yeah that was the second fox i ever skinned. i learned how to this spring though.

PIPERNINER I GET MY STUFF BACK WITHIN 3 MNTHS BUT I ALWAYS DROP OF LOTS NOT SINGLE PCS WHEN YOU DROP SMALL OR SINGLE PCS IVE BEEN TOLD THEY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEY GET ENOUGH OF EACH SPECIES TO MAKE A BATCH THIS I KNOW IS TRUE BECAUSE FORMULAS ARE DIFFER FOR REDS GREYS YOTES BEAVER AND ALL OTHER SPECIES AND I KNOW THEY DO IT BY WEIGHT HOW MANY PCS DID YOU SEND THEM THAT TOOK SO LONG CUST SERV IS A1 FOR ME NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL WITH THEM TREAT ME LIKE FAMILY DOWN THERE GOOD BUNCH OF PEOPLE TO DEAL WITH

Thanks TM. Seems that with most of them, you get good and bad years. Being a walk in reguler really helps as well. My experience was years ago - maybe it an was osolated incident or things have improved. I had app. 8 fox and 12 beaver. Glad to see positive comments .

it has also changed owners when i dont know but before i started dealing with them

TM : I suspected that - it was app. 12 years ago. Good to have another reputable option. Now that you announced it on the Web, they will be swamped - there goes your three months. Not to worry, Underdog says a box of donuts does the trick.

I received a cross fox, coyote, 6 Beaver, 2 black bears about 2 weeks ago. All seemed real good, especially clean fur. Talking to my taxidermist he told me that a dried wolverine that was not salted may return from tannery harder on the feet and head. I asked as I just sent them one I shot this fall caribou hunting. White were the wolverines salted or just stretched and dried. I will say I had a couple of small beaver that had similar false cuts that you described in the 6 but not all torn up.

I have had good years and bad years with Moyle, but the good have out numbered the bad.

So, I consider myself lucky.

I salted my wolverine immediately after skinning because I don't have the space to flesh and stretch them on the trapline. When I did flesh and stretch, I used borax on them. Have used the same procedure for 35+ years with no ill effects.

Might want to check with Bob Mardis. He is a fulltime taxidermist in ER. The good thing is that he tans all of his own stuff. I have been happy with the stuff I have gotten done with him. AKAnatomyBOB@aol.com

All of my wolverines get salt/borax/aluminum sulfate on them when they are stretched for drying. I always do the heads and feet with additional drying agents to ensure those areas dry well.

Got to see the wolverine I got last year. I'm getting it life-sized, so it's at the taxi's. It came out beautiful, from Moyles, but the feet did seem quite dry and stiff. The head was fine. For what I'm having done the feet won't be an issue. Taxi will re-hydrate.