You’re not a fur trader, so many of the terms—hide, skin, fur, pelt, and buckskin—used to describe the outer coat of wild game animals may seem interchangeable. (And frankly, a lot of them are.) But ...

Trappers are often asked what do they do with the furs they catch. Some skins are tanned for wall hangings, garments and other fur novelties, but the majority of pelts harvested in North America end ...

For people who may not be familiar with tanning, the word itself may bring thoughts of the Native Americans with beautiful buckskin clothes, or old mountain trappers of days gone by. However, tanning ...

For nearly 7 years, my husband and I have enjoyed tanning hides and furs in our spare time, responsibly putting part of a harvested animal to good use. I often encourage those who are thinking about ...

Trapping is an age-old enterprise. Who really knows when the first trapper came on the scene? Likely it was some dude who needed fur to keep him warm, but couldn’t get quite close enough to that saber ...

Deer hunters from Minnesota and around the nation lost a treasured friend recently when Uber Tanning Co. -- a 108-year-old tannery in Owatonna -- closed. The company was apparently the only one left ...

With the start of the Connecticut bow season on Monday, thousands of deerskins will be taken off our local venison — and wasted. Without a good market for them, most will be discarded with the trash ...

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After facing decades of criticism, Canada's fur industry is the latest group to tout itself as being green. Fur is biodegradable, durable and supports trappers who have a stake in protecting the ...

One of the questions most frequently asked of trappers is what do they do with the furs they catch. Some skins are tanned for wall hangings, garments and other fur novelties, but the majority of the ...