Tanning a Coon hide for beginners
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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.
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
2 жыл бұрын
thats true buddy thanks
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 👍🏼
Thanks, the way this way edited, it was exactly what I wanted to see. Thanks a lot.
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
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
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds great!
@allibani
Жыл бұрын
Thats awesome dude I'd love to catch that many great 👍
@kneesusforjesus2879
5 ай бұрын
Did you make good money?
I really enjoyed watching, great tips! I'm ready to give it a try soon.
Great video and very good as to explaining the details
Super educational video!! Thanks for sharing!!
@mike451
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for visiting
Great video! Thank you so much! I'm going to go process my first coon hide now.
@mike451
Жыл бұрын
cool let me know how it turns out
I've got a nice bobcat hide I need to tan. This video was good timing thanks Mike n God bless
@mike451
Жыл бұрын
Any time Jerry
Great video Mike. I’m excited for the next one😁
@mike451
2 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot lewis
Great info. We also tan our own hides
@mike451
10 ай бұрын
well cool you all
Mike , good instructional video , thanks for sharing , God bless !
@mike451
2 жыл бұрын
thanks michael
Thanks for some more very good information and the video.
@mike451
2 жыл бұрын
You bet
Very interesting!! Thank you
@mike451
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
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?
Awesome video thank you
@mike451
2 жыл бұрын
thanks
Great job 👏
@mike451
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😃
Cool video Mike. God bless. PS I went hunting this morning but came up empty.
@mike451
2 жыл бұрын
sorry Jack
I'll bet that Coon hide would make a nice bag or even a hat!
@mike451
2 жыл бұрын
yep me to buddy
If you don't have a stretcher could you pin em to a 2x6?
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
2 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot try it sis
awesome work my friend
@mike451
2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks
Hay, Mike Thanks For This, Lots Of Hard Work There, Thanks Friend ! ATB T God Bless
@mike451
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you too!
Thank you for this video, super helpful for tanning my first coon. 42 inches tip to end of tail!
@HuntingWithTheHalls
Жыл бұрын
Sheesh that’s bigggg
Hi Mike, thanks for the great video. Is that a woodworking draw knife that you used for fleshing?
@mike451
7 ай бұрын
it was i just made it a fleshing tool
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
Жыл бұрын
Yes, absolutely Jack
Very interesting Mike
@mike451
2 жыл бұрын
go for it michael
Late to the upload but this is awesome thank you
@mike451
2 жыл бұрын
ITS OK
will this process work for a fox also?
how much water, salt, and citric acid should i use doing this method for a coyote??
@TrapperJim
5 ай бұрын
Great question I was wondering the same thing!
God bless you sir
@mike451
Жыл бұрын
thanks a lot friend
What type of degreaser do you use?? Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience
@jerrychilders1998
9 ай бұрын
Also what kind of soap do you wash the fur in??
Does anyone know if I could use this method for a coyote? If so would you just pickle it the same?
I'm curious what you do with them didn't think there was a market anymore for them in the USA
@mike451
Жыл бұрын
HATS
Where can you buy that knife?
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
Жыл бұрын
scrape the tail of all the fat the head has to be really scraped thin thanks
@noahlaribee4216
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike. Appreciate the video and the quick response.
So do you use pickling salt for drying the hide and when you soak it in 2 gallons of water?
@mike451
Жыл бұрын
yes
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
Жыл бұрын
4 DAYS
@Procondor00
Жыл бұрын
@@mike451 So it stays in the brine for 4 days straight?
@mike451
Жыл бұрын
@@Procondor00 yep it wont hurt it
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
Жыл бұрын
done take a good degrease soap like blue wolf and wash the skin i scrap several times as well
How much baking soda per gallon of water to neutralize?
@mike451
Жыл бұрын
cup
Hey Mike. A guy gave me a hide stretched on tobacco sticks, but it’s got a lot of red meat around tail? Can I salvage this hide. He was new to this and not very knowledgeable, nor am I? Help!!!
@mike451
Жыл бұрын
sherry email me reedmike279@gmail.com
Can u freeze a hide to flesh and tan later?
@mike451
Жыл бұрын
yes sure can
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
2 жыл бұрын
hey tom i dont use borax to de hair i use lime or wood ashes say hello to dad and mom for me
@ThomasWeeks
2 жыл бұрын
@@mike451 Will do! Here's my dad's buck this year (the skin my wife is currently tanning): photos.app.goo.gl/9C649Jy3Yv31sTKt5