Tanning a Coon hide for beginners

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

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  • @NorthAlabamaCryptidMrMrsNAC
    @NorthAlabamaCryptidMrMrsNAC 2 года назад +12

    Thanks for this. A lot of people don't know all the hard work that goes into tanning. But once you learn it's not really hard work anymore
    Its just a passion and love of a skill. I learned how to tan when I was young. My toughest obstacle was the predators dragging them off at night because of my parents tough rules. But I did finally manage 1 coon hide and 1 squirrel. It's a pleasure to watch you show things I've almost forgotten.

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад +2

      thats true buddy thanks

  • @mosthatedminnesotan
    @mosthatedminnesotan 11 дней назад

    This seems quite daunting, but you explained it very well! Thanks for the video!

  • @emeraldfox7175
    @emeraldfox7175 3 дня назад

    I've always used pickeling salt and alum in my water,has never failed

  • @criticalthinker2477
    @criticalthinker2477 Месяц назад +2

    I'm ready to try tanning my first racoon and have been studying your video to make sure I get the process right. Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge to us novices!
    I do have one question -- what did you use for the degreaser that you added to the pickling liquid?

    • @mike451
      @mike451  Месяц назад +1

      @@criticalthinker2477 Dawn dish soap

  • @robertcrewz4668
    @robertcrewz4668 2 года назад +12

    Great video, Mike. Don't you just love the gristle, on a old board back? One year, I skint, fleshed, and boarded 264 coons. Lots of work.

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад

      Sounds great!

    • @allibani
      @allibani Год назад

      Thats awesome dude I'd love to catch that many great 👍

    • @kneesusforjesus2879
      @kneesusforjesus2879 10 месяцев назад

      Did you make good money?

    • @RealTacticalMax
      @RealTacticalMax 4 месяца назад

      *EXTREME WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS VIBES*

    • @ThesalvofromMax
      @ThesalvofromMax Месяц назад

      @@RealTacticalMax I read that book and cried because my dog was killed while hunting for boars.

  • @isavedsuperman1x
    @isavedsuperman1x 17 дней назад +1

    I supposed you could also boil the water after the salt soak to recover your salt. That way it can be used multiple times for multiple skins. Just thinking in a homesteading sort of situation.

    • @mike451
      @mike451  17 дней назад +1

      @@isavedsuperman1x yes

  • @jerryhuntjj2885
    @jerryhuntjj2885 2 года назад +1

    I've got a nice bobcat hide I need to tan. This video was good timing thanks Mike n God bless

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад

      Any time Jerry

  • @TediBare
    @TediBare 5 месяцев назад +2

    OK, so I have the opportunity to …..yes I’ve researched my local law ground squirrels perfectly fair game for everybody no restrictions … practice on squirrel is that a good idea?

  • @entity9742
    @entity9742 2 года назад +2

    As a person who enjoys making things from snakes and other reptiles ive always been kinda iffy about trying mammal hides but after seeing this its given me a bit of confidence in trying it cause mostly i just need decent leather that isn't the paper thin imitation leather

    • @mike451
      @mike451  17 дней назад

      @@entity9742 good

  • @BrightRanchTX
    @BrightRanchTX 8 месяцев назад

    I really enjoyed watching, great tips! I'm ready to give it a try soon.

    • @mike451
      @mike451  Месяц назад

      @@BrightRanchTX cool

  • @nevaehmarie4782
    @nevaehmarie4782 2 года назад +1

    Great video my hound finally treed his first coon after 2 years of recovery from falling out a tree because we couldn't get his actual first coon so we're gonna tan this one for him just didn't know how to so I had to look it up very educational because I only know how to tan deer and small game like squirrels very proud of my boy tho great video 👍🏼

    • @RealTacticalMax
      @RealTacticalMax 4 месяца назад

      *EXTREME WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS VIBES*

  • @Gagemcdonald0419
    @Gagemcdonald0419 4 месяца назад

    I love your videos you are such a great man and God has done so much with you. God bless you

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 месяца назад +1

      I appreciate that

  • @deadpinecollective
    @deadpinecollective Год назад +1

    Great info. We also tan our own hides

    • @mike451
      @mike451  Год назад +1

      well cool you all

  • @AndySnair
    @AndySnair 9 месяцев назад

    Great video and very good as to explaining the details

  • @WendyAndrews-z3i
    @WendyAndrews-z3i Месяц назад

    Very informative video. Really enjoyed this.

    • @mike451
      @mike451  17 дней назад

      @@WendyAndrews-z3i thanks

  • @sirepanfried8641
    @sirepanfried8641 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks, the way this way edited, it was exactly what I wanted to see. Thanks a lot.

  • @jeffgrier8488
    @jeffgrier8488 2 года назад +1

    I'll bet that Coon hide would make a nice bag or even a hat!

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад

      yep me to buddy

  • @justjackfromsc
    @justjackfromsc 2 года назад +2

    Cool video Mike. God bless. PS I went hunting this morning but came up empty.

  • @jamesphillips2216
    @jamesphillips2216 Год назад

    Super educational video!! Thanks for sharing!!

    • @mike451
      @mike451  Год назад

      Thanks for visiting

  • @wvoutdoorsman5326
    @wvoutdoorsman5326 2 года назад +1

    Great video Mike. I’m excited for the next one😁

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад

      thanks a lot lewis

  • @jerrychilders1998
    @jerrychilders1998 Год назад +1

    What type of degreaser do you use?? Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience

  • @kristinae.7084
    @kristinae.7084 2 года назад

    Great video! Thank you so much! I'm going to go process my first coon hide now.

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад

      cool let me know how it turns out

  • @TediBare
    @TediBare 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you. I’m studying this for after she passes because my service animal is very old and and her hide is very unique and I want to save it for the rest of my life. I swear my dog has tiger print. Love the Brindles.

  • @jamesthome-r2e
    @jamesthome-r2e 10 месяцев назад +1

    how much water, salt, and citric acid should i use doing this method for a coyote??

    • @TrapperJim
      @TrapperJim 10 месяцев назад

      Great question I was wondering the same thing!

  • @MichaelR58
    @MichaelR58 2 года назад

    Mike , good instructional video , thanks for sharing , God bless !

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад +1

      thanks michael

  • @johnscruggs7942
    @johnscruggs7942 2 года назад

    Thanks for some more very good information and the video.

  • @SpetznazM13
    @SpetznazM13 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for this video, super helpful for tanning my first coon. 42 inches tip to end of tail!

  • @TannerEvans-t8e
    @TannerEvans-t8e 37 минут назад

    Can use same method on a fox

  • @HarshmanHills
    @HarshmanHills 2 года назад +1

    awesome work my friend

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад +1

      Many thanks

  • @sagebrummet3706
    @sagebrummet3706 Год назад +1

    God bless you sir

    • @mike451
      @mike451  Год назад +1

      thanks a lot friend

  • @JMBroussard83
    @JMBroussard83 Год назад

    Hi Mike, thanks for the great video. Is that a woodworking draw knife that you used for fleshing?

    • @mike451
      @mike451  Год назад

      it was i just made it a fleshing tool

  • @jackhanna5892
    @jackhanna5892 2 года назад +1

    Great video Mike. I have a question, can you freeze hides for tanning at a later date and if so what is the best method for that?

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад +2

      Yes, absolutely Jack

  • @TrapperJim
    @TrapperJim 10 месяцев назад

    Does anyone know if I could use this method for a coyote? If so would you just pickle it the same?

  • @terryw.milburn8565
    @terryw.milburn8565 2 года назад

    Hay, Mike Thanks For This, Lots Of Hard Work There, Thanks Friend ! ATB T God Bless

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад

      Thanks, you too!

  • @1erinjames
    @1erinjames 2 года назад

    Very interesting!! Thank you

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад

      My pleasure!

  • @texastactalk542
    @texastactalk542 7 месяцев назад

    If you don't have a stretcher could you pin em to a 2x6?

    • @Gagemcdonald0419
      @Gagemcdonald0419 4 месяца назад

      Is this actually true bc that would be very helpful

  • @stevenjenks9789
    @stevenjenks9789 Год назад

    Great job 👏

  • @Procondor00
    @Procondor00 Год назад +1

    Hey Mike. Im getting ready to do my first hide, its a coon hide as well. How long did you leave it in to pickle when you put the hide in for the second time?

    • @mike451
      @mike451  Год назад +1

      4 DAYS

    • @Procondor00
      @Procondor00 Год назад

      @@mike451 So it stays in the brine for 4 days straight?

    • @mike451
      @mike451  Год назад

      @@Procondor00 yep it wont hurt it

  • @noahlaribee4216
    @noahlaribee4216 2 года назад

    Great video. Followed it to a "T" and my coon came out pretty good for a first try but the tail is still really greasy. The rest of the hide is dried and stretched except for a little bit of the head and back of the neck. Do I just need to be patient or should I resalt the tail? Thanks a lot!

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад

      scrape the tail of all the fat the head has to be really scraped thin thanks

    • @noahlaribee4216
      @noahlaribee4216 2 года назад

      Thanks Mike. Appreciate the video and the quick response.

  • @RitzWood32
    @RitzWood32 Год назад

    So do you use pickling salt for drying the hide and when you soak it in 2 gallons of water?

  • @NM88310
    @NM88310 5 месяцев назад

    will this process work for a fox also?

  • @bradlafferty
    @bradlafferty 2 года назад

    It seems to have a rhythm of its own, processing the skin. How do you test the ph to make sure it’s under 2.5? Thanks for another teaching, Mike!

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад

      thanks a lot try it sis

  • @davidtucker99
    @davidtucker99 2 года назад

    I'm curious what you do with them didn't think there was a market anymore for them in the USA

  • @Montgomeryleather2
    @Montgomeryleather2 2 года назад

    Late to the upload but this is awesome thank you

  • @TechPlug2
    @TechPlug2 Год назад

    Where can you buy that knife?

  • @sylviesavoie4896
    @sylviesavoie4896 Год назад

    After I tanned my racoon with egg yolk I keep it in the shed but its always wet or greasy never dries, with the weather here being humid and snowy not sure how to dry em completly , seems like Im forgetting a step or thats just how hides feel

    • @mike451
      @mike451  Год назад +1

      done take a good degrease soap like blue wolf and wash the skin i scrap several times as well

  • @michaelbrunner6654
    @michaelbrunner6654 2 года назад

    Very interesting Mike

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад

      go for it michael

  • @nwoutlawmx1750
    @nwoutlawmx1750 Год назад

    How much baking soda per gallon of water to neutralize?

  • @DeniseSlack
    @DeniseSlack 2 года назад

    Can u freeze a hide to flesh and tan later?

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад

      yes sure can

  • @ThomasWeeks
    @ThomasWeeks 2 года назад

    Hey Mike! Tom Weeks.. Bill Weeks' son here.. We're tanning a deer hide, and are wet treating it in borax right now to release the hair. My wife's had it in a non-food cooler where it's been soaking for a week now. Will the borax "melt" the skin? How long is too long?

    • @mike451
      @mike451  2 года назад +1

      hey tom i dont use borax to de hair i use lime or wood ashes say hello to dad and mom for me

    • @ThomasWeeks
      @ThomasWeeks 2 года назад

      @@mike451 Will do! Here's my dad's buck this year (the skin my wife is currently tanning):
      photos.app.goo.gl/9C649Jy3Yv31sTKt5

  • @TheRodFather12
    @TheRodFather12 2 года назад

    Awesome video thank you