IdahoSpud, don't get discouraged from the negative aspects in some of the feedback. Folks on here will be very helpful but you have a lot to learn about preparing hides for tanning. Some on here are experts at it. Consider the big picture of what you have been told rather than just what you asked about fleshing.
*To get a proper tan you should start with a properly fleshed hide. For coyotes that means fleshed right after skinning and it's best (easiest) to skin a coyote while still warm. Other animals are different.
*You may be happy with how some of your tanned hides have come out but will see a difference if you start the process with a properly fleshed hide.
*"Fleshing" to a trapper means removing the residual meat and fat left on the hide from skinning and removing the layer of the hide called the membrane. For a coyote hide no additional "fleshing" of any sort is needed before, during, or after the tanning process to get a proper result IF you got all the membrane off before tanning. If you didn't you can work at it by taking it out of the pickle and let it dry some, then work it carefully (I've done this).
*You need more study or instruction on preparing hides and tanning hides. Keep at it and you will get it.
Thanks, I’m not discouraged. I’ve done plenty of deer, even brain tanned buckskin, but for some reason this coyote and badgers seem way harder to flesh. And apparently something isn’t working out quite right with my new tan.
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