Re: Do you tan your hides?
The first one I did, I stretched the hide out on a piece of plywood and stapled it in place. Scraped it as best I could at the time, and salted it to dry. I could then take my time researching methods and products without taking up freezer space. It's not hard to, but a lot of work for a quality product. There are lots of videos on Youtube. Start with the scraping, stretch and salt. Then you can pick the best method for the resources you have available.
Re: Do you tan your hides?
I had a few done. Cats hated em and ruined them, never really had any use for it anyway. They're gone in a week along with the rest of the gut pile if you leave em in the woods.
Re: Do you tan your hides?
I did my first one. It is a time consuming process and I couldn’t find a better use than a mat in the garage. Besides, you also have to make sure you kill the ticks in the hide before you start cleaning it. Bring a large plastic bag if you choose to bring the hide back with you and fumigate the hide before taking it out.
Re: Do you tan your hides?
Wow, sounds like this might be more trouble than it's worth. I mean, I want to use as much of the animal as possible, but if it gets consumed/disintegrated along with the gut pile, I guess it's just going back to nature...