I need a taxidermist...

[Guest USMC 2013]

I want to get a couple coon skin hats made for my two boys.  I can provide the coons, just need a taxidermist to help turn them into hats. 

 

Hoping to find someone within a hours drive of Clarksville.  Thanks,

 

Joe

[DaveS]

Coon skin caps are fairly easy to make. You can do it yourself fairly easy. Get a good tanning kit and get busy. Most taxidermists around won't take the time to make the cap. Some will tan and most will send the hide off to be tanned. When I ran my shop for 20 plus years I've tanned hundreds, maybe thousands of coon skins. I never once made a cap for anyone but myself. Instructions are all over the internet. I have posted tanning instructions here on the forum. if you have any questions, just give me a call this weekend, we need to talk fishing anyways!

 

Good Luck

 

Dave S