How do you tan fur at home?

When you have a good amount of smoke going, stretch the pelt over the constructed frame and let it smoke for 30 minutes. Carefully remove it, turn it inside out, and smoke the fur side for a few minutes. Once smoked, the end result is the highly coveted brain-tan buckskin.

How do you tan animal hides at home?

Mix a salt bath in a separate bucket with enough water to immerse the hide. Use 1/2 lb of table salt per gallon of water and extremely hot water to dissolve the salt. Mix thoroughly until salt is dissolved and let the water cool. Immerse the hide in the solution and leave for six to eight hours.

How much does tanning a hide cost?

Standard Tanning

75+ PELTS 11 to 74 FUR TYPE
$13.00 $17.50 Raccoon, Skunk
$16.50 $19.00 Red Fox, Grey Fox, Fisher
$20.00 $24.00 Badger, Coyote, Farm Fox
$22.50 $25.00 *Bobcat, *Lynx, *Otter (*Must have CITES tag on pelts)

How much does it cost to tan a deer pelt?

Wholesale prices for taxidermist only.

Animal Full Mount Hide
Cow $720 $11.00 sf
Coyote $55
Deer $160 $50
Deer-Axis, Sika, Fallow $180 $55

How do you make a brain tan solution?

For tanning one deer hide, mix one deer brain into a gallon of hot water and mash the brain until it looks like a soup. Soak the hide in the brain soup for 2 to 8 hours. The longer you soak it, the better. In an area where CWD is prevalent in the deer herd, deer brains should not be used.

How much does it cost to tan a bear?

$110 – $150 is really cheap for a bear rug. Some taxis charge by the foot and some have a flate rate when charging to tan a bear hide. I charge $55 per foot to tan a bear hide.