huntandcooknc
Spike
I hate wasting anything, but sending all these hides off to get tanned would just be too costly. So I dedicated some time this spring to tanning all of last years hides. It wasn't difficult, just a lot of steps. Ended up making a wallet as my first project. Wanted to share and maybe encourage some to make use of those furs! The hide pictured on the left came out a little rough, so I soaked it again and re-worked it to be a little softer. I fleshed them all (along with my raccoons and coyote) with a 3000psi pressure washer. Fast work since I suck at using a fleshing knife. Ended up with a couple of holes from skinning along with arrow holes, but overall I like the results.