Hide tanning suggestions?

[Bowhuntamistad]

How are you guys sending them in? Overnight? Dry ice? What kind of wrapping?

[okrattler]

I've heard lots of good things about foxxusa.

[Jaker]

Anyone had a bob cat or fox done by Ntt?

[peterp63]

Thanks, All!

I currently have my HIDES on ice. Should I be freezing them in preparation for shipping? What's the best way to package?

[Texastaxi]

Thanks, All!

I currently have my HIDES on ice. Should I be freezing them in preparation for shipping? What's the best way to package?

How long have they been on ice? They might already be ruined.

Whenever possible, anything that's going to be mounted, or tanned, needs to be frozen as soon as possible.

PSA ... Alvin, at Longhorn told me that he was slowing down and that I should find someplace else to take my tanning, so I don't know if he's taking anymore work.

[BOBSTER]

When I send mine to NTT, I normally bag them while they are still soft, find the smallest Styrofoam cooler that they will all fit in and then put them in the cooler and freeze them while they are in the cooler with the lid off. That way, I know I can get them all put into it. When I am ready to ship, I fill out all my info and place it into a zip lock bag inside the cooler and put the lid on and tape it up good. Shipping from LaMarque to NTT will get there overnight so there is no worry about the hides thawing out. The hides will stay frozen in a cooler for a couple days taped up real well.

[peterp63]

One day on ice. I will get it in the freezer today. Thanks, Tt.

[TXhoghunter94]

Anyone had a bob cat or fox done by Ntt?

I've had a bobcat done by them and it turned out great as well.

I wrap them up in a ball shape and stick them each in a Walmart bag and they go in the freezer. Then at the end up the year I stick then in a cheap Styrofoam ice chest and pack them with dry ice and just ship then UPS ground and they get there the next day from most places in TX.

[Pineywoods]

I've had a bobcat done by them and it turned out great as well.

I wrap them up in a ball shape and stick them each in a Walmart bag and they go in the freezer. Then at the end up the year I stick then in a cheap Styrofoam ice chest and pack them with dry ice and just ship then UPS ground and they get there the next day from most places in TX.

How much is it to have a bobcat done? I have one in the freezer i was going to mount but i think im just going to cape him out and have him tanned.

[TXhoghunter94]

How much is it to have a bobcat done? I have one in the freezer i was going to mount but i think im just going to cape him out and have him tanned.

Umm to be honest I don't remember since we've had so many different animals tanned. I want to say maybe around $50 but I would just give them a call to see. Sometimes they have worked with us on the price for multiple hides.

[Pineywoods]

Thanks

[TXhoghunter94]

[newmathewsfan]

NTT, Robert IS the man. I've had numerous hides done, from coons to axis and his work and prices are the best I've found. Great guy to deal with as well. I have 4 or 5 WT hides and 3 or 4 axis put up at the moment and Robert did all of them.

[K. Lane]

Brain tanning!

http://www.braintan.com/articles/furs/george1.html

^^^^^^^

Can't get any cheaper. Easy to do and the hides turn out soft. It's how I tan mine. I've got a few axis, fallow, and whitetail. They are soft enough that my bride wants me to make throw pillow coverings with them

[Grizz83]

I recently had a whitetail hide done at NTT. I was a little disappointed with what I got. It came back with 3 holes and 4-5 bare spots on the hide. I took great care of the hide when skinning that deer and know they weren't on it when I gave it to them. Aside from that, the rest of the hide does look nice.

Maybe that's just what you can expect on hide tanning, I dunno.