How to tan step by step! Beginners, this is what you need!

[J.Wesley Kevenaar]

Thank you for telling it in normal language this is something i can read.
 i was always looking for a good way to home tan my skins and i really think this is it.
 thank you very much, and good luck with the baby.
             ..Groeten uit Holland..

[Crimson]

This is so wonderful!

[Michael B]

This is great thanks for the info it will really help.

I have been wanting to start tanning my own on the smaller mounts.

Michael

[addiemb]

Thanks Amy I can't wait to try my first one this year I'm going order my stuff so it can all be in when they start killing
Thanks again

[Midwest_Willie]

Thanks Amy this is the best thing since sliced cheese for me... helped out a lot

[outdoorsalways]

This is a great post been searching archives for this and was scared to ask.
Just what i wanted..... "reassurance". Only thing that got me confused was oil.
You oil it even though it is being mounted? Thank you!!

[irish37399]

goood job but theres no need to buy all that stuff all you really need is salt and hide tanning formula or if your very lazy formalldhyde and borax

[derbrans]

I enjoyed your step by step.  Very informative and helpful to someone like me who is just starting out and dabbling in taxidermy.

[DuaneD]

Thank you for the complete instructions on tanning.  I am about to tan my first hide.  I used to skin animals for my ex (a part time trapper) and stretch them.  One thing I didn't notice in your article is stretching.  I have none of the mentioned products as of this time.  Should I freeze the hide while I wait to receive all the ingredients from a supplier?  Or start the salting process.  My hide became available today and he is on ice until morning when I can skin him.  Thank you for all the help.  If anyone can answer my questions I would appreciate it.  I am a brand new member.  Thank you,
Mayruthie.

As a trapper and hunter, I must say that "Streching" is only a method to keep the hides from shrinking and getting wrinkles until sale time to buyers.  I also know, or have read that to do a mount, your skinning techniques are way different then they are for case skinning animals for trapping. Mostly the same, just different cutting techniques.  I am not a taxidermist, but I have been really reading a lot of books and watching a lot of videos in the last few months for doing this as I am really interested in taking this up. I think I am getting close to being ready to go and do my first mount.

[renjam33]

great step by step tutorial for a guy trying to understand the tanning process.....thanks Amy for taking the time!

[Intherain]

Hi I really appreciate the info. that  was provided. We have gotten into coon hunting, and I have skinned 3 myself and I knew to salt them but wasnt sure what to do afterwards. My Question is do I need to change the pickling bath/ water at any time? Or should it stay the same through the whole process? Also, sorry I didn't see a reply to one post i found interest to, how do you dispose of the pickleing bath?   Thanks, Brittney