Bobcat skin after pickle

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can someone tell me what my bobcat's hide should look like after the pickle? i took it out yesterday after 5 day's in the pickle to shave it it was a darker gray i couldn't  cut the skin i was using a skiving knife and a droppoint knife.
this is my first mount.  i am pickling a coyote now also (not in the same pickle)

tanning kit ez100                    thank you