Tanning his first hide - just a child with big dreams

**treeman** · 08-06-2019, 12:40

Cody / I killed a rat in the roof after sleepless nights with alarm going off.
He thought it was sad to waste the rat. So he skinned it and learnt some tanning. Its now on his floor next to his Ground squirrel - Duiker and springbuck.
Not sure what I have created here ??

**Kaptein L** · 08-06-2019, 12:47

I did the same thing when I was about his age mine was a mouse.

**Ds J** · 08-06-2019, 13:17

Conservation

Serious though - teaching our kids is basically all we can do for them. The broader we make their vision, the better they can become.

**treeman** · 08-06-2019, 16:49

Originally Posted by Kaptein L

I did the same thing when I was about his age mine was a mouse.

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same - a striped field mouse

**driepootx** · 08-06-2019, 18:02

Elephant shrew in KZN shot with air rifle. Very furry pelt.

Budding trophy hunter????????

**treeman** · 08-06-2019, 18:22

Originally Posted by driepootx

Elephant shrew in KZN shot with air rifle. Very furry pelt.

Budding trophy hunter????????

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all said and done before used to live for the kinda thing, but now I am not so keen to scratch around play with dead rats, got a bit squeemish I have.
Cody is st so " owww Dad its so soft, feel it - feel it Dad, no don't just touch it, feeeel it Dad its so nice".
Want a good laugh ? - he has now gone to every person he has ever met to inform them that if they have rats in their roof "HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING" and he will get rid of them for said person. I hear there is a blanket in construction " how many rats will I need Dad ?". .............................he has one customer as of 14h00 this afternoon

**Theunsb** · 08-06-2019, 18:23

Originally Posted by treeman

Cody / I killed a rat in the roof after sleepless nights with alarm going off.
He thought it was sad to waste the rat. So he skinned it and learnt some tanning. Its now on his floor next to his Ground squirrel - Duiker and springbuck.
Not sure what I have created here ??

A boy/man for the outdoors.

Well done Cody. One day I will meet you hopefully in person and your dad.
The years have flown since your first .22 and your old man is still teaching you, means you are a good student.
Keep it up.