fox tail help

[paint]

i killed a fox about a month ago. i skinned the tail off the bone and put in a bag in the freezer. can anyone tell me what i need and how to do it, or maybe its ruined in the freezer?

[studabaka]

It should be fine in the freezer. What you do to preserve it really depends on what you want to do with it and how long you want it to last. Your options range from simply air drying it, to applying a preservative, to alum tanning, to true tanning. The cost and process steps basically increase along with what you decide.

If ya want, you can thaw it out, fill it with salt [or if it's split, salt the hide side real good and send it my way. I can drop it in the tan along with other hides I'm doing.

[paint]

i heard a guy at work talking about the alum tanning, is that something that i could do myself ?

[FinsnFur]

Yes, any of the available tans today you could really.
90% of the results depend on preparation anyway...not really the tanning agent.

But If all you want to tan is a squirrel tail, it may not be real cost effective.