That looks like a very big squirrel to me.
Been out with my mate with his air rifle and bagged 4 grey yesterday. I've got their skins soaking in water overnight, but as my missus is a vegetarian she thinks I'm a murderer and don't want them cooking in the house so I've frozen the carcases. She doesn't know what's in the plastic bag in the bottom of the freezer trays, ssh!
I'm trying to tan two of the skins and make green rawhide with the others to try for bowstrings.
Anyone know when you cut rawhide into long stringlike strands do you the plait it?