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Tanning Question #8341148 02/13/25 02:35 PM 02/13/25 02:35 PM
Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 1,534 Va S Spike369 OP trapper
Spike369 OP trapper S Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 1,534 Va	I'm going to tan some coon and possums using the orange bottle stuff. Had real good luck in the past with dried skins then reconstituting them. Can you take freshly fleshed skins and put them straight into the pickle or is it better to dry them then reconstitute them then pickle.

Re: Tanning Question [Re: Spike369] #8341359 02/13/25 07:08 PM 02/13/25 07:08 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 5,586 Frazee, MN B backroadsarcher trapper
backroadsarcher trapper B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 5,586 Frazee, MN	Doesn't the directions on the bottle say to salt the hide and plus let it soak in a salt brine. I don't have one close but if I remember it does call for that. I have done one coon and a badger with the orange bottle. It worked but still not as soft as a person would like.

Re: Tanning Question [Re: Spike369] #8341366 02/13/25 07:15 PM 02/13/25 07:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,293 Rodney,Ohio SNIPERBBB trapper
SNIPERBBB trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,293 Rodney,Ohio	Youll have better results salting or air drying them first. Since when does the OBC have a pickle step and what does it recommend? http://www.sniperstrappingplace.com/tmansearch.php

Re: Tanning Question [Re: Spike369] #8341468 02/13/25 09:02 PM 02/13/25 09:02 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 47,957 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 47,957 james bay frontierOnt.	No problem putting fresh well fleshed skins into the pickle. Just make sure you wash degrease and rinse the skins first Stretching and drying first however will allow you to grade the skins and decide which ones you want to ship to the auction and which ones are for tanning. Last edited by Boco; 02/13/25 09:04 PM. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Tanning Question [Re: Spike369] #8341469 02/13/25 09:03 PM 02/13/25 09:03 PM
Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 1,534 Va S Spike369 OP trapper
Spike369 OP trapper S Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 1,534 Va	It works better if you pickle the hide for a few days, rinse and tan. Hides come out like commercial tan.

Re: Tanning Question [Re: Boco] #8341575 02/13/25 10:19 PM 02/13/25 10:19 PM
Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 1,534 Va S Spike369 OP trapper
Spike369 OP trapper S Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 1,534 Va	Originally Posted by Boco No problem putting fresh well fleshed skins into the pickle. Just make sure you wash degrease and rinse the skins first Stretching and drying first however will allow you to grade the skins and decide which ones you want to ship to the auction and which ones are for tanning. Thanks Boco.

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