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Post by singlestacksig on Nov 13, 2018 21:04:54 GMT -5
I'm looking for someone to tan a deer hide near Bloomington area...
Any recommendations ? Also what is the average cost for just doing the hide?
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Post by featherduster on Nov 13, 2018 21:47:01 GMT -5
To bad my dad isn't still alive he could tan a hide like it was nobody's business.
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Post by omegahunter on Nov 14, 2018 11:47:52 GMT -5
To bad my dad isn't still alive he could tan a hide like it was nobody's business. Had my hide tanned a couple of times!  |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Nov 15, 2018 8:09:16 GMT -5
Not real close but Hoosier trapper supply in greenwood will send out the hide to get tanned. Takes awhile to gat them back, but they do a nice job. Had my son’s piebald buck hide tanned there. They have also done all three mounts in my house. May be taking them another one tomorrow.
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 15, 2018 8:28:20 GMT -5
Have you thought about doing it yourself? There are a lot of youtube videos on how to do it. I've done a couple of small hides so far.
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Post by jman46151 on Nov 16, 2018 12:26:47 GMT -5
If you decide to do it yourself here's a link to a kit that I use. link It takes a fair bit of time and effort but with that kit I was able to do two hides. |
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Post by butlerj on Dec 11, 2018 12:10:47 GMT -5
Taxidermist I talked to send his stuff to Illinois to be tanned.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2018 12:31:41 GMT -5
Taxidermist I talked to send his stuff to Illinois to be tanned. So this taxidermist does not like fleshing the hide. Farm out the hard work and perform the artistic work. It also eliminates the large freezer(s) to hold the hides. I would guess most do the same. My friend that taught me did around 300 a year. I'll take a picture of my frozen stored hide. |
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Post by butlerj on Dec 11, 2018 21:11:25 GMT -5
I'd probably do the same thing for a secondary income. I will one day do my own, I would like to learn so I will be ready when my son's get their bucks.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 7:38:31 GMT -5
Here is my buck's cape. Non fleshed state. Carefully, removed from deer, soaked in water, and then froze for processing. I will be thawing out over Christmas, fleshing either the 26 or 27, then tanning process. During that time I will working on the deer form for the tanned hide. Plan to have it on deer form by the 29th. It will sit for a couple weeks to dry.  |
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Post by butlerj on Dec 12, 2018 8:59:48 GMT -5
Form, is that where it's stretched or least attached to a frame? Is there a salting phase to that?
I need to do some reading up on the subject...
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Post by Russ Koon on Dec 13, 2018 12:09:26 GMT -5
Always wanted to know more about that process, too. Seeing this post stirred my interest again and I checked out a couple of u-tube videos. One I liked best so far was a laid back sort of guy who did a god job of demonstrating and explaining the "how's and why's ". His way used just a few simple ingredients and common tools, but seemed to produce a good result on the squirrel hide he was using for instructing, and he says he's also done several deer hides the same way over the years with good results. His main ingredient for the actual tanning was egg yolks. He shows the whole process including smoking the hide after tanning to make it more useful in garments that will be used in winter weather.
Incidentally, I've been checking out a bunch of vids on the subject of "bushcrafting" the last week or so. Some pretty good stuff on there or survivalists or emergency situations if a trip goes way wrong.
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Post by Russ Koon on Dec 13, 2018 12:16:10 GMT -5
Always wanted to know more about that process, too. Seeing this post stirred my interest again and I checked out a couple of u-tube videos. One I liked best so far was a laid back sort of guy who did a god job of demonstrating and explaining the "how's and why's ". His way used just a few simple ingredients and common tools, but seemed to produce a good result on the squirrel hide he was using for instructing, and he says he's also done several deer hides the same way over the years with good results. His main ingredient for the actual tanning was egg yolks. He shows the whole process including smoking the hide after tanning to make it more useful in garments that will be used in winter weather.
Incidentally, I've been checking out a bunch of vids on the subject of "bushcrafting" the last week or so. Some pretty good stuff on there for survivalists or emergency situations if a trip goes way wrong. Like most videos, you may have to sort through a bunch of nonsense to gain a few kernels of stuff that might be useful, but it's interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2018 12:27:59 GMT -5
Form, is that where it's stretched or least attached to a frame? Is there a salting phase to that? I need to do some reading up on the subject... No salting after tanning. This will loosen the hair again and then needs re-tanning. I use staples for the ears and lots of pins for the hide. Making sure it adheres to the form. Worse part that tears up my hands is the hide sticking from the neck to the two antlers. The hide is very tough. |
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