It’s gun deer hunting season in Wisconsin. Some hunters are not only thinking harvesting the meat, but the hides too. Tanning is top of mind, all the time, for a women-owned business in rural ...

UNION — Few tasks give Michelle Steevens of Union a greater feeling of joy and satisfaction than transforming animal hides into soft, pliable leather products people can use. “It is a labor of love. I ...

Tanning hides and furs is a valuable skill to learn, not just for the hunter or trapper, but for anyone looking for a way to responsibly put to use the hides normally discarded. Even for those who may ...

MARYSVILLE – You can get a nice golden-brown hide at Quil Ceda Tanning. Where: 3922 88th St. NE, Marysville What: Makes leather out of animal hides – primarily game like elk, deer and moose. It also ...

Long before factories manufactured denim for blue jeans, clothes were made from animal hides treated with emulsified oils and wood smoke. Animal brains were a popular source for the emulsified oils, ...

THE PLAINS –– At the end of the cul-de-sac sits Talcon Quinn's canary yellow ranch, a home that her grandparents built decades ago. It's quiet and unassuming, and thankfully she has known the ...

Eighth-grade teacher Kris Schreiner demonstrates removing membrane and fat from an elk hide as part of the tanning and curing process in his class at Kalispell Middle School on Nov. 20. (Casey Kreider ...