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Pelts #8087972 02/28/24 08:28 AM 02/28/24 08:28 AM
Joined: Jul 2022 Va S Spike369 OP trapper
Spike369 OP trapper S Joined: Jul 2022 Va	Tanned bobcat

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8087976 02/28/24 08:30 AM 02/28/24 08:30 AM
Joined: Jul 2022 Va S Spike369 OP trapper
Spike369 OP trapper S Joined: Jul 2022 Va	Tanned coyote

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8088121 02/28/24 12:09 PM 02/28/24 12:09 PM
Joined: Feb 2020 Wyoming wytex trapper
wytex trapper Joined: Feb 2020 Wyoming	Nice, Moyle or someone else?

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8088141 02/28/24 12:41 PM 02/28/24 12:41 PM
Joined: Jul 2022 Va S Spike369 OP trapper
Spike369 OP trapper S Joined: Jul 2022 Va	I did them. They came out really nice and soft.

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8088224 02/28/24 02:36 PM 02/28/24 02:36 PM
Joined: Sep 2020 Pennsylvania P patrapperbuster trapper
patrapperbuster trapper P Joined: Sep 2020 Pennsylvania	Originally Posted by Spike369 I did them. They came out really nice and soft. Care to say what method of tanning you use ? TILL THAT DAY.....

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8088315 02/28/24 04:47 PM 02/28/24 04:47 PM
Joined: Jul 2022 Va S Spike369 OP trapper
Spike369 OP trapper S Joined: Jul 2022 Va	I used the orange bottle. I think leaving them in the pickle for three or 4 days instead of 24 hours is the key.

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8088717 02/29/24 01:23 AM 02/29/24 01:23 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 East-Central Wisconsin B bblwi trapper
bblwi trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 East-Central Wisconsin	Thank you for sharing your product and process. What process did you use to "work" the pelt or soften the pelt and how much time? With these low prices on most of the fur I catch in WI no better time to try it out and learn before I quit totally. Bryce

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8088767 02/29/24 06:54 AM 02/29/24 06:54 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Michigan	watching

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8088826 02/29/24 08:33 AM 02/29/24 08:33 AM
Joined: Jul 2022 Va S Spike369 OP trapper
Spike369 OP trapper S Joined: Jul 2022 Va	It takes about a week total to tan a hide. That includes rehydration, salting, rehydrating, pickling, degreasing, neutralizing and stretching. All I did when stretching or breaking the hide was to stretch them by hand every couple of hours until they were dry. I've got a lot of arthritis in my hands, elbows and shoulders and it didn't bother them at all. The prices were low and shipping cost more than the tanning last year so I tanned them myself. I'm taking my furs to an auction next Saturday. I can sell or not sell. If they only offer $9 bucks for red fox they will be coming home with me and I'll be tanning those too. I can use them myself. Same with the bobcats. With the prices I've seen and the work involved in getting them, I'll keep them, make something and sell the something.

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8088883 02/29/24 09:58 AM 02/29/24 09:58 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Williamsport, Pa. J jk trapper
jk trapper J Joined: Dec 2006 Williamsport, Pa.	Have you done beaver? They have a thick hide......jk Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8088948 02/29/24 11:13 AM 02/29/24 11:13 AM
Joined: Sep 2020 Pennsylvania P patrapperbuster trapper
patrapperbuster trapper P Joined: Sep 2020 Pennsylvania	Originally Posted by Spike369 It takes about a week total to tan a hide. That includes rehydration, salting, rehydrating, pickling, degreasing, neutralizing and stretching. All I did when stretching or breaking the hide was to stretch them by hand every couple of hours until they were dry. I've got a lot of arthritis in my hands, elbows and shoulders and it didn't bother them at all. The prices were low and shipping cost more than the tanning last year so I tanned them myself. I'm taking my furs to an auction next Saturday. I can sell or not sell. If they only offer $9 bucks for red fox they will be coming home with me and I'll be tanning those too. I can use them myself. Same with the bobcats. With the prices I've seen and the work involved in getting them, I'll keep them, make something and sell the something. In today's market this is the way to go folks. I use the orange bottle for my tanning also TILL THAT DAY.....

Re: Pelts [Re: jk] #8089005 02/29/24 12:33 PM 02/29/24 12:33 PM
Joined: Jul 2022 Va S Spike369 OP trapper
Spike369 OP trapper S Joined: Jul 2022 Va	Originally Posted by jk Have you done beaver? They have a thick hide......jk No not yet. I have one left.sold the others. Big mistake. Anyway, I'm going to try and tan it this year.

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8089139 02/29/24 04:19 PM 02/29/24 04:19 PM
Joined: Dec 2018 Swords Creek, VA A ABeardedTrapper trapper
ABeardedTrapper trapper A Joined: Dec 2018 Swords Creek, VA	Spike where you selling at?

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8089165 02/29/24 05:14 PM 02/29/24 05:14 PM
Joined: Jul 2022 Va S Spike369 OP trapper
Spike369 OP trapper S Joined: Jul 2022 Va	I'm going to the VTA auction on the 9th. They have 7 buyers. Sold some beaver pelts, fox, coon and possums to GFW awhile back. Won't be doing that again.

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8089221 02/29/24 07:13 PM 02/29/24 07:13 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 james bay frontierOnt.	I attended an indigenous fashon show today,and sold 3 tanned and blocked beaver for $402.50.And some other tanned fur as well.Lots of fur in the collections. Also made 4 new contacts for future ongoing purchases of both tanned fur and fur pieces for pom pom makers. Fur market is alive and well. Last edited by Boco; 02/29/24 07:17 PM. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8089244 02/29/24 07:34 PM 02/29/24 07:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Oregon beaverpeeler trapper
beaverpeeler trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Oregon	^^^In Canada more than the US is my best guess. Good deal Boco! My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8089304 02/29/24 08:22 PM 02/29/24 08:22 PM
Joined: Dec 2018 Swords Creek, VA A ABeardedTrapper trapper
ABeardedTrapper trapper A Joined: Dec 2018 Swords Creek, VA	Thanks Spike and nice fur. Our VTA sale is the 16th. Had thought about selling to GFW, but I’ll take your advice and not do that. Eric

Re: Pelts [Re: ABeardedTrapper] #8089321 02/29/24 08:43 PM 02/29/24 08:43 PM
Joined: Jul 2022 Va S Spike369 OP trapper
Spike369 OP trapper S Joined: Jul 2022 Va	Originally Posted by ABeardedTrapper Thanks Spike and nice fur. Our VTA sale is the 16th. Had thought about selling to GFW, but I’ll take your advice and not do that. Eric When I look at the calendar of events for VTA it only mentions fhe auction at Issac Walton league in Spotsylvania courthouse. Where is the one on the 16th?

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8089331 02/29/24 08:57 PM 02/29/24 08:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2018 Swords Creek, VA A ABeardedTrapper trapper
ABeardedTrapper trapper A Joined: Dec 2018 Swords Creek, VA	Wytheville

Re: Pelts [Re: Spike369] #8089358 02/29/24 09:22 PM 02/29/24 09:22 PM
Joined: May 2013 Green Bay, Wisconsin tlguy trapper
tlguy trapper Joined: May 2013 Green Bay, Wisconsin	I'm glad you guys had success with the orange bottle, I never could figure it out. Breaking the hides after tanning was the tough part for me, and maybe I messed up one of the steps along the way. I've got a coyote I shot during gun season that's waiting to head down to Sleepy Creek, I'll happily pay someone who knows what they're doing to save my time for other hobbies. Those pelts look great Spike!

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