Grey Fox Fur Pelt HIDE TANNING Demo using Hunter's Tanning Formula Start to Finish

Part 3 of 3. Here's the tanning process for this fur pelt I got from a good looking male California Grey fox late this season. After skinning and fleshing, I salt the flesh side well with 2 or 3 changes of salt, until the hide is very stiff and utterly dry. This preserves the hide and prevents the hair from slipping. in this case I had trouble removing the flesh with my knife so I used a dremel tool to do the fleshing after the pelt was dried, before proceeding to step 4 of the instructions which come with the hide tanning formula. I made a few mistakes throughout the process, but the performance of the tanning formula still exceeded my expectations by producing a soft, supple hair-on tan. It is important to let the hide dry after tanning before getting too rough with it during the breaking process, especially around the ears and tail, so the hair doesn't slip. Once it is dry, the hair should hold tight.
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[@officialhunterz8839]

Just a tip if you want to make the stretching faster you can pull the skin side around a tree and pull it back and forth

[@naterbud7802]

did you cover the hides in salt for a day or two before this process? or did you go straight from the stretcher to the steps in the video?

[@LumberjackSmokestack]

That is really cool Ty! That was a really great tutorial. I’ve never seen it done before. Thanks for sharing.

[@mountainbound]

Thankyou, Mr. Anacker. Glad you liked it.

[@Blaine.W.A]

Pressure washer

[@squizzyicetea]

Excellent work Dude!!

[@mountainbound]

Thanks a lot!

[@TechPlug2]

Love the video man!!!!!!!!

[@NotYoung3592]

much better to beam on the side of a table or over a cable than stretching by hand.

[@SouthernSierraNevada]

That's rad!

[@paulswanson8189]

Nice job young man

[@mountainbound]

Thankyou!

[@growmybusinessquickwithjoh9922]

Can you tan hides that's been in an UNPLUGGED freezer for over 6 months?

[@mountainbound]

It depends if it's still in good condition

[@robertcarpenter5194]

If they smell rotten and the hair pulls out easily they are probably too far gone to fool with

[@san6493]

What is in that red botlle. I mean complete name esier for me to buy.thanks guy

[@mountainbound]

Hunter’s tanning formula

[@CKAMERICA]

Awesome job bout to do a deer a coyote myself hope it turns out good 👍

[@freaky.skullz8]

How did it turn?

[@CKAMERICA]

@@freaky.skullz8 coyote turned out great. Deer hide didn’t stretch enough so it’s a lil stiff but still came out nice 👍

[@freaky.skullz8]

@@CKAMERICA thank you! I want to do my first tanning with a bobcat hide

[@CKAMERICA]

@@freaky.skullz8 yes that would be awesome. We have some around here but dnt see them that much

[@rickycaruana8925]

Cooooooool job

[@Carsonphillips14]

Thx rly helpful

[@peyotecattleco.]

Did you not have to smoke it?

[@mountainbound]

No need. You can, but you have to have the right setup

[@peyotecattleco.]

@@mountainbound so if it were to get wet without being smoked first, it wouldn't go back to rawhide?

[@mountainbound]

Yeah thats one of the benefits of smoking. I can't say for sure but its a good idea to keep it dry.

[@user-to5qj8mn5t]

I killed 3 coons the other day and I was fleshing them and didn’t wear gloves and I had fat stuck under my fingernails and was probably one of the worst smells to have stuck on your hand

[@Hoodgranny]

Time for some nail clippers my boy

[@hazelumbrella9890]

Do you think sandpaper could work to get rid of the dry flesh?

[@mountainbound]

Yeah, but not as well as this. I use it at the end to rough it out.

[@lindseylewis3294]

Used a orbital sander for a dried bunny

[@jasperronkes2816]

Try to heat the fabrik from the inside.

[@burlylikeschicken]

Anyone got a easy way to get flesh off raccoons and possums?

[@mountainbound]

The best fastest way of doing it is using a fleshing beam and a fleshing knife you can get on amazon for around 20 - $30. to make an easy makeshift beam, all you need are 2 2x4s and a 6-12" diameter plastic pipe. Screw the 2x4s together to make an X, and cut a deep notch about a foot from the end of the pipe. Stand the connected 2x4s upright while taking your notched pipe and securing it in the crook of the 2 planks. Make sure all 3 points of contact are firmly planted in the ground so they won't budge when you lean up against it. To flesh, drape the hide over the end of the beam and lean into it to hold everything in place. Then start scraping away all fat and tissue off of the skin using firm downward strokes with the fleshing knife, repositioning the hide as needed to expose different areas that need work. keep in mind that if you wait more than a day after killing the critter to do this step, the amount of effort needed to flesh it will compound until eventually it will be impossible, and instead you'll need to dry everything with salt and then sand off the flesh with a power tool. This works well too and is how I did it in this video, but it's not the ideal way you want to go about it.

[@001Royce]

I use a damp tea towel it just slides right off

[@user-py5gp6mt5w]

How do you taxidermy the tail? Is it the real skin or fake?

[@poultrypickins9572]

Pressure washer.