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#1077945 - 12/27/08 06:02 PM when to turn fox pelt?
NACooner "aka Trapper Max" Registered: 10/01/07 Posts: 2193 Loc: southern michigan 16 y/o	?? _________________________ "Coons for the money, Coyotes for the show"
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#1077948 - 12/27/08 06:03 PM Re: when to turn fox pelt? [Re: NACooner]
Donnie Unregistered	when its not tacky anymore
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#1078033 - 12/27/08 06:50 PM Re: when to turn fox pelt? [Re: ]
NACooner "aka Trapper Max" Registered: 10/01/07 Posts: 2193 Loc: southern michigan 16 y/o	? _________________________ "Coons for the money, Coyotes for the show"
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#1078055 - 12/27/08 07:00 PM Re: when to turn fox pelt? [Re: NACooner]
Donnie Unregistered	when its not sticky any more,i turn them as soon as they won`t stick to the strecher,with a cat thats about 15 minutes
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#1078162 - 12/27/08 07:56 PM Re: when to turn fox pelt? [Re: ]
Trapliner trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 96 Loc: Oklahoma	or you can borax it and skip the skin out stage, I also do that with cats, and coyotes.
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#1078169 - 12/27/08 08:01 PM Re: when to turn fox pelt? [Re: Trapliner]
Donnie Unregistered	Originally Posted By: Trapliner or you can borax it and skip the skin out stage, I also do that with cats, and coyotes. ditto that!! just started useing borax last year and it is the cats meow
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#1078210 - 12/27/08 08:24 PM Re: when to turn fox pelt? [Re: ]
fishdaddy trapper Registered: 01/03/07 Posts: 4671 Loc: southern W.Va.40 yrs old	bought an hour or like donnie said. _________________________
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#1078556 - 12/28/08 12:32 AM Re: when to turn fox pelt? [Re: fishdaddy]
Tactical.20 trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 3160 Loc: N.W. Iowa	Is Borax messy, do you need a mask when using it?
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#1078614 - 12/28/08 03:47 AM Re: when to turn fox pelt? [Re: Tactical.20]
Mailman1 trapper Registered: 12/25/06 Posts: 412 Loc: Northeast Nebraska	Nope, and it does work. Maybe there's a different type but I use the plain old Borax hand soap power that you can buy in the grocery store.
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#1078673 - 12/28/08 07:10 AM Re: when to turn fox pelt? [Re: Mailman1]
gibb trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 440 Loc: North Bay Ontario	Turn the pelt when the skins feels dry. Generally 12 hours. Turn fur out and leave the front legs inside. Pin ears with cartilage out flat to the head. Leave on board 2 days. Then pull off and hang by the nose for 2 more days. If you leave the fox to long fur in just use a wet cloth and dampen skin before you try to turn. http://www.furharvesters.com/pelthandling.htm Cheers Jim
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#1078719 - 12/28/08 08:09 AM Re: when to turn fox pelt? [Re: gibb]
Joe B trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 2709 Loc: NB	Depends on temperature, humidity and whether you have a fan on it. Check the head and ears. If they are still soft but the skin is dry then it will turn ok. If the head is fairly hard then it is too dry. If the head is wet, then it is too early.
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