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Hey all, I'm planning on doing some coyote hunting in the next month or so. I understand the need to thin the population down, but I hate the thought of just shooting them and pitching them in the woods. Can anyone out there give me an idea of the cost to have a coyote hide tanned if there's no skinning involved? | ||
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Shof, do you mean you will skin, flesh and salt the hides so they are ready for the tannery? FYI: most tannery's won't take fur/skins from anyone other than licensed Taxidermists. I would make a few calls to some in your area and ask them what they charge. You may find a tannery that will accept them from you at retail tanning charges but I'm not sure. I would expect prices to vary from $50-$75. I agree, no need to trash even a coyote. If you have prime winter skins with little damage, Taxidermists are good sources to sell to. Good luck with it, David Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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South Eastern Yotes are definately becoming overpopulated pests and unfortunately here in KY 90% are coy-dog having some dog gene and thus hair instead of fur even thought hey have the typicaly coyote markings. So the fur market prices are very low $10's or less. Some tan out nice for display and hobby hides but I doubt you will find much of a market for them and to skin, slesh, dry then ship off to have professionally tanned you may be closer to $125. So you might find a hard working trapper that will take them if you give them to him but otherwise don't let the costs slow you down on shooting them, crows and vultures gotta eat too!!! Best regards Mike Ohlmann Mike's Custom Taxidermy Inc. 4102 Cane Run Rd. Louisville KY 40216 502-448-1309 cell 502-645-4816 Mike@mikescustomtaxidermy.com | |||
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Whether they're coyotes or coydogs, I don't really care. I just want to have tanned a couple yotes that I shoot, and I'd rather not spend an arm and a leg if I don't have to. I've tried googling for local tanneries, but haven't been able to find anything within an hour's drive from my home in NW Tennessee. Heck, the closest I've found that "Might" tan a coyote hide is near Chattanooga, almost five hours away! There are a couple local taxidermists, so I might check with them and see if there's anything they can do for me. I just thought I'd check here and see if I could find anything. | |||
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It's total b***t that a tannery would only deal with a taxidermist. Around here any tannery will deal with anyone, taxidermists get a cut rate and that makes sense to me. What about the guy who just wants to make a coyote hat for himself etc. That's not taxidermy work and why should he need a taxidermist to deliver it to the tannery? I dropped off a bear skin at the Edmonton tannery the lips and eyes were turned etc. but I didn't skin out the paws, they charged me some extra to do that part, not a problem. That kind of industry "protectionism" just infuriates me. the chef | |||
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re; tannerys; Local tanneries have disappeared from much of the American landscape for the most part due to EPA regs, and labor costs but also an overall lack of supply and demand. The remenants of the once robust US wild fur insdustry are mostly all bought, shipped and processed overseas. Re; Calgarychef1's remarks; I don't think it is protectionism so much as it is ecconomics (volume and manpower.) Marking in, tracking, billing and mailing out a single hide for an individual is a lot of manpoweer. Also dealing with hides that may not be properly cared for and dealing with inexperenced customers all take time and would demand a totally differnt pricing structure that most tanneries have not found to be profitible or worth keeping open. Additionally fur and taxidermy tanning generally use different solutions and techniques and this day and age most every successful business specializes and finds niche clients. Canada and Alaska still have some local tanneries that cater to individuals and there are probably still a few in the US. A quick Google search; produced several URL=http://www.usafoxx.com/fur-tanning-faq.htm]foxx usa tannery[/URL] fur tanning inc. BR: Mike O | |||
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I checked out the link you posted Mike. Wouldn't an alum tanned hide be rigid when done unless rehydrated? And then, once it dried out again, it'd be stiff again? | |||
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A finished alum tanned hide (has been oiled and broken, tumbled and should nto be stiff. If you were to soak it down and let it dry it might stiffen up slightly somewhat like a startched fabric. Alum tans are not as desireable for taxidermy as the alum draws the hide down somewhat but his is fine for fur as it will make the hair/fur more dense. | |||
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Ok, I can live with that! Thanks Mike. | |||
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If you don't mind a quick trip to the Post Office and Express Mail, these guys in San Antonio will do them for $95. Here is the link: Link-Click Here Steps for Preserving Your Skins: • Remove the skin from the carcass with as little knife work as possible. • Immediately cover the flesh side of the skin with plenty of regular table salt, (available for sale in bags from the tannery) using ½ inch thick layer all over the skin with particular care around the edges. Make sure salt is rubbed into all areas of the skin, including legs and tail. • Lay flat for 4-5 days in a cool dry place. • Shake off excess salt and gently fold or roll skin with hair side out. • Place skin in a plastic bag then in a cardboard box, when ready to be shipped only. Couriers don't appreciate wet packages so please be careful with this. • Include your name, address, phone number and any specific instructions and place this information in a plastic bag inside the box with the skins. Link to shipping Work Order: Link-Click Here There is room for all of God's creatures....right next to the mashed potatoes. http://texaspredatorposse.ipbhost.com/   | |||
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Thanks Bob. I've gotten a couple PMs as well on different places to send a hide to be tanned. I'll be sure to check out your link more in detail as well. Now all I have to do is go kill a song-dog... | |||
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