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Tanning bobcat at home
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01/21/20 08:46 PM
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RGLass
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I have skinned and fleshed my bobcat hide. Wondering what is the best thing to do next. Any good advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Re: Tanning bobcat at home
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01/21/20 09:59 PM
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Wytex
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Did you case it out or skin it for a rug? You might want to turn the ears , remove the cartilage. Are you just getting it tanned ? We stretch ours and dry them then send them to Moyle for tanning. They charge $33 and you need the CITES tag, you'll need that for shipping it out of Texas for tanning, don't need it for in state work on the hide . You can freeze it til you decide what to do, roll it up fur out and put in a bag to freeze.
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Re: Tanning bobcat at home
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01/21/20 10:18 PM
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RGLass
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Skinned it flat like rug. Wife wants to tan it ourselves. I rolled it and put in freezer for now. Boiling skull tomorrow. Wondering if we should use borax/alum or order tanning kit.
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Re: Tanning bobcat at home
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01/21/20 11:41 PM
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breadman
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utube is your friend for beginner home tanning. lots of examples for you. I used the alum process many times and it worked well for me . now I use a product called krotan .
Last edited by breadman; 01/21/20 11:49 PM.
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Re: Tanning bobcat at home
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01/23/20 01:40 AM
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DavidC.
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Order one of the tanning kits from mckenzie supply, follow the instructions and the results are generally good, cats and tanning can be tricky, I would definatly practice on something that wouldn't hurt your feelings first. DC
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Re: Tanning bobcat at home
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01/23/20 08:40 PM
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Fitzwho
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I tanned one in college, about 12 years ago now. My wife doesn't like it so I gave it to a buddy who is single so that it wouldn't have to be in a box anymore. Still looks great. Believe I used one of the McKenzie kits.
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Re: Tanning bobcat at home
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01/24/20 01:40 AM
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Thanks! The skull boiled out nicely. Still deciding on which tanning method to use.
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