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#569656 - 02/09/08 03:51 PM This the proper back-leg cut for possum?
Tsarevna Offline
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As you can see I went from the heels to the groin, but the leg cut met above the vent. I then made a V around that vent to the tail.

I'm wondering if this is proper, or if you should go from heels-to-vent, with a straight line below the vent to the tail? Should there be a V at all, is my question? Or a T with the vent being at the center top of the T.
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#569775 - 02/09/08 05:01 PM Re: This the proper back-leg cut for possum? [Re: Tsarevna]
Tsarevna Offline
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Nobody knows?
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#569781 - 02/09/08 05:06 PM Re: This the proper back-leg cut for possum? [Re: Tsarevna]
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Thats the way I do Mine.
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#569790 - 02/09/08 05:09 PM Re: This the proper back-leg cut for possum? [Re: Tsarevna]
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I'm no expert, but I go from heel to heel maybe an inch above the anus. then down the middle of the the tail an v cutting close to each side of the anus. What you did is right, I probably would have cut across a bit higher. With a grinner, it probably doesn't make too much difference. But with a coon you can loose a couple of inches of length and make a big difference in price if you cut under the anus.
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#569792 - 02/09/08 05:10 PM Re: This the proper back-leg cut for possum? [Re: jake80]
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Loc: Eastern Shore of Maryland
just like a nutria is fine....
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#569796 - 02/09/08 05:11 PM Re: This the proper back-leg cut for possum? [Re: bad karma]
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Loc: Scottville, Michigan, US
just like a muskrat
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#570124 - 02/09/08 07:21 PM Re: This the proper back-leg cut for possum? [Re: Dostal]
Tsarevna Offline
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Loc: Portland, OR
Thanks for the replies! My book Raw Fur Handling At It's Best by Keith Winkler says "cut along hair line." I assumed by that he meant where belly fur meets back fur, but I didn't see a hair line!
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