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!! 🤠
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Robert, I know it's a little long, but I wanted to cover as much detail as possible. Thanks for watching!
@RKELLEHER40
5 ай бұрын
Definitely not too long. Very much enjoyed. BTW, the Deer Sausages at Home video as also great!
@bgroves8166 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Blake!
@mayhembeading37375 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Good luck!
@michiganmitten5 ай бұрын
I just used your method on 4 whitetail hides I had sitting in the freezer for a few years. Worked great. Thank you!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Awesome! Have a great Christmas
@glorybound75996 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for watching
@MistyDoix5 ай бұрын
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!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Awesome! I'm glad you found the video useful! Cheers!
@ourblessedtribe92846 ай бұрын
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
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! I'm glad this helped you out
@raulanagnostopoulos20686 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and subscribing!
@iBleedStarsAndBars6 ай бұрын
Awesome instructional video. Ordering the products that you suggested now. Subscribed, thank you
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for watching! And good luck
@coriepolley35006 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@garyclaret36055 ай бұрын
Best tanning video I’ve seen Been watching many to get this right. Thanks to you I’m more confident than ever
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
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 🎄
@garyclaret3605
5 ай бұрын
@@shuswapoutdoors Do the same brother
@InvertsandOi4 ай бұрын
I've been on the hunt for the most canadian video on youtube, so thank you so much for posting this!
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
You're welcome, sir!
@reichdm6 ай бұрын
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!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Glad it helped you out, and thanks!
@bradsouter8348
6 ай бұрын
And here also
@richardreeves35966 ай бұрын
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
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback, Richard! I'll try getting a predator tanning video done to show the degreasing stage.
@adamb7230
4 ай бұрын
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
@deardaughter6 ай бұрын
Great work! Thanks for this. Nice Bruins pullover!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Go Bruins!
@Flauwekulable3 ай бұрын
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!!
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
Awesome, thanks for watching
@user-qo9cr6dq3k6 ай бұрын
Really informative video! I also would be interested seeing a black bear hide done! Thank you for great content.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for watching
@M.H3575 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Good luck! And thanks for watching
@thememorybank26236 ай бұрын
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!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Cheers buddy!
@irenemeno35856 ай бұрын
Very thorough explanation. Thank You. Yes, would like to know about doing bear hides.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. So far, you're the only one.... I'll need a but mote interest as bears are a bit more work.
@jodymcconechy91656 ай бұрын
awesome video! really considering trying this. would love to see you do a step by step predator hide
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Jody!"
@genevincent22756 ай бұрын
Great video, very informative. I would love to see a video on predator hides!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@rob701TurkeyGuy6 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
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!
@rob701TurkeyGuy
6 ай бұрын
@shuswapoutdoors again great job and I actually feel confident trying this for once now.
@Tight_Lines_Fishing4 ай бұрын
This video is very helpful! I shot my first deer this season and am working on tanning the hide. Thank you!
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Glad you found it helpful, good luck withthe tanning
@Joe6905336 ай бұрын
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
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Joe!
@johnnyb82185 ай бұрын
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)
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! I'll do a predator tanning video as soon as I get a hide. Probably by the end of January.
@johnnyb8218
5 ай бұрын
@@shuswapoutdoors Excellent. I'm looking forward to it. Thanks!
@janethmartinezsolis3506 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks, just remember you need to degrease the hide after the pickle.
@Roger-iv4cj5 ай бұрын
Dude that bear mount is nice 👍🏻. Great video
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, 8' interior bear
@jeeper95444 ай бұрын
Definitely interested in black bear! Great video about pickling. Never really understood it till now.
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@salemlott50726 ай бұрын
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
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Goodluck
@salemlott5072
6 ай бұрын
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. 💪
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Yep, the pickle is a safe place for the hide !
@jennihughesmarlow63253 ай бұрын
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
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
3oz per gal
@killam955 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Noted, thanks for watching
@dgammon586 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
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.
@MattD015 ай бұрын
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!!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@adamwhite43784 ай бұрын
Excellent video. Great soft skin at the end. Definitely want to see The predator version.
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Adam
@michaeldurkin86596 ай бұрын
Thank you for this instructional video!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
You're welcome! Thanks for watching
@codywork-us7wu7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video! Very Cool. Are the ingredients/instructions listed anywhere? Blog, Description, etc?
@shuswapoutdoors
7 ай бұрын
Thanks Cody. The info is just on the video.....
@ooftygoof5 ай бұрын
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!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thank you very much, and good luck with the tanning!
@ddraigdraco3743
4 ай бұрын
I'd like to see a predator being tanned aswell
@Celegrim16 ай бұрын
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?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Zero maintenance. It's leather. It will never go bad.
@Celegrim1
6 ай бұрын
@@shuswapoutdoors Good to hear. Thanks for the reply!
@user-cm3fp8yv2u6 ай бұрын
Great video and thank you by the way!
@CaliDiverDan5 ай бұрын
Nice job. I've been wondering what to to do with a white tail skin in my freezer. I will try this. Cheers!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@chertaylor36026 ай бұрын
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!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! And thanks for watching!
@TheAssOfBalaam3 ай бұрын
Great video. Thank you for sharing this information.
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Mikechrisx206 ай бұрын
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?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
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.
@rossborgwardt10366 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
You only oil the cape once. 100 grit is too fine. It will take way too long to remove any leather.
@bradsouter83486 ай бұрын
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?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
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/
@TylerShandorf15 ай бұрын
Awesome video! What steps would you add to remove fur if someone wanted to make buckskin?
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
No clue, I've never done it.
@dort74025 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and the sub! I'll try getting a predator video up in February or so..
@heathfaust74795 ай бұрын
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.
@jacksoutdoorlife6 ай бұрын
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
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Yep, on ice will be fine. I prefer salt as it's easier and less chance of problems
@jacksoutdoorlife
6 ай бұрын
thanks@@shuswapoutdoors
@user-gb8gg6ho4q6 ай бұрын
Awesome job know I want to do my next white tail thanks
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Wayne
@nevermore38546 ай бұрын
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?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
After 3 days in the pickle and after the fleshing
@tedstephens87755 ай бұрын
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
@dr.chimrichalds61555 ай бұрын
Awesome video! Thank you!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching
@jordanhess20616 ай бұрын
Getting the hide really thin helps allot !
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Yep, it definitely helps!
@antopaiem49364 ай бұрын
Very Nice video! Big interess into black Bear fur tanning
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Thanks, it might be a coyote instead of a bear, but it will be the same process
@antopaiem4936
4 ай бұрын
@@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 🤙
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Green_Playdoh5 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
I've got no idea who that is.... but thanks for watching
@Joeschupbach5 ай бұрын
Do a video on the predator hide! Great video!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and noted.
@kevinkelley095 ай бұрын
great video. did i hear you correctly, that all those hides (except predators) followed the same protocol? thanks!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Ues, the only difference with a predator is a decreasing stage. Other than that the rest is the same
@kevinkelley09
5 ай бұрын
@@shuswapoutdoors keep up the great work. Big fan of anything DIY
@destrywilcox65344 ай бұрын
Definitely eould like to see a bear hide video just pulled my first to deer skins out of the pickle. Thanks for your tutorial.
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Awesome, good luck
@b1004u3 ай бұрын
Amazing! How much water would you recommend for an elk hide?
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
10 gal
@b1004u
3 ай бұрын
@@shuswapoutdoors Thanks!
@uglybuck5 ай бұрын
Great video brother.
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
I'm glad you liked it. And thanks for watching
@distortedregulation6 ай бұрын
Holy lord that bear mount is massive and amazing.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks! He's a solid interior grizzly. Squared 8' 2"
@distortedregulation
6 ай бұрын
Wow..a real work of art! Thanks for the deer hide info.
@davidtidwell53126 ай бұрын
Where did you purchase your supplies? Please share the name of your supplier!!!Great Video!!!!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
AAA taxidermy supplies
@scottwieskamp24206 ай бұрын
Can you use Neatsfoot oil in the final step when stretching?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
No need to if you've done everything as I said.
@timmynormand80825 ай бұрын
When do you apply the sun tan lotion ando you just rub it on like with your hands ?
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
After neutralizing. Yep, just with your hands.
@whagetdun37996 ай бұрын
Great video! Yes, please do a predator tanning video as well 👏
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@user-ju8bp7tm4l6 ай бұрын
would love to see how to do a pred. Im form Texas and have lots of bobcats and yotes.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for watching! Do bobcats get a winter coat down there?
@courtneyzimany893 ай бұрын
Can you put a list of everything you used and where you got it from?
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
The list is in the video. You can order the supplies from any taxidermy supply store near you.
@nickramela24 күн бұрын
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
@shuswapoutdoors
22 күн бұрын
Yes, it is
@leafinitup16 ай бұрын
What are some ideas to do with these tanned hides?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
They are for decoration mostly. We have some as rugs, hung up on the wall, others hung over railings. I know some guys who use them camping as a ground blanket.
@leafinitup1
6 ай бұрын
@@shuswapoutdoors I have a few piled up in my closet. I hang them on the backs of our chairs and then my wife takes them down. lol. I hate to throw the hides away.
@mojomike39136 ай бұрын
I'd be curious to see what it would take to do a bison hide.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
I'd would need to be shaved down to reduce the thickness of the hide. I'd leave that to a professional tanning house
@brandonbrown65446 ай бұрын
Did you do an initial fleshing on it?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Nope, just skinned it out and salted it
@beanperry6 ай бұрын
For the stretching part, couldn't you build a frame with 2X4's and use 550 cord to stretch it out?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
You could, but it will dry and be hard.
@hellyabrother27
6 ай бұрын
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.
@slowpaintball6 ай бұрын
Can u post a list on supplies and amounts needed?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
It's all in the video...
@ryandavis29283 ай бұрын
i’m doing bison hides, would i just put the tanning solution on thicker
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
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.
@user-fq8he7rm2j5 ай бұрын
very informative. I'd be interested in the predator back skin. have some coyote skins! thanks
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Noted! Thanks
@charlesherrera65356 ай бұрын
If it’s going to be a week before you can start, can you put the hide in a freezer?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Yep, freezing if fine
@luciuschappell46485 ай бұрын
Please show the process for black bear or point me to a good resource. I have plans to do one in the future. Thanks
@littlehills7395 ай бұрын
open Q and A is it warmer to make hide fur clothes fur in facing the human or fur out
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Fur in
@johnbrenenstuhl53286 ай бұрын
I have an old washing machine and it works great
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Nice!
@prestont57695 ай бұрын
Yes show us a predator tan please! Thank you!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Noted, thanks for watching
@deanwilkins96286 ай бұрын
I am having problems finding the safety pickle.
@JAWGA912
5 ай бұрын
It's in jbidens rectum
@eliancienthealing6682
5 ай бұрын
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.
@elliotweaver5805
4 ай бұрын
McKenzie tanning carries it
@vitalsmith8393
3 ай бұрын
Search for the Safety Acid. It's called Safety Acid
@UlmightyJones256 ай бұрын
Honestly I have lots of questions. I want to do this going forward for all the deer I kill. Is the pickle bath ratio for only one hide? Or could I put more hides in one 7-gallon pickle?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
You can overwhelm the pickle if you put too many capes in or if they are extremely dirty. I like doing 1 cape in 7 gals. I know guys will do one in a 3 gal pickle, but I'm personally not a fan. The chemicals are cheap and I'd rather be safe than sorry
@darinjost9023 ай бұрын
I have a hide that I threw in the freezer straight from skinning it. Can I put a frozen hide into the pickle and let it thaw in that or should I try to thaw it first and then pickle?
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
You could if the cape is really clean. If there is blood and dirt, then no. It will monkey with the ph, and you'll end up with slippage
@darinjost902
3 ай бұрын
Thanks. do you have a suggestion on the best way to thaw a pelt?@@shuswapoutdoors
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
In a tub at room temperature
@codybuswell35896 ай бұрын
How did u clean the dirt out of the hair of the goats?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Wash it until it's clean. It can take hours! Goat hair also gets bleached after the tan and then washed with shampoo and conditioner. The final step is to blow dry and backbrush until fluffy
@Buckeyesully6 ай бұрын
Could you work it over the fleshing bench to stretch it instead?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Instead of what?
@Buckeyesully
6 ай бұрын
Instead of the stretching. I just thought that would be easier for areas in the middle of the hide. Great video by the way!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks, the stretching by hand is really easy. I might have made it look harder than it is in the video. I was trying to show how the colour changes from dark to white. I only spend a minute each time I pull on it while it dries.
@deadeyedakota19495 ай бұрын
Can i go wishout doing the pickle bath or do i need to :0 ive always just salted deer tails and they're still malleable, but im worried since a whole hide is much larger lol
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Depends on what you want. This video shows how to make leather. What you've got is a salted raw hide.
@deadeyedakota1949
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info! I'm just looking to make a deer skin rug this year, your video has a lot more information than the others I've seen, especially the pickle bath recipe, which is why I had to ask!
@kimberlydavenport17256 ай бұрын
How do I keep my deer skin safe until the materials come in the tan it? I just ordered the salt, safety acid, ph strips, and trubond 1000B tanning oil.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Salt or freeze it
@benjaminmahoney72106 ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks for the educational sir and please do a predator video in the near future 🙏🏻
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@greglikeshunting4 ай бұрын
Can’t wait to watch the predator hide tanning process
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Thanks Greg, would you want it as detailed as this one, or more straight forward?
@b1004u25 күн бұрын
What did I do wrong that my edges are super hard? Is that cuz I didn't stretch it enough? Too much Tanning oil?
@shuswapoutdoors
25 күн бұрын
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?
@idontremember29954 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
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.
@b1004u3 ай бұрын
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?
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
Any taxidermy supply company will have the supplies
@b1004u
3 ай бұрын
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
@medvjedgrizzly6 ай бұрын
hi, what oil are you using?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Trubond
@Dylanoutdoors-zy2sq2 ай бұрын
Can you do one for smaller animals like coyotes raccoon rabbits and squirrels
@shuswapoutdoors
2 ай бұрын
I'll work on it, thanks for watching
@phillipbourne54305 ай бұрын
If you have a chance I would like to see you do a bear, I thought this was a great video!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Noted, thanks for watching
@BigKeithDog6 ай бұрын
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
6 ай бұрын
For sure if you're doing a lot if hides.
@BigKeithDog
6 ай бұрын
@@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...
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Nope
@chrisbarton7118
3 ай бұрын
That's all I ever use ! Works great
@chrisbarton7118
3 ай бұрын
That's all I ever use ! Works great
@waywardson7777 ай бұрын
Very informative!!!
@shuswapoutdoors
7 ай бұрын
I'm glad you learned something from it. Thanks for watching
@frdhenderson5614 күн бұрын
Is the process the same for a cowhide?
@shuswapoutdoors
13 күн бұрын
Yes, but it won't be soft unless you shave it. The leather is too tick
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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!! 🤠
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Robert, I know it's a little long, but I wanted to cover as much detail as possible. Thanks for watching!
@RKELLEHER40
5 ай бұрын
Definitely not too long. Very much enjoyed. BTW, the Deer Sausages at Home video as also great!
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Blake!
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Good luck!
I just used your method on 4 whitetail hides I had sitting in the freezer for a few years. Worked great. Thank you!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Awesome! Have a great Christmas
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for watching
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!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Awesome! I'm glad you found the video useful! Cheers!
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
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! I'm glad this helped you out
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Awesome instructional video. Ordering the products that you suggested now. Subscribed, thank you
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for watching! And good luck
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Best tanning video I’ve seen Been watching many to get this right. Thanks to you I’m more confident than ever
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
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 🎄
@garyclaret3605
5 ай бұрын
@@shuswapoutdoors Do the same brother
I've been on the hunt for the most canadian video on youtube, so thank you so much for posting this!
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
You're welcome, sir!
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!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Glad it helped you out, and thanks!
@bradsouter8348
6 ай бұрын
And here also
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
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback, Richard! I'll try getting a predator tanning video done to show the degreasing stage.
@adamb7230
4 ай бұрын
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
Great work! Thanks for this. Nice Bruins pullover!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Go Bruins!
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!!
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
Awesome, thanks for watching
Really informative video! I also would be interested seeing a black bear hide done! Thank you for great content.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for watching
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Good luck! And thanks for watching
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!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Cheers buddy!
Very thorough explanation. Thank You. Yes, would like to know about doing bear hides.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. So far, you're the only one.... I'll need a but mote interest as bears are a bit more work.
awesome video! really considering trying this. would love to see you do a step by step predator hide
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Jody!"
Great video, very informative. I would love to see a video on predator hides!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Cheers!
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
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!
@rob701TurkeyGuy
6 ай бұрын
@shuswapoutdoors again great job and I actually feel confident trying this for once now.
This video is very helpful! I shot my first deer this season and am working on tanning the hide. Thank you!
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Glad you found it helpful, good luck withthe tanning
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
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Joe!
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)
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! I'll do a predator tanning video as soon as I get a hide. Probably by the end of January.
@johnnyb8218
5 ай бұрын
@@shuswapoutdoors Excellent. I'm looking forward to it. Thanks!
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks, just remember you need to degrease the hide after the pickle.
Dude that bear mount is nice 👍🏻. Great video
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, 8' interior bear
Definitely interested in black bear! Great video about pickling. Never really understood it till now.
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
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
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Goodluck
@salemlott5072
6 ай бұрын
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. 💪
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Yep, the pickle is a safe place for the hide !
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
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Noted, thanks for watching
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
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.
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!!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Excellent video. Great soft skin at the end. Definitely want to see The predator version.
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Adam
Thank you for this instructional video!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
You're welcome! Thanks for watching
Thanks for the video! Very Cool. Are the ingredients/instructions listed anywhere? Blog, Description, etc?
@shuswapoutdoors
7 ай бұрын
Thanks Cody. The info is just on the video.....
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!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thank you very much, and good luck with the tanning!
@ddraigdraco3743
4 ай бұрын
I'd like to see a predator being tanned aswell
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?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Zero maintenance. It's leather. It will never go bad.
@Celegrim1
6 ай бұрын
@@shuswapoutdoors Good to hear. Thanks for the reply!
Great video and thank you by the way!
Nice job. I've been wondering what to to do with a white tail skin in my freezer. I will try this. Cheers!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
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!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! And thanks for watching!
Great video. Thank you for sharing this information.
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
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?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
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.
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
You only oil the cape once. 100 grit is too fine. It will take way too long to remove any leather.
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?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
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/
Awesome video! What steps would you add to remove fur if someone wanted to make buckskin?
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
No clue, I've never done it.
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and the sub! I'll try getting a predator video up in February or so..
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.
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
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Yep, on ice will be fine. I prefer salt as it's easier and less chance of problems
@jacksoutdoorlife
6 ай бұрын
thanks@@shuswapoutdoors
Awesome job know I want to do my next white tail thanks
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Wayne
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?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
After 3 days in the pickle and after the fleshing
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 video! Thank you!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching
Getting the hide really thin helps allot !
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Yep, it definitely helps!
Very Nice video! Big interess into black Bear fur tanning
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Thanks, it might be a coyote instead of a bear, but it will be the same process
@antopaiem4936
4 ай бұрын
@@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 🤙
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
I've got no idea who that is.... but thanks for watching
Do a video on the predator hide! Great video!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and noted.
great video. did i hear you correctly, that all those hides (except predators) followed the same protocol? thanks!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Ues, the only difference with a predator is a decreasing stage. Other than that the rest is the same
@kevinkelley09
5 ай бұрын
@@shuswapoutdoors keep up the great work. Big fan of anything DIY
Definitely eould like to see a bear hide video just pulled my first to deer skins out of the pickle. Thanks for your tutorial.
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Awesome, good luck
Amazing! How much water would you recommend for an elk hide?
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
10 gal
@b1004u
3 ай бұрын
@@shuswapoutdoors Thanks!
Great video brother.
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
I'm glad you liked it. And thanks for watching
Holy lord that bear mount is massive and amazing.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks! He's a solid interior grizzly. Squared 8' 2"
@distortedregulation
6 ай бұрын
Wow..a real work of art! Thanks for the deer hide info.
Where did you purchase your supplies? Please share the name of your supplier!!!Great Video!!!!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
AAA taxidermy supplies
Can you use Neatsfoot oil in the final step when stretching?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
No need to if you've done everything as I said.
When do you apply the sun tan lotion ando you just rub it on like with your hands ?
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
After neutralizing. Yep, just with your hands.
Great video! Yes, please do a predator tanning video as well 👏
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
would love to see how to do a pred. Im form Texas and have lots of bobcats and yotes.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for watching! Do bobcats get a winter coat down there?
Can you put a list of everything you used and where you got it from?
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
The list is in the video. You can order the supplies from any taxidermy supply store near you.
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
@shuswapoutdoors
22 күн бұрын
Yes, it is
What are some ideas to do with these tanned hides?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
They are for decoration mostly. We have some as rugs, hung up on the wall, others hung over railings. I know some guys who use them camping as a ground blanket.
@leafinitup1
6 ай бұрын
@@shuswapoutdoors I have a few piled up in my closet. I hang them on the backs of our chairs and then my wife takes them down. lol. I hate to throw the hides away.
I'd be curious to see what it would take to do a bison hide.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
I'd would need to be shaved down to reduce the thickness of the hide. I'd leave that to a professional tanning house
Did you do an initial fleshing on it?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Nope, just skinned it out and salted it
For the stretching part, couldn't you build a frame with 2X4's and use 550 cord to stretch it out?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
You could, but it will dry and be hard.
@hellyabrother27
6 ай бұрын
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.
Can u post a list on supplies and amounts needed?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
It's all in the video...
i’m doing bison hides, would i just put the tanning solution on thicker
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
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.
very informative. I'd be interested in the predator back skin. have some coyote skins! thanks
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Noted! Thanks
If it’s going to be a week before you can start, can you put the hide in a freezer?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Yep, freezing if fine
Please show the process for black bear or point me to a good resource. I have plans to do one in the future. Thanks
open Q and A is it warmer to make hide fur clothes fur in facing the human or fur out
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Fur in
I have an old washing machine and it works great
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Nice!
Yes show us a predator tan please! Thank you!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Noted, thanks for watching
I am having problems finding the safety pickle.
@JAWGA912
5 ай бұрын
It's in jbidens rectum
@eliancienthealing6682
5 ай бұрын
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.
@elliotweaver5805
4 ай бұрын
McKenzie tanning carries it
@vitalsmith8393
3 ай бұрын
Search for the Safety Acid. It's called Safety Acid
Honestly I have lots of questions. I want to do this going forward for all the deer I kill. Is the pickle bath ratio for only one hide? Or could I put more hides in one 7-gallon pickle?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
You can overwhelm the pickle if you put too many capes in or if they are extremely dirty. I like doing 1 cape in 7 gals. I know guys will do one in a 3 gal pickle, but I'm personally not a fan. The chemicals are cheap and I'd rather be safe than sorry
I have a hide that I threw in the freezer straight from skinning it. Can I put a frozen hide into the pickle and let it thaw in that or should I try to thaw it first and then pickle?
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
You could if the cape is really clean. If there is blood and dirt, then no. It will monkey with the ph, and you'll end up with slippage
@darinjost902
3 ай бұрын
Thanks. do you have a suggestion on the best way to thaw a pelt?@@shuswapoutdoors
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
In a tub at room temperature
How did u clean the dirt out of the hair of the goats?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Wash it until it's clean. It can take hours! Goat hair also gets bleached after the tan and then washed with shampoo and conditioner. The final step is to blow dry and backbrush until fluffy
Could you work it over the fleshing bench to stretch it instead?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Instead of what?
@Buckeyesully
6 ай бұрын
Instead of the stretching. I just thought that would be easier for areas in the middle of the hide. Great video by the way!
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks, the stretching by hand is really easy. I might have made it look harder than it is in the video. I was trying to show how the colour changes from dark to white. I only spend a minute each time I pull on it while it dries.
Can i go wishout doing the pickle bath or do i need to :0 ive always just salted deer tails and they're still malleable, but im worried since a whole hide is much larger lol
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Depends on what you want. This video shows how to make leather. What you've got is a salted raw hide.
@deadeyedakota1949
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info! I'm just looking to make a deer skin rug this year, your video has a lot more information than the others I've seen, especially the pickle bath recipe, which is why I had to ask!
How do I keep my deer skin safe until the materials come in the tan it? I just ordered the salt, safety acid, ph strips, and trubond 1000B tanning oil.
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Salt or freeze it
Great video! Thanks for the educational sir and please do a predator video in the near future 🙏🏻
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Can’t wait to watch the predator hide tanning process
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Thanks Greg, would you want it as detailed as this one, or more straight forward?
What did I do wrong that my edges are super hard? Is that cuz I didn't stretch it enough? Too much Tanning oil?
@shuswapoutdoors
25 күн бұрын
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?
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.
@shuswapoutdoors
4 ай бұрын
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.
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?
@shuswapoutdoors
3 ай бұрын
Any taxidermy supply company will have the supplies
@b1004u
3 ай бұрын
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
hi, what oil are you using?
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Trubond
Can you do one for smaller animals like coyotes raccoon rabbits and squirrels
@shuswapoutdoors
2 ай бұрын
I'll work on it, thanks for watching
If you have a chance I would like to see you do a bear, I thought this was a great video!
@shuswapoutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Noted, thanks for watching
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
6 ай бұрын
For sure if you're doing a lot if hides.
@BigKeithDog
6 ай бұрын
@@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...
@shuswapoutdoors
6 ай бұрын
Nope
@chrisbarton7118
3 ай бұрын
That's all I ever use ! Works great
@chrisbarton7118
3 ай бұрын
That's all I ever use ! Works great
Very informative!!!
@shuswapoutdoors
7 ай бұрын
I'm glad you learned something from it. Thanks for watching
Is the process the same for a cowhide?
@shuswapoutdoors
13 күн бұрын
Yes, but it won't be soft unless you shave it. The leather is too tick