![]() They should be frozen or air dried on boards. ![]() As a side note, don’t salt possums and rabbits as they will still tend to lose fur. Obviously if you’re out hunting for a few days salting is going to be the obvious option, so take 5kgs of salt with you so you are prepared. Then roll it up hair in or hair out (either way is fine) and place it in to a bag and then your freezer. The second option is to freeze it, once you’ve skinned it out hose it down with cold water and leave it to drain off. Once reasonably dry it can be stored until ready for tanning, again a cool dry place is ideal. Once you have salted it leave it somewhere cool where it can drain, as the salt will draw the moisture out of the skin. Salt is there to stop the bacterial action getting started and nothing else. Then typically apply for example to a deer skin 4-5kgs of ordinary salt (Iodised or not it doesn’t matter). One is to salt it down thoroughly, to do this you will need to ensure the flesh side is clean and free of any fat or meat. Once it is flayed (skinned) you have two options. That said though, try and keep the animal in a cool dry place, don’t leave it out in the hot sun. While the skin is still on the carcass there is little chance of bacteria getting hold. There are many ways to tan or cure an animal skin ranging from the very basic to the very complex.įirstly though, what do you do with your animal skin once the animal is dead? It is vital that bacteria doesn’t get a hold of the skin and start the process of degradation as this will only result in hair loss during the tanning process. ![]() Previously I was the Technical Manager at a tannery in Southland for over 15 years and have for the past 7 years been running my current business Animal Skin Tanning Services I have been working in the tanning industry 30 years and have a diploma in tanning technology and an advanced certificate in dyeing of skins. Here at Animal Skin Tanning Services Ltd we contract tan all sorts of skins and hides from rabbits through to cow hides and everything in between for anyone who would like a professional finish on their precious animal skin. Adam gives us some insight into the different processes and what’s involved from doing it yourself through to the professional service he provides. Winter coats and summer coats can look awesome depending on the time of the year, everything from Tahr, Chamois, Red deer, Fallow deer you name it.Īdam Cowie from Animal Skin Tanning Services is the guy you need to talk to, with over 20 years’ experience he’s the guy that can make that skin last and finally give you back that freezer space that the wife’s been hassling you about. We are lucky enough to have such a variety of game in New Zealand, and a skin as a floor rug or a wall piece really is a large part of the “trophy”. Right so you’ve shot that bull or buck you’ve been trying to get for years, but now what? How do you preserve it so you can enjoy its presence over numerous glasses of red by the fire?
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