide tanning process
Thanks Greg, would you want it as detailed as this one, or more straight forward?
Can you do one for smaller animals like coyotes raccoon rabbits and squirrels
I'll work on it, thanks for watching
Thanks for the informative video! I wish I would've seen this video before rifle season this year because the indefinite use of the pickle bath is really appealing. I had my skins in a salt bath for a couple of weeks and I'm worried they're past the point of no return now. I did have a question about any maintenance the skins might need. Is there anything you do to the skins several years down the road? Or do they keep well enough after your tanning method?
Zero maintenance. It's leather. It will never go bad.
@@shuswapoutdoors Good to hear. Thanks for the reply!
Please show the process for black bear or point me to a good resource. I have plans to do one in the future. Thanks
What did I do wrong that my edges are super hard? Is that cuz I didn't stretch it enough? Too much Tanning oil?
No such thing as too much tanning oil. Did you get all the flesh off the edges? Did you stretch them as it dried? How much of the edge is hard?
1st one will be this year and your way. Nothing to loose and EVERYTHING to gain. Ihope when i get on my computer i can pull all the products used up and locate then. Thanks for all you do. Do you have a plan for your fleshing board?
Thanks for watching! I purchased the fleshing beam from a trapping store and made the stand with a 2x4 and a hinge. Pretty easy to do.
www.fntpost.com/Categories/Fur+Handling/Fleshing/Fleshing+Beams/
My understanding is that you should salt every hide because the salt is what kills the bacteria. I know there is a way to tan without salting but was under the impression that that process was only for if you don't have salt.
Salt doesn't kill bacteria. It removes moisture (that bacteria needs to grow) from the hide. It is a way of preserving the hide if you are unable to freeze it. Salt is needed in the pickle to prevent acid swell. It has nothing to do with bacteria at that point.
What dp you use to condition the hide so it doesnt dry out over the years?
What's dp? I've got hides that are 15 years old, that are as soft as day 1.
Wow! Great video! Thank you for sharing.
Question about the tanning oil. Do you only put it on once?
Another question would a finer grit sanding paper be good too? Could I go with 100 or 220? Or would it take much longer?
I also would love to see a video on a predator. My Dad has always said he would love to have a coyote hide.
You only oil the cape once.
100 grit is too fine. It will take way too long to remove any leather.
If you have a chance I would like to see you do a bear, I thought this was a great video!
Noted, thanks for watching
great video, after watching numerus others I tried my first sheep skin and the fur slipped, very disappointing. I am ready to try again, is there anything different for a sheep skin?
Are these tanned hides washable?
Nope, same process. Hair slippage happens before the pickle. So it's how you handled it from skinning to the pickle. As for being washable, it would depend on the type of tan you use. Most synthetic tans are washable
@@shuswapoutdoors thanks, I am going to use the same products as you use, and yes, I left it plain water to long to rehydrate. your video is so well done and you explain every step so well.
Add a bunch of vinegar and salt in the rehydration bath. It will give you more time. Especially if the hide is dirty or bloody
Do a video on the predator hide! Great video!
Thanks for watching and noted.
Awesome video! What steps would you add to remove fur if someone wanted to make buckskin?
No clue, I've never done it.
great video. did i hear you correctly, that all those hides (except predators) followed the same protocol? thanks!
Ues, the only difference with a predator is a decreasing stage. Other than that the rest is the same
@@shuswapoutdoors keep up the great work. Big fan of anything DIY
Great video, thank you. If I skin a deer in the field and will be four or five days getting back home, will I be able to roll the hide up and keep it on ice. Do I need to salt it also? Thank you
Yep, on ice will be fine. I prefer salt as it's easier and less chance of problems
thanks@@shuswapoutdoors
Can you put a list of everything you used and where you got it from?
The list is in the video. You can order the supplies from any taxidermy supply store near you.
Can you post the "ingredient list" so we can see it all in one place? And if you're really feeling generous, links to emerge you buy it?
Any taxidermy supply company will have the supplies
Big bag of non-iodine salt
Vinegar
Safety pickling acid or No-Harm pickling acid
PH strips
Kemal 4 or Lipa-Solv degreaser
Baking soda
Tru-bund 1000b
very informative. I'd be interested in the predator back skin. have some coyote skins! thanks
Noted! Thanks
Amazing! How much water would you recommend for an elk hide?
10 gal
@@shuswapoutdoors Thanks!
I have watched several tanning videos because I'm used to the brain tanning method but i have copd & the smell was killing me and i never seen a sander used it was always long hours of scraping I'm part Cherokee Indian i remember my great great Aunt chewing on pelts to make them soft
Very cool. I tanned my first hide that way when I was 17.
The sander is a great way to clean them up at the end. Thanks for watching
Great video brother.
I'm glad you liked it. And thanks for watching
For the stretching part, couldn't you build a frame with 2X4's and use 550 cord to stretch it out?
You could, but it will dry and be hard.
Yes I did it this way myself, working the hide occasionally on the stretcher and re tightening the ropes as needed. Still have to work off the frame, but for me this way the only way to dry it efficiently in the cooler weather.
i’m doing bison hides, would i just put the tanning solution on thicker
No, the hides needs to be shaved down thinner to a similar thickness as a deer hide. So the same amount of tan will work.
Would love to see a black bear! I have one that I want to do this process to. Is the degreasing step added to the pickle?
After 3 days in the pickle and after the fleshing
I am very interested in learning about tanning a black bear.
Noted
Can u post a list on supplies and amounts needed?
It's all in the video...
I would like to see a bear hide if you get a chance.
Thanks for watching
When do you apply the sun tan lotion ando you just rub it on like with your hands ?
After neutralizing. Yep, just with your hands.
Is the process the same for a cowhide?
Yes, but it won't be soft unless you shave it. The leather is too tick