I bought and recieved a dorsal skun Bobcat...It was froze...sent three day air to me....opened as soon as it arrived..the skin was hot inside the box...just a little smell and some of the fat seemed to be blue heading toward green and yellowish...tugged on fur and it all seemed tight..being that I was going out of town for a week I through it in the freezer....My question is should I just thaw, flesh and put in a pickle?...or is there something else I can do to increase my odds at a succesful tan?...just looking at all I can to make this work...thanks
Mike
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Salting after fleshing should be the first step. Being that it was warm I'd get some bacteriacide into the rehydration process also...
Salt that sucker fast if you want it to last.
Mike:
Bacteria has already set in (heat, smell, and color); if you want to try and save this I would suggest you go to TaxidermyReference.com and purchase STOP ROT. While your there read the articles about the usage. You can also go to whitetailsystems.com for more info and purchasing. I would do this ASAP. Glen Conley I am sure would be happy to help you on this.