Tanning a raccon with the orange bottle

[@Will7981]

That was right thoughtful of you to help that raccoon out and help him to achieve his dream of becoming a hat one day.👍🏻😂

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

He will leave a legacy now

[@Will7981]

@@SpiritoftheOutdoors LOL. That’s right.

[@urbanlumberjack]

Wow, this was really helpful. My son wanted to start trapping and I’d never done it and we ended up with a great raccoon hide. I got that “dull fishing knife you mentioned😂. It’s terrible even after I sharpened it. So I’ve got an actual fleshing knife on the way. Thanks again for the video!

[@Tony53177]

I just got a orange bottle to use on my squirrel hides. Thanks for the demo. I made a little fleshing beam the perfect size for small animals so I can sit and break hides.

[@kkhelton4462]

So your didn't use a stretching board to dry it right?

[@angelus1303]

can i byu this product in europe? or someone have an alternativ????

[@sue28877]

I love watching you do things. Very interesting process When I was a kid we would go to a wild game feast every year. My dad and grandpa provided squirrels for us to eat.

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

Thank you. Sometimes im trying to do way to much but i like to be busy. I love the feeling of accomplishment when im done

[@huntersears2318]

What trap anchors do you use

[@jacksonhartwick8307]

what did he use for the pickling?

[@BlendedBones]

What is the pickle mixture?

[@johnkoval1898]

The axe head and cable for breaking are both good ideas.

[@browntownorganics2172]

What’s the least amount of time for hide to be in salt and pickle? My son is doing a fox hide and just put it in salt yesterday. He’d like to have it done pretty soon. Thanks, we enjoy your videos!

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

A fox you can pickle in probably 8 hours . I always just leave them overnight. Im salting a beaver now to tan .

[@browntownorganics2172]

@@SpiritoftheOutdoors so how long to leave fox hide in salt ? Thanks

[@pappyoh1]

Love it ❤ I did my first and it was a skunk 🦨 salt and alum 👍🏻

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

Man with a skunk pelt is a bad dude. Tough and mean lol . I got a few hanging around

[@pappyoh1]

@@SpiritoftheOutdoors the most underrated pelt I do believe! 1 or 2 more and I’ll make a hat 👍🏻thanks for doing what you do 🙏

[@brucelewis1017]

I'd like to learn how to tan hides

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

You can do it. Its a lot of work in the fleshing and stretching parts

[@brucelewis1017]

I just don't know what to use to tan them with

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

@@brucelewis1017 this orange bottle, brains, soap and oil, egg yolks. Most things require smoking when its done

[@Mexicanredneck9]

I’ve used the orange bottle and professional products like McKenzie brush on tan, same process, same result. Everything you do before the tanning is what most people mess up on. If they don’t do that right, no tanning product will work.

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

I totally agree with you there. I struggle sometimes because it stays warm here and I forget to keep up with it and the hair will slip. Its not the product its my fault for not staying on top of what im doing. I use eggs and brains and this and murpheys oil soap

[@Mexicanredneck9]

That’s right. I just recently started using professional supplies for some nice furs I didn’t want to mess up like otters and such. Their ultimate acid and degreaser is a perfect combo!

[@UncleSasquatchOutdoors]

Looking good. If that orange bottle works, why not use it?

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

I really dont know how it dont work for them

[@dort7402]

Koon Skin Looking good, ✨️ I been meaning to tell ya if you can find one it's a wealth of information its 's a book on North American native Indians tools and weapons in particular the Lakota , and plains Indians. Also French n Indian fur trapping of the 1800s. Wen things get hard that information will come in handy. Just a thought! God bless

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

Thank you

[@realbasherverse]

You ever tried flat fleshing it on a board, I dont got a fleshing beam

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

I have. Its work but it is doable

[@MBoutdoor223]

What did I do wrong if the salt is moist

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

@@MBoutdoor223 nothing . Rake the salt off and resalt. Its pulling moisture from the hide and setting hair

[@jayess813]

Hi I really enjoy your channel. Did I hear you say in one of your videos, that your in Mississippi? If so what part? I am in Mississippi too

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

yes in Neshoba county

[@jayess813]

@@SpiritoftheOutdoors good deal. I am in southwest Ms. I just saw your channel a couple days ago. It just popped up. I have been tanning hides for many years. I enjoy seeing others methods. Keep up the good work.

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

@@jayess813 im still trying to perfect my tanning. I have done some good ones but ive had some go bad too

[@jayess813]

@@SpiritoftheOutdoors I think the main ingredient is elbow grease. It’s a lot of work. I learned to do it along with flintknapping before KZbin or at least before it was popular enough to find many videos on. I need to upload some videos I guess, but I’m so busy with my job. About time to slow down and get out of the rat race and back to doin things I enjoy

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

@@jayess813 most of my problems were due to heat when the animal was dispatched. Every fox ive had someone bring me the hair has slipped here and there. Ive done fine when i killed it in cold weather

[@mike451]

easy to do aint it once you get the grease out

[@sue28877]

I had a pet raccoon when I was a kid until it started biting Dad took it to the woods and told me it ran away

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

He probably did you a favor lol my cousin had one and as it got older it didnt like to be messed with but it would stay up a tree in their yard and come eat scraps but it finally rambled off at mating season

[@preparedsurvivalist2245]

Don't leave em' case skinned if you want to use the fur for a hat. Open skin it before you tan and break it. And as long as you use leather oil or conditioner on the fur you don't need to smoke it. The smoking just makes it resistant to water and vermin, but oil will do the exact same thing, and even makes the leather more supple.

[@swimmer537]

This was a great video I am new to trapping and tanning, I have a question for you about your technique. Can you do the same technique for other animals? for furs that are air dried do you do anything special for them before doing this?

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

Yea it will work on most anything with fur

[@HillbillyBark]

you making coon carnitas? with the carcass?

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

We made buzzard bait out of that one . I have given most to my neighbor and she sells them to some people she knows

[@tabathapromnitz4188]

Very helpful

[@MsRemmington]

I use the orange bottle To make deer leather and it smellls good 😊😊😊

[@SpiritoftheOutdoors]

It does have a good smell

[@Silerlonewolf1970]

Preciate your time with this video, Sir. Great content.

[@amandaf4640]

USE GLOVES THAT HAS CHEMICALS, YOUR GOING TO HURT YOURSELF