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#576699 - 02/13/08 12:04 AM GRAY FOX PUT UP, Part 2 (Fleshing)
Cameron2 Cameron2 trapper Registered: 01/01/07 Posts: 907 Loc: Nevada	Well, now our fox is skinned, and should look sort of like this (assuming it was nice and dry when you caught him, and you didn't blow holes in him and leak blood everywhere). Keep the fur side in, and put the fox on your fleshing beam. I split the tail first. Use a sharp knife, or one of those cute little razor blade thingys. Split the tail all the way to the tip. Apply a generous portion of Borax to the tail, all the way to the tip. Now skin out the ears a bit, at least to get rid of most of the meat and grisle. Then rub with Borax. Now apply a handful of Borax to the entire skin. Using your fleshing knife, push the fat and flesh off toward the base of the tail. Turn the hide over and do the other side. Our goal is a clean, white, non-greasy hide. Edited by Cameron2 (02/13/08 12:15 AM) _________________________ The newest book AND DVD on gray fox trapping. http://www.grayfoxtrapping.com
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#576701 - 02/13/08 12:07 AM Re: GRAY FOX PUT UP, Part 2 [Re: Cameron2]
iowaminker iowaminker trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 151 Loc: Northwest Missouri	Thanks for the pictorial and effort!
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#576818 - 02/13/08 06:20 AM Re: GRAY FOX PUT UP, Part 2 [Re: iowaminker]
fiftylizzy fiftylizzy trapper Registered: 11/21/07 Posts: 260 Loc: westmoreland co, pa	thanks
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#576820 - 02/13/08 06:21 AM Re: GRAY FOX PUT UP, Part 2 [Re: fiftylizzy]
Bottomline Bottomline trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 3362 Loc: Johnston "By God" County, NC	Awesome pics. Very informative. _________________________
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#576875 - 02/13/08 07:20 AM Re: GRAY FOX PUT UP, Part 2 [Re: Bottomline]
PAFOXTRAPPER55 PAFOXTRAPPER55 trapper Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 745 Loc: Chicora Pennsylvania	a nother good one, I've never "fleshed" a grey on my beam, I didnt think too, I always just sat there got the fat off with my knife. thanks for the idea
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#576880 - 02/13/08 07:23 AM Re: GRAY FOX PUT UP, Part 2 [Re: PAFOXTRAPPER55]
redneck_cowboy redneck_cowboy trapper Registered: 07/12/07 Posts: 3733 Loc: Scott County,Virginia...14	Thanks for the pics!!! _________________________ Summer groundhogin so far 11
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#576937 - 02/13/08 08:18 AM Re: GRAY FOX PUT UP, Part 2 [Re: redneck_cowboy]
trappingman0101 trappingman0101 trapper Registered: 08/25/07 Posts: 1178 Loc: Eastern Nebraska	good deal, thanks for sharing _________________________ Can't help the helpless
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#577286 - 02/13/08 12:03 PM Re: GRAY FOX PUT UP, Part 2 [Re: trappingman0101]
R Howard R Howard trapper Registered: 12/17/07 Posts: 357 Loc: martin city, MT	Do you use the sharp or dull side of the knife? _________________________ Life member Montana Trappers Association Member Montana Furbearer Conservation Alliance
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#577290 - 02/13/08 12:06 PM Re: GRAY FOX PUT UP, Part 2 [Re: R Howard]
Cameron2 Cameron2 trapper Registered: 01/01/07 Posts: 907 Loc: Nevada	Originally Posted By: R Howard Do you use the sharp or dull side of the knife? Uhhhhh, they have a "sharp" side???? Huh, I'll check that out. Actually, I use the sharp side (it leaves cleaner edges on the holes I usually make!!) Oh, one other thing I should have pointed out . . . there is usually a streak of meat or fat under or around the front shoulders. On my beam, I have found it easier to get this off if I put one leg at a time on the tip of the beam . . . kind of like ironing a shirt sleeve. Instead of just putting the nose on the tip of the beam to do all the fleshing, put each front leg on the beam and shave around the legs, then put the nose on the tip of the beam and do the rest. Edited by Cameron2 (02/13/08 01:19 PM) _________________________ The newest book AND DVD on gray fox trapping. http://www.grayfoxtrapping.com
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#577402 - 02/13/08 01:17 PM Re: GRAY FOX PUT UP, Part 2 [Re: Cameron2]
Tom_LR Tom_LR trapper Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 461 Loc: Longview, Texas	Excellent post. What kind of fleshing knife is that? I have a cheapy $18.00 one I bought and then the MB cutting edge. I still end up using the cheapy most of the time because the other one seems too sharp and I put holes in the pelt.
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#577405 - 02/13/08 01:18 PM Re: GRAY FOX PUT UP, Part 2 [Re: Tom_LR]
Cameron2 Cameron2 trapper Registered: 01/01/07 Posts: 907 Loc: Nevada	I don't know what brand of knife it is . . . I bought it from MTS. _________________________ The newest book AND DVD on gray fox trapping. http://www.grayfoxtrapping.com
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#577506 - 02/13/08 02:36 PM Re: GRAY FOX PUT UP, Part 2 [Re: Cameron2]
Livetrap Livetrap trapper Registered: 06/27/07 Posts: 739 Loc: California	Is using the borax a common thing? What does it do and will it be of any advantage for coon? _________________________ The only thing I like about trapping in California is the lack of other trappers.
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#577590 - 02/13/08 03:18 PM Re: GRAY FOX PUT UP, Part 2 [Re: Livetrap]
tmrschessie tmrschessie trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1749 Loc: Near Red Cloud,Nebraska	Great post, thanks, Tom _________________________ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U42PF4khOXc http://www.huntingne.com/forum
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#579885 - 02/14/08 08:43 PM Re: GRAY FOX PUT UP, Part 2 [Re: tmrschessie]
Andy S Andy S trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 5931 Loc: IN	Awesome
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