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Washing and putting up Coyotes #2311355
12/18/10 08:30 PM
12/18/10 08:30 PM
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I've had several guys ask and PM me on how I do this. I've posted on this several times before but its kinda spread out. Thought I would put it all in one post for everyone.

First I skin my coyotes at the catch site, its a whole lot easier to skin them while they are hot. I have a skinning rig that I made to go into my receiver hitch on my truck for me to skin while im on the line. Saves on the mess at home too.



After I skin them I freeze everything when i get home. When I want to put them up I will take out what I want to put up and thaw overnight. I then will pick out all the burrs and comb out the fur.

My next step is to make a cold water bath with a liquid laundry detergent to cover the pelts. I will also add a small amout of bleach to the mix as well. I then let them soak for about a half hour and hand aggitate them about every 10min.



Next is to rinse them in clean water from the laundry bath. Its amazing how much dirt and blood comes out of them.



Next is to mix another bath of clean cold water and a fabric softner, I use Downy but any will work. I then let them soak for about 30min and hand aggitate them about every 10min or so.





I then will rinse in cold water again and wring out as much water by running my hand down the fur like a squeegee. I then hang them up and let them drip dry overnight with a fan blowing on them.



The next day when they are mostly dry I will flesh them down and put them on boards. When they are dry to the touch and the skin has toughened up some I will flip them fur out and comb the fur against the grain to make it stand up. I then hang them nose down so the fur will stand up.




I then hang them on fur hangers till I'm ready to take them for sale.



It's alot of extra work but they sure look nice when you are done. It definitely impresses the fur buyers when you take them coyotes like this. Hope this helps.


Re: Washing and putting up Coyotes [Re: FlatSet] #2311393
12/18/10 08:46 PM
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very nice work and put ups ...............


Let's Hunt that stuff can wait

Re: Washing and putting up Coyotes [Re: FlatSet] #2311412
12/18/10 08:54 PM
12/18/10 08:54 PM
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Very nice.How much laundry soap and downy. Just a squirt or do you measure it out.Thanks for the post.




I'm itchin' to see a coyote twitchin'.

More trappin' and less yappin'.



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Re: Washing and putting up Coyotes [Re: FlatSet] #2311422
12/18/10 08:59 PM
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Very Nice Flatset. Can see this working its way in the archives if theres nothing else like it.

Re: Washing and putting up Coyotes [Re: FlatSet] #2311432
12/18/10 09:02 PM
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I flesh then before I wash them so they don't pick up any grease off the beam; tried it both ways and like this better although fleshing did squege a lot of water out of them.

Re: Washing and putting up Coyotes [Re: FlatSet] #2311433
12/18/10 09:02 PM
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I use about a 1/4 to 1/3 cup of laundry detergent to the tub and about half the capfull of the fabric softner.


Re: Washing and putting up Coyotes [Re: FlatSet] #2311466
12/18/10 09:13 PM
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This is definitely Archives material. Very nicely done Flatset.


A long hair country boy can survive
Re: Washing and putting up Coyotes [Re: FlatSet] #2311482
12/18/10 09:17 PM
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Great post! I do the same thanks to a friend of mine who told me about it this year. Sure does make them look nice and clean.

OT

Re: Washing and putting up Coyotes [Re: FlatSet] #2312170
12/19/10 03:05 AM
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Nice looking fur. Is that Nevada style?


"My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my traps for what I said I paid for them."
Re: Washing and putting up Coyotes [Re: FlatSet] #2312280
12/19/10 07:37 AM
12/19/10 07:37 AM
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Columbus, MI -63-
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I Gotta admit, the whole time I was reading your post I was thinking: "Man, this guy is NUTS! What a waste of time." Then I saw the end result and have determined to change my "put-up" method! I usually just dip my critters in my pond to get the dirt and blood out but now I'm going to actually wash them.

Thanks for the post!

S/F,

Bob


If someone has done better than you, you settled for less but, it's not their fault.

Semper Fi,

Bob
Re: Washing and putting up Coyotes [Re: SgtMaj Bob] #2312322
12/19/10 09:07 AM
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Not to pee on the fire but be careful how hard you wash and what you use as some buyers prefer the pelts natural oils to be preserved. Of course mud needs to be cleaned off. Mike

Re: Washing and putting up Coyotes [Re: Mike367] #2312465
12/19/10 11:13 AM
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Indiana
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Great looking fur . I,ve never seen the bellys pulled down like that . Is that a personal preference, buyer prference, it looks good . Just wanting to learn something.

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