Tanning a bear price (?)

[Sandy]

OK Guys and Gals. I would like to here your prices on strictly tanning a bear hide. What do you guys charge per foot or sq foot? I have a customer who keeps coming back every year strictly to have them dry tanned and I feel I am being taken advantage of so its time for a new price list for 08'. I appreciate everyones input.

[bill@hogheaven]

My tannery charges $2.00 per lineal inch figure it from that.

[Sandy]

Well so does mine, I was just wondering YOUR mark-up value? I am trying to compare what the average is. I know I am losing $$ for my time compared to what I would make mounting a deer for the day. If it were me I would probably charge equal to my rug cost, but that is not realistic.

I guess my whole point is I COULD have done something FUN today, like mount an animal. Instead I had to provide a service that is not fun, and is back breaking work to me.....so I question why I even bother providing that service when I never get to mount anything? I guess the icing on the cake is when I find out my skull cleaning is now too "costly" so that "service" got dropped...

[fishslayer13]

Cost of salt,  tanning with shipping both ways and than at least double that figure ! Depends on how fast you can prep and salt a bear.
Prepping bears isnt fun ?

[rnviper3]

im at 65.00 a foot.  rugged with head shell is 125.00 a foot. nose to base of tail. 

[bill@hogheaven]

Skin only tanned 4.50 per inch, Rug 168.00 foot L/S mount are all different based on several factors.

[Sandy]

Fishslayer you best not tell me you love to do them. I just spent an hour cleanup from fat off that bear I did! LMAO.

I am on year 3 with his bears and it is always strictly dry tan the bears. That gets old after awhile, and I wonder where the bears go to???

Thanks for everyones price. I am close to it, but think I am going to go higher to get out of the bear tanning industry....at least from this client! LOL

[Old Fart]

Tanning only is three times the price that the tanner charges me.  If your tanner is charging $2 an inch then you charge $6 an inch or $72  per foot.

[fishslayer13]

Sandy, I wouldnt say they are my favorite thing in the world to spend my time doing but---they are good money for what you have to do.
I dont know what you are doing, but I rarely spend more than an hour and a half on one.