Registered: Feb 2008
Location: Danville, VA
Posts: 17

What is good for tanning a hide, what should I put on it to tann it.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Central Michigan
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I used the Tannit product that huntsmart sells with good success, but there a 100 different products available. When I was a kid I did it myself with chemicals I purchased from my local pharmacy. Unfortunately, I never did quite get that nice soft skin.

I plan on sending some skins to Moyle Tannery this year.

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Registered: Feb 2008
Location: Danville, VA
Posts: 17

ok i kill ed a piebald deer last year and im trying to tann it and i looked on the internet and seen where i could use alum and i did but now i cant tell if its tanned or not.

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Registered: Oct 2006
Location: west monroe,la
Posts: 20

i dont know how its done this day and time but i know how my dad did it. he always used a belt!

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Registered: Feb 2006
Location: Camden, AR
Posts: 117

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Originally posted by stanley ailshie
i dont know how its done this day and time but i know how my dad did it. he always used a belt!

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Registered: Feb 2007
Location: Warren, IN
Posts: 191

google "tanning hides", there are alot of diffrent methods, there are commercial tanning kits or methods of doing it yourself, some turn out better than others. Id say try it on a small hide first like a coon or rabbit or something so you dont ruin your good hide. If you run a search on here it should bring up a couple other threads about this. Good luck!

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