Stick with me here...

Id just like to tan the tail, how would you do that?

I�ve never tanned anything before

Cut around the base skin down far as you can then cut the tail bone. Stick a big straw into the tail and fill with salt or borax and leave it for a week then empty and put in new salt for one more week and so e

Ok, appreciate it. I will try it

I may just turn him into a hat

Or try to anyway, I�ve been watching some YouTube videos

I�ve now caught 2 raccoons in 2 days

We lost 14 chickens over a two week period apparently were covered up

Order yourself a tanning kit from van Dykes supply online, you'll get enough to tan a couple of coons, borax or salt does not have any tanning ability at all.
Good luck
DC

I have coon tails hung in my gun room from 20 years ago by doing exactly what sapper recommended.

Liqui-tan also works.

I have a coon skin cap. Had it professional tanned, wifey did the handy work for me.

+1 for borax and uniodized salt mixture. Have several squirrels and tails done that way

I�ve got a few fox tails that I�ve had for 20 years in the house. All I did was put some salt on the exposed bone after cutting tail off, then hanging out side for a while.

you know what to use for a key chain fob?

I can text a photo of my cap if someone would trust me with a phone number.