Fox Pelt comes from the red foxes that dart across Skyrim’s forests. Worth 5 gold and weighing just 0.5, it is a small pelt that tans into 1 
Leather. Foxes are fast and flee on sight, so this one is earned with a bow rather than a sword, and the reward is honestly more about Archery practice than profit.
How to get it
Hunt foxes in the wooded holds, for example around Falkreath and Riften. Plenty of villagers carry one as everyday clutter, such as Dagny in Dragonsreach and Frodnar in Riverwood, though taking it from them is another matter.
Loose pelts are found outdoors near the Forgotten Vale (2), plus one each in Cracked Tusk Vaults, Blind Cliff Bastion, Fort Snowhawk Prison, Highpoint Tower and Baldor Iron-Shaper’s House in Skaal Village.
Since a fox pelt only gives one piece of Leather and sells for very little, its main value is as a quick leather top-up when you are one piece short at the forge. Tan it on the spot rather than carrying a stack around.
Smelting and tanning
- 1 Fox Pelt → 1 Leather at the tanning rack
Used to craft
Fox Pelt appears in 1 recipe in the game files.
Weapons and other items
- tanning rack: Leather (1)
The number in brackets is how many Fox Pelt each recipe needs. Bold labels are the Smithing perk the recipe requires.
Good to know
- Fox pelts weigh only 0.5, so there is no reason to leave one behind.
Data from the Skyrim game files (Skyrim.esm and the official add-ons): value, weight, ore veins, recipes and merchant lists. ID 000D4B35 is the item’s form ID for the console.
