🫎 Alberta Landbased Education is excited to partner with Moose Mountain Horseback Adventures to teach a Raw to Smoke Brain Hide tanning course 🫎
Join Master Hide Tanner Elder Larry Mistakenchief, Brooklyn & Kelly Gordon at Moose Mountain Ranch Lodge for a fully hands on, immersive Indigenous land-based experience! This unique course takes you from raw hide to smoked finish, teaching time-honored techniques passed down through generations.
📅 Date: Sat March 29th 2026
🕗 Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
💲 Price: $350 per person
🎯 Capacity: 10–20 participants (reserve your spot now!)
What students will learn
Spruce frame building & lacing
Skinning & fleshing techniques
Brain tanning & softening
Tripod building & fire safety
Smoke tanning & finishing an elk hide
Landbased Agenda:
8:00 AM – Welcome & Cultural Teachings
8:30 AM – Deer Hide Preparation & Skinning
9:30 AM – Elk Dry Scraping & Hair Removal
11:30 AM – Sunlight Brain Recipe Wringing & Softening
12:30 PM – Elk Traditional Feast & Community Gathering
1:30 PM – Elk Smoke Tanning Preparation & Tripod Building
3:30 PM – Elk Smoke Tanning Demonstration & Hands-On
5:00 PM – Closing & Reflection
This is the largest hide program we have provided its a rare opportunity to learn all phases condensed in 1 day connect with land-based traditions, learn from a Elder who's got 60 years knowledge of hunting, skinning and smoke tanning hides
Register now via Eventbrite, EMT, or credit card. Limited spots available!
Location : Moose Mountain Horseback Adventures, Alberta 762, Foothills County, AB
For more info, email: [email protected] to reserve your spot
Event Venue
Moose Mountain Horseback Adventures, Alberta 762, Foothills County, AB, M and M Ranch Horseback Adventures, HWY-762, Foothills County, AB T0L 0K0, Canada, Millarville
