Century Leather Products(formerly Uber) in Owatonna Mn will do hair off or on tanning of skins, have had them tan deer, elk, nilgai, oryx and axis hides. The hair off are generally done in 6 months, hair on in one year. Will also manufacture items, clothing, luggage and gun cases. Am a user of their lined 3 finger deerskin shooting mitts for very cold hunts. Used Cow Creek Taxidermy in Boerne Tx to do a beautiful golden and brown hair on elk hide as well as axis, their final product is softer to hand than Century.
If a fabric sleeve is needed suggest Aqualon from a marine canvas shop, should be an easy job for what they normally do. Aqualon is a thin fleece backed waterproof synthetic, lighter than sunbrella.
There are several tanneries in Texas, Cow Creek was the only that would accept direct from a client. The others told me candidly that If they accepted direct from client the taxidermists would boycott their tanneries. While I understood their position, I just wanted a rug not a mount and objected to having to use an intermediary.
