We tan skins from October 15th to May 31st. Any skins sent to us after June 1st for tanning will not be processed until the next season. Therefore, all skins received during the summer must be well salted and completely dry. We will begin receiving skins for leather June 1st until August 1st, leather should be completed and returned back to you by November 1st.

You can ship skins via UPS, FEDEX, DHL, USPS, trucking companies and/or customer drop off, note please call ahead to make sure someone will be around to receive any drop offs. You will need to mark your skins with a punch system or use a small round number tag placed in the ear. These are the best two methods. Avoid metal or wire tags or other tags that may fade or fall off in the tanning process.

When you are ready to ship please enclose our shipping document completely filled out. Be sure to include the number and type of skins, any special instructions, your return address, phone number and any prepayment. If sending multiple boxes please label them 1 of 2, 2 of 2 and so on.

Once we receive your skins, the boxes are opened in most cases that same day depending on delivery time. They are checked against your packing list and a post card is mailed to you listing the number of boxes and the date they arrived. The skins are specially marked using color coded zip ties. If any skins are damp they are re-salted and fully dried. Assuming there is no obvious damage, they are then placed in seperate temperature and humidity controlled rooms until the lot is ready for tanning.