Just to make it easier to find later on, I re-post the link with the tanning recipe:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/how-to-tan-a-rabbit-hide-zmaz83jfzraw...

After this experiment I see that scraping the meat side clean enough is the key to success. If there are inner fascias left, the tanning solution can't get properly absorbed into the inner layers of the skin. When butchering a sheep, I try to skin it as clean as possible, as it also seems that it is easier to remove fat and some fascias when the skin is still fresh and warm. But, yes, I need more experimenting with this, to get a better idea of what is "clean enough".

In Finland the fishing has also this "two level" model, a lot like our dirt roads. The state legislation sets a general framework, and the details are decided on a local level. Local waters are divided into smaller areas, and people fishing on those areas have their annual meetings where they can settle the details of fishing regulations. That way it is always adjusted to the local situation - for example, if the people see certain fish populations decreasing, they can temporarily set stricter regulations to allow the fish population to regenerate. Which also means that, ideally, if I'd be unhappy about some regulations, theoretically speaking I can go to the annual meeting and try to convince the others with some good talking and argumentation =) But I don't need to do that, as generally speaking I feel that I'm mostly unaffected by our regulations.

I mean, most of the people use much more modern tools - they drive a motor boat with multiple rods attached to a rack, and they use a sonar to spot flocks of fish, and they set multiple nets in a row. But I'm just rowing my boat with a singe rod and reel, and I don't even set nets as these small fish traps are easier to handle alone. So, most of the regulation is about those more efficient methods, and small scale old fashioned village idiots like me are left free to do what they please =)

Ah, but of course the finnish model comes with some funny side-effects, too. For example, I'm living near the border of one of these local areas. If I row a bit farther away, I reach the next area - and I don't know if they have slightly different regulations. So, in a worst case it might become rather messy, having to apply different methods depending on which side of a lake you are on =) But as far as I know, here on my place that next area always has looser regulations, so I don't need to bother them getting angry about how I fish on their area =)