I've got two questions for you guys.
Firstly, I am tanning the pelt of an animal I can't identify. I thought it was a raccoon when I picked it off the side of the road, but it's definitely not. The face was all black; no cute coon cheeks, and heavy padded forepaws, not like raccoon hands at all. But about the same size, and with a ringed tail. Long fox-like snout.
It looks *exactly* like pic related -- except pic related lives in South America, and I'm in Maine. Do we have invasive coatimundi population in New England, or am I crazy?
It's not a fisher cat, it's not an oppossum.
Second question: this lardass's pelt has been driving me crazy trying to scrape the fat off it. I'm stretching it over a plank and all the techniques I can find on google. What am I doing wrong?
ITT: Anon tans somebody's missing cat.
This thing lives in the southwest. It's called a Ringtail Cat.
Somebodies pet coati . That's why it is so fat.
>>783939
That's what I'm thinking. I can't believe anyone in my town would have an exotic pet like that, but maybe I should post on the community facebook page. (I might omit a detail or two about its fate)
>>783205
Where in Maine did you catch that? Jackman here.
>>783237
Looks like a fox only more catlike.
>Be me
>OP
>Be 2018
>Successfully tanned hide
>Have neighbors over for dinner
>Hear a scream from hallway
>AllMyWhat.PNG
>One of my neighbors see the stuffed hide
>She's whimpering "Mittens" over and over again
>TFW it's her missing cat
>TFW she thinks I killed her cat
>TFW I'm arrested for animal cruelty
>>788186
>be me
>dead dog and I tan it to remember her
> wear her front paw and carry it with me because she saved my life
> get judged and get insulted for loving my dogs and remembering them
> Logic.
> FYI my dog died against a fight against a grizzly which was after my moose on a hunt. She protected me and died for me and I was forced to put her down on site. Love her.
>>783205
Post a pic of it.
>hard to scrape fat
Is it dried? You can rehydrate if so.
>>788191
Super sad.
What a loyal dog.
>>790305
geez, i was like.. what a cute little fucker and then i noticed the trap
