Coyote tanning

[20 pointer]

I just checked on a coyote skin tonight. I salted for 5 days the pickled and used nutrealized then brushed on McKenzie tan. the inside of its legs did not turn white as I expected. Is that normal. tomorrow I will oil it then hang to dry. It is going to be a tube rug. Not for mounting. I did the dorsal cut so I may or may not sew up the incision from rear right leg to rear left leg, and above each paw to turn inside out.

[Frank E. Kotula]

That's normal for any rub on tan. As it dries pull the skin aprat to stretch it. This will help in making what is brown to a white color.

[Mr. 20 pointer]

I have noticed that. I was kind of thinking that that was part of breaking the hide to soften. But my shop is in a cold basement and it takes forever it seems to dry mounts and rugs and things. even with a fan. So I will usually bring things upstairs into my dining room/showroom to dry for the last week. Thank You