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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
[Re: foxfur94]
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12/05/07 05:09 PM
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wissmiss
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Nice looking cats, especially the one on the left. How long are they and how wide at the base? Pictures can be deceiving, but the one on the right looks a bit wide to me on my computer. Did you bone out the tail and open it up so it can dry? I'm sure you will get plenty of other comments - every body likes looking at cats.
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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
[Re: Andy Smith]
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12/05/07 05:12 PM
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Lynxcattrapper
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Pin the front legs UP to give the impression of a larger belly..the bottoms I've never seen done QUITE LIKE that... IF you want to do the Nevada type stretch...use a CENTER board and bring the whites TOGHTHER in the center, pinning together to make a LOOOOOONG belly...remember to stretch LENGHT then width.. I also pull down and tie the tail to the bottom of the stretcher.. Otherwise...not bad lookin!!! lynx
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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
[Re: Lynxcattrapper]
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12/05/07 05:42 PM
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Lynx do you cut off the bottom lip on your cat. I do on all mine.
Spending time with kids outdoors will built memories that last a lifetime.
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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
[Re: Mississippi]
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12/05/07 05:45 PM
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CharlesKS
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im NO EXPERT BY ANY STRETCH, but IMO, they look better nevada style, with a center board.
id also pin his ears down to...thats how i was taught.
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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
[Re: CharlesKS]
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12/05/07 05:47 PM
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Yup...chop that lip RIGHT off!!
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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
[Re: CharlesKS]
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12/05/07 05:47 PM
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In the last photo the cat on the right looks like it has a large wrinkle in the pelt right behind the ears. needs to be pulled down tight.
Spending time with kids outdoors will built memories that last a lifetime.
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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
[Re: Mississippi]
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12/05/07 05:48 PM
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Donnie
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if you put the legs up like lynx is telling you they look like this...lot more belly
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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
[Re: Lynxcattrapper]
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12/05/07 08:00 PM
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wounded_w
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why do you cut off bottom lip
It's worth more when you earn it.
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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
[Re: wounded_w]
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12/05/07 08:04 PM
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Try to get them at least 36" if you can, it will bring you better money when selling them, and do the Nevada strech just like Lynx and Donnie said, they look really good, yours look good too, and nice kitty's!!!
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." -- Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
[Re: Cattrax]
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12/05/07 08:43 PM
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B. Shope
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You cut off the bottom lip to make it easier for the auction house to attach there tags
The Green Eyed Trapper
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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
[Re: B. Shope]
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12/05/07 09:25 PM
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wounded_w
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do you just cut it straight across from v to v ?
It's worth more when you earn it.
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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
[Re: wounded_w]
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12/05/07 11:33 PM
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I get it down till there about an inch left on the jaw and give er a rip!!(knife)
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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
[Re: Lynxcattrapper]
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12/06/07 02:20 AM
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mr. finch
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whats the nevada strecth? got pics?
i live and work in this city but am truly alive on this river......tom burns
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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
[Re: Lynxcattrapper]
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12/06/07 10:31 AM
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bobCATching
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A little history: back in the 80's as cat put-up was evolving, and as has been mentioned, buyers were measuring cats for grade size. large, X-large, jumbo etc. So it was very important to not loose length on your cats as they dried. A 36.5 inch cat brought more money than a 34" cat since it was graded a larger size. We started using center boards to tack the base of the tail to so we didn't loose any length when the cat dried. The natural evolution of that process was to close the legs together to show off the all white on the cat. I know a lot of Nevada trappers traditionally tacked the legs to the boards but hard to say who started to close them together first. It seems like I've always done it that way. I've heard old trappers bicker and say they did it first, but old men don't have good memories and all old men don't know all other old men. Many, many trapping techniques evolved at the same time in different locations. Doesn't really matter anyway. The buyers themselves started referring to the style of stretch as the "Nevada style". They seemed to like it and that encouraged good prices and we kept doing it. I heard the term "Nevada Style" from our fur manager and mentioned the name in the bobCATching 1 video.
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Re: Put up first cats. Coments wanted.
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12/06/07 10:41 AM
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bobCATching
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bobCATching
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Nice looking cat Donnie! Here's some cats at the fur sale stretched Nevada Style.
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