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Post by toepincher on Oct 10, 2014 6:24:10 GMT -5
Do you guys find it easier to flesh coyote with the hide slightly dry after skinning or wet like after you wash the hide. I have a hard time with yotes and coon. I bought a necker 600 last year and it works great but I still seam to struggle a bit!! Any input on the subject would be very helpful. Thanks for your time fellas!! Pincher
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Post by nyredfox on Oct 10, 2014 6:47:54 GMT -5
It really doesn't matter. They are just tough!! And smelly!!! Just keep using the 600. You will get better with practice. I tumble mine before fleshing so the skin is coated with sawdust, keeping the sticky mess to a minimum..
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Post by cnyh2ofowler on Oct 10, 2014 7:08:23 GMT -5
Watched a guy on youtube flesh coon and beaver with a pressure washer. Has anybody tried this. The hides looked great when he was done. Not something you do IN your fur shed.
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Post by tmc on Oct 10, 2014 7:19:48 GMT -5
Some braintaners I know flesh deer hides with a pressure washer. If the pressure's too low, it's tedious; if too high, it rips the hides. And that's deer hides, and they're generally doing it when the weather is warm. I've tried it - meh, maybe I didn't give it a fair shake. It wasn't bad, but since most of my fur-fleshing is in cold/freezing weather, no. I don't. Maybe if I get back into braintanning at all seriously and I can choose when I do it, yeah, but not unless or until as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by trappermac on Oct 10, 2014 7:48:39 GMT -5
You can freeze them until they stiffen up a bit but still able to put over the fleshing beam, fat stiffens, less rubbery, makes the fat roll off a coon with a necker.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2014 8:20:05 GMT -5
I think just freezing them solid, rethawing seems to help all hides flesh eaiser.
Zagger hopefully with Chime in, he used to flesh for me, he's fleshed a couple dozen coyotes.
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Post by trappermac on Oct 10, 2014 8:22:40 GMT -5
I think just freezing them soild, rethawing seems to help all hides flesh eaiser. . I also agree with that.
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Post by Scott Kimball on Oct 12, 2014 12:10:33 GMT -5
I will say this about fleshing coons and/or coyotes you will find it tough fleshing them in certain spots and not so in others. I make it a issue to comb all burdocks out and flesh them in a dry state.(drying them out and removing all burdocks with a comb prior to fleshing reduces cutting big holes in fur with a fleshing knife). Coons... for instance, can be tough to flesh around the head area and down the back for a portion. other than those areas, they flesh fairly easy.The one issue/problem i see with fleshing coons is.most of the poorly handled coons come from incomplete fleshing. so it is a real good idea to make sure all the fat is removed from fleshing in the begining.A real good tip is..... (flesh all your animals in a well lighted area ). once the coon has dried completely a light coat of grease will still be present.But can be wiped off with a dry cloth and expose a well handled piece of fur. Another good tip is....(wipe all exposed fur off with a hardwood sawdust and you should be on the upper end off the top dollar spectrum for your fur). Coyotes....run about the same way in fleshing head and portions of back tough. Beyond that a little easier... just a whole lot longer. Good thing about coyotes borax can be used to reduce spoilage and slippage,being we sell fur side out. Scott
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Post by saquelie on Oct 12, 2014 12:47:08 GMT -5
Dont know if it is right or wrong but the easiest way for me is after skinning and combing out the fur i sprinkle borax on the hide as i am fleshing been doing it for 30 years and makes a tough yote not so tough to flesh.
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Post by toepincher on Oct 13, 2014 5:27:38 GMT -5
thanks for all your advise fellas. will try a few of your ideas!!!
thanks again Pincher
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Post by johnm on Oct 14, 2014 8:41:09 GMT -5
Just be careful using borax on any red fur. Ask any taxidermist borax causes red hair to bleach out quick.
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Post by cooper67 on Oct 17, 2014 22:07:09 GMT -5
Some yotes skin easy other are tough the whole way,it is also necessary to sharpen fleshing knifes if get dull buy a fine stone and work edge , I then have a piece of leather to take burrs of fleshing knife.
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