I am 15 and have been trapping for a while but cant find a very successful tanning process for coons and foxes.What is the best way you knpw how to tan them soft with the hair on?
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For rugs and wall hangings send them to tannery.
For taxidermy purposes there are a lot of good products on the market,some of which require too much work for rug purposes, in my opinion. But if you insist to do these yourself, I would say ez100 kit for your first few, and a lot of back muscle to break them soft.
Good luck to you
any tanning kit purchased through a supplier at the top of this screen will tan any critter you can trap or shoot. The softness depends on you. All tanned leather needs to be broken and oiled if you want it soft.
oil and hand break - no brainer - they come out soft
The alum paste should work.......and do as terryr says...oil and break by hand.....should come out nicely;works well on small mammals.
My grandpa taught me how to tan a coon hide using motor oil. I know it sounds strange but it makes the softest hide around. Just salt it and scrape it until it's clean than stretch and nail it down and take used motor oil if possible and let it sit in the sun for about a week or so. Wipe off any excess oil. I have a coon hide I tanned 15 years ago that way and still soft and smooth as can be. Cheaper to!