Thread: Fellow hide Tanning

Hey Guys,
How quickly do I need to get a skin off and salted or frozen to be able to tan it successfully.
Shot it at 3pm today, now currently hanging in the shade, won’t be skinning the animal to after lunch tomorrow. Is this to long? Would the bacteria already have started breaking it down whistle still on the animal for 24hrs? Can’t find too much info on the first stage (skin off and when)

Thanks
Jess

Sorry! *Fallow haha

As ap or rot starts. You can’t see it but it’s important

Tomorrow will be fine

Originally Posted by JesseYoung

Hey Guys,
How quickly do I need to get a skin off and salted or frozen to be able to tan it successfully.
Shot it at 3pm today, now currently hanging in the shade, won’t be skinning the animal to after lunch tomorrow. Is this to long? Would the bacteria already have started breaking it down whistle still on the animal for 24hrs? Can’t find too much info on the first stage (skin off and when)

Thanks
Jess

Ryan is right - tomorrow fine - watch for dogs seen a few munched up overnight - go it where nothing wandering around can get at it ??? lol

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

Ryan is right - tomorrow fine - watch for dogs seen a few munched up overnight - go it where nothing wandering around can get at it ??? lol

No dogs around, maybe the odd stray cat or wild pig. Shit better not chew it’s leg off! 😊

Freze it, or Salt it, depending what your doing with it right away.

workign on it soon? Salt it.

Dont Salt it and Freeze it... counter balancing going on here.


Freeze it if ya taking it somewhere for taxidermy work, or tanning.

sooner the better as once hair slip it slipped...

once winter hits over there you could leave a hide for a week before any sign of issue may arrise..

whilst there is still some temp an sun, flies, its recipe for failure