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Post by whistlerwhittler on Oct 23, 2014 14:26:57 GMT -5
I'm planning to check traps on my way to work. I've read that you don't want to wait too long before skinning canines. If we are experiencing average temperatures these next couple of weeks, will I be OK keeping any catches in my truck and skinning them in the evening when I get home? At work we've got a coverall that I can keep them in if it is sunny.
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Post by kirkwooder on Oct 23, 2014 15:11:45 GMT -5
Fox can go green in a matter of hours if the temps are too high. I'd plan a little extra time for skinning them before work. Or pack them in ice or something.
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Post by wcs on Oct 23, 2014 15:19:44 GMT -5
All depends on the temps. In the 40's out of the sun should be fine til you get off of work. Warmer than that and I would be concerned about the bellies on k9 and rats.
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Post by austinp on Oct 23, 2014 16:16:16 GMT -5
if you can leave them in a cool place, especially laying on concrete or grass in a dark area, they'll be perfectly fine. Any further concerns, lay them on their backs to prolong avoiding green belly. If fox, coyotes, muskrats etc do get green on the skin, spray the affected area with common kitchen cleaner solution with bleach and it'll kill bacteria on the spot.
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Post by mikespring on Oct 23, 2014 16:24:31 GMT -5
Yep...What Austin said.
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Post by rusty on Oct 23, 2014 17:36:29 GMT -5
There is a solution called stop rot that is for this very problem . Works great can be found in most taxidermist sites. Basically its a high powered bactine.
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Post by nyredfox on Oct 23, 2014 17:58:53 GMT -5
My buddy checks at 4am daily and we usually don't get into the fox shop until 8-9pm a lot of nights. Every once in a while, we see a tint of green, but nothing that has ever hurt us. Many nights, I just place them on plastic on the concrete floor and leave them until the next evening, without any problems. We roll all of our fur in borax before boarding, to speed up the drying process... If they are kept in your truck, just try to keep them out of the sunlight.
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Post by whistlerwhittler on Oct 23, 2014 19:15:50 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. Up till now I've only trapped water (which starts in November here) and it wasn't as big of a concern.
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Post by Lonny Mattison on Oct 24, 2014 5:01:40 GMT -5
If I want to trap, I need to start running part of my line at 3am to be at work by 5am. If I have a fox or coyote I hang them from my cap in the back of the truck. They are good until I can skin around 6pm.
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Post by countryboynwco on Oct 24, 2014 6:51:43 GMT -5
I start out @ 230 and arrive at work at 530 behind my work is a storage facility, the manager is a good old boy who gives me a great deal so I hang them in there and skin until 6 ! At lunchtime I throw on a pair of coveralls and skin through lunch. Whatever is not done gets finished after work at 5 ! I run all my conibears between 6-9 pm
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Post by REDNECK on Oct 24, 2014 7:15:05 GMT -5
Sounds good
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