Re: who all puts up skunks???
[Re: fur taker]
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01/16/08 04:25 PM
01/16/08 04:25 PM
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Soaking the pelt in white vinegar should get of some of the smell.
"When you have to shoot, shoot...don't talk!"
-- Tuco Benedicto Pacífico Juan María Ramírez (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly)
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Re: who all puts up skunks???
[Re: fur taker]
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01/16/08 04:38 PM
01/16/08 04:38 PM
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I shoot all my live skunks. Most of the time they spray. But, I don't really care. After I skin them, I let the hide soak in a pail of peroxide, baking soda, and dish soap for a couple of hours. Then I rinse it real good. When the hide is still wet, it has the skunky odor, but as it dries, the smell seems to pretty much disappear.
I skin all my mature skunks. I got $14. for one two years ago at NAFA. Last year my average on those little fellers was just under $10. IMO, they're worth skinning for that. Besides, I hate to throw anything I caught away. It seems such a waste.
Must be nice to eat ice cream as fast as you want and not have to worry about brain freeze.
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Re: who all puts up skunks???
[Re: deerhunter65347]
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01/16/08 11:12 PM
01/16/08 11:12 PM
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I pole, extract the essence, skin, flesh, and stretch all mine. I think they have a real good looking pelt.
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Re: who all puts up skunks???
[Re: hands on]
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01/17/08 09:59 PM
01/17/08 09:59 PM
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so if you syringe them,there is no ordor whatsoever? when you skin,how do you keep from getting ordor out?
Last edited by coonman22; 01/17/08 10:44 PM.
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Re: who all puts up skunks???
[Re: Dave Plueger]
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01/17/08 10:38 PM
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Are some skunks with diffrent color paterns worth more than others. This morning I cuaght I this morning that was completly black except for the top of its head. Most of the ones I catch have white strips.
7 greys 1 coon member of Trapperman's Kid Club
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