![]() We use our smoker (and soon our smoke shack) for this cause tenting them over a fire is annoying to deal with and doesn’t fully cover it sometimes. It helps to protect the hide from rotting if it does get wet. Smoking it is less of a waterproofer and more just a water resistant. ![]() We also dry out and reuse a decent bit of the salt until it goes full brown. Then we lay them out, salt them or if there’s a bunch, we layer them in a big bin of several pounds of salt- salt, fur side down, thick (like an inch) layer of salt, next pelt, more salt. We then stick that in the fridge and flesh out the skins and place them in another bin. On butcher day we skin them, split the skin (cause we pull it off like a gooey sweater) and then lay them one on top of the other skin to skin then fur to fur, skin to skin (alternating, does that make sense? So skin side is always facing skin and not getting stuck in the fur) in a plastic bin. Gloves aren’t necessary unless the texture wigs you out or you don’t want brains/flesh bits under your nails. I haven’t done brain tanning without opening the skull but I’ve read you can just scramble up the brain and ‘pour’ the sludge out thru the bottom using a thin metal stir spoon or metal straw. Fleshing will be much easier to do before salting and freezing. Thank you for taking the time to read and comment!Įgg and brain tanning are essentially the same. On a side note: If anyone has any finished rabbit hide projects to share that would be pretty awesome! This being the case, is it necessary to soak the hides first or can I salt then flesh right after thawing? Will this prevent hair slip? Is smoking after tanning necessary to water-proof? Are gloves necessary when handling the brain solution? Does anyone have any method of obtaining the brain while still preserving the skull? It seems like everyone has a different method and I would really like to understand the purpose of each step better, so any resources are greatly appreciated. I will most likely be freezing the hides prior to tanning. I have seen many vids on egg tanning and I'm wondering if I can just take this method using the brain in place of egg. ![]() Anyone have a preference on age to harvest to get a good pelt and good meat?Though the salt/alum (pickling) method seems the easiest from what I can tell, I really want to try brain tanning but have found much less info on this. I have probably been watching video on tanning rabbit hides since I purchased my breeders and still have questions. While you’re not likely to ever come across fleas on deer, if you tend to bring in coyotes, lynx, or rabbits (for example) you’ve very likely encountered these tiny brown creatures jumping off the animal once it begins to cool.I am excited to be harvesting these buns in a few months (my first litter)! While their primary purpose is meat, I do want to tan and use the hides. ![]() Some animals are naturally prone to fleas, and even in the dead of winter when conditions are at their harshest and temperatures have plummeted, their fur can be host to thousands of these blood sucking pests. As the saying goes, prevention is the best medicine. The red welts from their painful bites can linger long after the last flea has been killed, which makes it all the more important to take cautionary steps to prevent the transfer of fleas from your latest hunting or trapping success to yourself and your home. It may seem to be a laughing matter, but anyone who has ever experienced a flea infestation in their home understands how painful their presence can be and just how difficult to eradicate them. Every hunter and trapper must eventually face that vile and insidious parasite the flea. ![]()
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