For all of you looking for a good tannery, you can't go wrong with this place:

Mid-Kansas Tanning
Located in Dodge City
They do a high quality vegetable tan, good turnaround time. I have had numerous deer and elk hides done by them, and they do a top-notch job.

Can be reached by phone at (620) 225-4120 Ask for Art.

thanks, it's been over 20yrs since I used one and last year I was dismayed to find none of the tanneries I once did business with were still open... at least that I could find.

About what does it cost to have an average whitetail hide tanned?

This place is REALLY great, they do excellent work & the prices aren't bad -- nice people running it. JohntheGreek told me about it. They did a couple of bison, & elk hides for me:

http://www.specialtyleather.com/slphome.htm

They are located in Boone, Iowa.