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Bobcats - Putting up cats? #2868079 12/04/11 11:12 PM 12/04/11 11:12 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 602 Minnesota H hunter82 OP trapper
hunter82 OP trapper H Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 602 Minnesota	FHA says to leave the front legs in and I see alot of pics of people with them out? Something Im missing?

Re: Putting up cats? [Re: hunter82] #2868099 12/04/11 11:20 PM 12/04/11 11:20 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 16 Wyoming J Jwebber trapper
Jwebber trapper J Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 16 Wyoming	leave the front legs not the feet and once the pelt is dry pin the front legs up towards the lower jaw. Just makes them look better and will present a lot better because of the white with black spots on the inside of front legs. If they don't have the front legs they will still buy them but you will get a little less money.

Re: Putting up cats? [Re: hunter82] #2868102 12/04/11 11:21 PM 12/04/11 11:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 9,703 ND M MJM trapper
MJM trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 9,703 ND	There is allot less chance of them ripping in a drum with them in. "Not Really, Not Really" Mark J Monti "MJM you're a jerk."

Re: Putting up cats? [Re: hunter82] #2868104 12/04/11 11:21 PM 12/04/11 11:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 975 Central Iowa VikesBull trapper
VikesBull trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 975 Central Iowa	NAFA says same thing (officially) - so they don't tear while drumming (same for fox/coyote). But Brian at NAFA told me he likes them out to show off spots (Nevada style up toward head). 5. Oppose unscientific and inappropriate legislation pertaining to the management of furbearing animals.

Re: Putting up cats? [Re: VikesBull] #2868235 12/05/11 12:12 AM 12/05/11 12:12 AM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 9,852 St. Cloud, MN trapperkeck trapper
trapperkeck trapper Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 9,852 St. Cloud, MN	Originally Posted By: vikesbull NAFA says same thing (officially) - so they don't tear while drumming (same for fox/coyote). But Brian at NAFA told me he likes them out to show off spots (Nevada style up toward head). I got the same story from my NAFA guy here. The buyers prefer legs out and "pinned to the chin".. Like this: "The voice of reason!"

Re: Putting up cats? [Re: hunter82] #2868241 12/05/11 12:14 AM 12/05/11 12:14 AM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 9,852 St. Cloud, MN trapperkeck trapper
trapperkeck trapper Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 9,852 St. Cloud, MN	BTW, these are "crappy" Northeast Nebraska cats that sold for $650, $550, and $175.... Not in the order pictured.. "The voice of reason!"

Re: Putting up cats? [Re: hunter82] #2868347 12/05/11 01:13 AM 12/05/11 01:13 AM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 19 Idaho/ W. Oregon IDdesertman trapper
IDdesertman trapper Joined: May 2007 Posts: 19 Idaho/ W. Oregon	Sent several Idaho cats to FHA last winter put up Nevada style. When I got paid I was disappointed to see that one of them was marked as "damaged" and brought only $26. It wasn't damaged when I shipped it, and I'm kind of curious to what happened to it. May have gotten ripped in the drum due to it's exposed legs on the outside. Of course there is no way to know for sure, but it would be interesting to know exactly what happened. It does make me a bit reluctant to ship high dollar cats to the auction again, thought I know that it's probably a rare occurrence.

Re: Putting up cats? [Re: hunter82] #2868354 12/05/11 01:22 AM 12/05/11 01:22 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 218 Northern California CAGEYCAT trapper
CAGEYCAT trapper Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 218 Northern California	I wonder who paid $650 and $550 for those cats Ray Charles?

Re: Putting up cats? [Re: CAGEYCAT] #2868620 12/05/11 10:37 AM 12/05/11 10:37 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 9,703 ND M MJM trapper
MJM trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 9,703 ND	Originally Posted By: CAGEYCAT I wonder who paid $650 and $550 for those cats Ray Charles? Who cares as long as the check is good. When I worked in a fur room we liked the legs in and no claws. When you have a cat ripe you just paid $300-$500 for, you start to figure out why. "Not Really, Not Really" Mark J Monti "MJM you're a jerk."

Re: Putting up cats? [Re: CAGEYCAT] #2868632 12/05/11 10:49 AM 12/05/11 10:49 AM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 9,852 St. Cloud, MN trapperkeck trapper
trapperkeck trapper Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 9,852 St. Cloud, MN	Originally Posted By: CAGEYCAT I wonder who paid $650 and $550 for those cats Ray Charles? Well, golly, I'd guess it was some foreign feller that wanted them more than I did. I had the price on one of them wrong. Here is what I dragged from my NAFA account. 661278 XXL-XL SEL XP 1-2 1 650.00 650.00 661288 XXL-XL SEL PL 1-2 1 550.00 550.00 661517 XXL-XL SEL PL 2-3 1 150.00 150.00 661630 LGE SEL XP 1-2 1 160.00 160.00 LYNX CAT Total Qty & Avg Value 4 377.50 1,510.00 Apparently my put-up was OK... "The voice of reason!"

Re: Putting up cats? [Re: trapperkeck] #2868636 12/05/11 10:53 AM 12/05/11 10:53 AM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 34 Hoxie, KS P PappaSmurf trapper
PappaSmurf trapper P Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 34 Hoxie, KS	Trapperkeck, not to sound completely naive, but how would I go about pinning my legs around the chin? Do you mean during drying or afterwards? Hope you and the family are doing great. If I look lost, just point me in some direction... If I don't look lost, I'm still lost...

Re: Putting up cats? [Re: hunter82] #2868640 12/05/11 10:56 AM 12/05/11 10:56 AM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 9,852 St. Cloud, MN trapperkeck trapper
trapperkeck trapper Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 9,852 St. Cloud, MN	Look at the middle cat that is still on the board in the pic above and note the tacks. The legs are propped open with clothes hangers cut in half. "The voice of reason!"

Re: Putting up cats? [Re: hunter82] #2868702 12/05/11 11:41 AM 12/05/11 11:41 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,348 Idaho I Idtrapper trapper
Idtrapper trapper I Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,348 Idaho	Front legs up - Back legs pulled together to dry -

Re: Putting up cats? [Re: hunter82] #2869058 12/05/11 04:13 PM 12/05/11 04:13 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 602 Minnesota H hunter82 OP trapper
hunter82 OP trapper H Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 602 Minnesota	Thanks for the input. Thinking Ill try the nevada style.

Re: Putting up cats? [Re: IDdesertman] #2869088 12/05/11 04:33 PM 12/05/11 04:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 975 Central Iowa VikesBull trapper
VikesBull trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 975 Central Iowa	Originally Posted By: IDdesertman Sent several Idaho cats to FHA last winter put up Nevada style. When I got paid I was disappointed to see that one of them was marked as "damaged" and brought only $26. It wasn't damaged when I shipped it, and I'm kind of curious to what happened to it. May have gotten ripped in the drum due to it's exposed legs on the outside. Of course there is no way to know for sure, but it would be interesting to know exactly what happened. It does make me a bit reluctant to ship high dollar cats to the auction again, thought I know that it's probably a rare occurrence. Ouch. I think I will be leaving mine in that I ship to NAFA. 5. Oppose unscientific and inappropriate legislation pertaining to the management of furbearing animals.

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