Bobcat hides are so thin, is it really necessary to salt them you think? I was just wandering.
Bojack
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on how you intend to preserve the hide, if your going to use dry preserve then you dont need to salt, most of the tanning procedures will call for salting and reccomend an acid pickle, if you use Krow Tann 2000 you dont have to salt the hide, just follow the directions.
you do. I tan all my hides and salting is the first process in tanning a hide. Not only does it remove the moisture from the skin, but it tightens the hair follicles to the skin. I would highly recommend salting.
Coyote
always salt, i do it twice. cats, fox, and coyote are very slippy especially in the ears. salt is cheap and good insurance.
I've always salted my bobcats, although I dont do very many.
I was just curious though.
Bojack
As a trapper, and former fur buyer, I have bought, sold, owned, and tanned many cats that were sir dried on stretchers. And have had few problems. However. Long tern storage of air dried fur is a gamble unless you have means for cold storage. But over the winter when buds are not so prevalent, it can do as well as salting. When dealing with furs. The time and space required for salting great numbers becomes non cost effective. by using good judgment either way can work equally as well.
Just My 2 cents