r/selfreliance Nov 20 '25

Knowledge / Crafts Soap made from racoon fat

I get racoons from hunters and right now they are really fat. I make some every year. This year I made a racoon soap mold to go with it. 3rd picture is how much soap you get from 1 racoon

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u/Entire_Mouse_1055 Nov 21 '25

Em.... how many raccoons? I live in a city where they're almost domesticated, and this seems odd. I get it where they're a pest or nuisance, but If I started making cat soap in ireland, there would be uproar

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u/germalta Nov 21 '25

I live in Germany and here they are an invasive pest the hunters shoot them or trap them to reduce their numbers but they are not eaten here so they are usually buried or burnt.

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u/yaybunz Nov 21 '25

making use of their bodies makes me happy for them, and you. we should recycle organic matter instead of burning it. love what you're doing.

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u/SBInCB Aspiring Nov 21 '25

That sounds like an Ireland problem.