Share some of your putup pics with me!

heres some coon from last weekend.

Wow! Those are NICE!!! Cathryn, do you tumble yours before putting them on a board?

real cool pics

yes we do tumble them in a drummer with corncob grit. we tumble them furside out, then jerry fleshes them, then we tumble them skinside out, then i board em.

it might take a little extra time( not much the way we work it) but it sure makes a world of difference in the put up,imo. i think it also takes less time to dry em. just my .02.

i know for a fact theyre easier to handle than when theyre not drummed, lol.( found out the hard way)_

Mike, I'd say Castor most DEFINATELY COUNTS! WOW!

How many finished beaver in that pile?

2 questions...Why are they easier when they're not drummed? And where do you get corncob grit?

kiotee....Those are BEAUTIFULL!

160 or so beaver in the pile.

Youngtrapers Dad, I have a question about your mink. Why is the back fur go almost the whole length of your tails? Is that normal? If so, I think I have been cutting mine wrong.
Mark

man 160 beavers is a ton! you really hit em ey?

the back legs are pinned to the same side of the board as the tail to make a larger inspection window. no cuts are different

man i am jealous, wish i could catch something. i think the yotes are even hibernating in my country. LOL!

Every last person that has posted pictures of their put up gets an A+ in fur handling.

Huntinglonewolf of course you know your included in the A+ catagory.

MAN! Those cats are Something Else! Are those from this year or last? Just curious how much they'll bring this year or what kind of price they demanded last year? Gorgeous!

needle and thread there slick_tail

these are from last season

hey slick tail,

teach that dog to pinch, not bite.

THANKS to All who posted pics! What a bunch of Awesome Put-ups!

Extremely Nice lookin' Cats & Greys there Lone trapper!!!

trpnhnt, I've never seen a better put-up on skunks! Yours all look Terrific!

Here is a couple coon that I have been working on.

And here is a couple more.

All will be ready for shipping soon.

VERY Nice! It is obvious that you take a LOT of pride in your work! Thanks for sharing!

to add to marbleyes photos here are some more

the good castor photo



last years fur (most of it) 125 beav, 104 rats, 42 mink, and others, all the critters with tags in them in the photo were taken in 9 days



wood vs. wire skunks



fox and skunks



the way a face should look nose and lips gone ears removed (then the grader does not feel a hard wisker or ear when he grades them), I also start fleshing behind the eye so I can take the ear cartilage out so it will not spoil

fur taker, You guys have "GOT IT GOIN' ON!!!" Freaking Awesome put-ups! I especially like that Gray...allmost looks transparent/translucent in places! Beautifull!

Wish we still had some Grays around here. They have all but disappeared.

Denny, Are those Pa. yotes? I didn't know they could look that good???

I gotta throw in this badger from last year, just to add to the variety. Great work, everyone !

Bushmaster, I've seen that pic a few times now...and I don't think I'll EVER get tired of seeing it !
Thanks for posting that one!

Some pics of last years fur just before shipping:



look at the size of these song dogs!!




Love those kittys!!


all that fur into two bags!

Sure those ain't wolves, kansas? Awesome job on the catch & handle!!!

DC looks like ya been getting a few coni coon lately.

Marble & fur taker-------Were not worthy!!!!!!!!Awesome job!

Here are some.

FlatSet, I have to think, that there are 2 kinds of furs, that the graders say to their co-workers "Check out these furs!"...When they get a LOWSEY batch, and when they get a batch of furs that look like yours! NICE JOB!

definitely some beautiful fur there!!!!

great job guys!!

Here's some fur from last year. I have not started trapping yet this year but I am getting ready to in the next few days.

Thanks for sharing! Some NICE looking pelts there!

imo, theyre easier to stretch because theyre not greasy and dont slip from my hands when im trying to pin them and they also dry faster.

OK I gotcha...Misunderstood your reply. My bad.

Hey all,
I am going to run this to the top just because I love looking at finished fur and its also a learnig experience for me. I could only dream of being half as good as most of you on here. Thanks for the wonderful pictures. Hopefully there will be more to come. Thanks Mark

Here is the first cat of the year...Tom





This is the only picture I took of the put up coon I sold last Sunday. Actually, mixed bag coon,skunk,possum,mink.

Opps...found one of some of the put ups sold,from the start of this cycle of trapping this year(post deer season)...Tom

I posted this a day or two ago. It is nice to see many people take pride in puting up their fur. Thanks again and great thread.
MNRATMAN

MNRATMAN, I want to go trapping with you! Muksrat forest, how it should be done.

How do you keep the nose on top of the stretcher?

I noticed some of youns hang your fur nose up and some nose down. Is there a reason?

Wow, very nice furs, great job guys.

TTT

Finishing nail through nose then eyehole, unless he has a difft method I do not know of, if ya do I would love to know.

Son and I. "07-08"

Now I'm DROOLING! WOW!!!

I refuse to let this die. Keep them coming. BFFLOBO that sure is some purrty fur. That is surly TOP LOT stuff. Unbelievable handling. Thanks for the show. Mark

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stupid question maybe but im just getting into this and still havent set my first trap but after skinning how long can they stay on the stretch like that?

some from last year

RJF after they are fleshed they stay on the strecthers till dry then they can hang like that the rest of the year

im wondering the same thing myself.

Marbleyes asked:
How do you keep the nose on top of the stretcher?
Like Garmen said a little finish nail does the trick.

On the question about the nose hanging up or hanging down, for me I don’t think it matters either way the reason the rats were hanging like this is because, this way we could us the room we had available most efficiently..
Again the photos look great!
MNRATMAN

DITTO!