Salting Hides

[mt525]

I am a new to trapping and have caught a few beaver. I round cut the hide and fleshed them. I want to send them in to get tanned and hang them on my wall. If I just salt the hides, will these turn out alright visually? I know the tannery accepts salted hides. I'm just not sure a beaver hide would look right without being stretched. Any help is appreciated.

 

[Taco John]

You stretch them mostly to dry them - which then makes shipping easier. No salt needed.


If you wait till the dead of winter, you can probably ship them raw sans stretching , and frozen- just ship on Monday to put the odds in your favor.

You can fold the heck out of them when dried, also making shipping cheaper.