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#640546 - 03/19/08 11:03 PM Coons stuck on wood boards
SDtrapper SDtrapper trapper Registered: 04/26/07 Posts: 14 Loc: Hamill SD	I got a couple coons stuck on wood stretchers and was wondering how you can get them off. I guess i need to start to use belly wedges but out of 40 coon and only two got stuck isnt to bad.
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#640587 - 03/20/08 12:03 AM Re: Coons stuck on wood boards [Re: SDtrapper]
Kusko Kusko "Mr. Mayor" trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2086 Loc: Bethel, AK	Yes, start using wedges. To get them off, you can turn them upside down and beat the nose on the floor. That should loosen them. _________________________ "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin." Linus Van Pelt
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#640594 - 03/20/08 12:20 AM Re: Coons stuck on wood boards [Re: Kusko]
freetrapper freetrapper trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 37 Loc: Southeastern WI	Just hold board up by nose at about a foot off floor and let it fall tail end to the floor when it bounces up usually pops the coon loose to pull off easily or put tail end of board sideways in a vise mounted on sturdy bench use the front leg holes and window to help pull off board Works for me
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#640611 - 03/20/08 02:14 AM Re: Coons stuck on wood boards [Re: freetrapper]
tmrschessie tmrschessie trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1749 Loc: Near Red Cloud,Nebraska	Might try using a flat tip screwdriver to loosen the head area then do as stated in the above posts....belly wedge is designed to not have this happen... 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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#640613 - 03/20/08 03:47 AM Re: Coons stuck on wood boards [Re: tmrschessie]
skullman skullman trapper Registered: 02/10/08 Posts: 185 Loc: Timmins, Ontario, Canada	Put board and coon in shower. Turn hot water on and the steam will do it's job. Next time use a wedge _________________________ For Every Mile Of Road There Is Two Miles Of Ditches
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#640621 - 03/20/08 04:38 AM Re: Coons stuck on wood boards [Re: skullman]
Gotcha! Gotcha! trapper Registered: 07/11/07 Posts: 900 Loc: Vermont...15 y/o	smack it on a table really hard, that works for me for otter, but i also use a wedge _________________________
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#640657 - 03/20/08 05:51 AM Re: Coons stuck on wood boards [Re: Gotcha!]
SWAMPFOX SWAMPFOX trapper Registered: 01/15/07 Posts: 427 Loc: Kent Co. Delaware	wrap in old towls drenched in warm water for abot 10 or 20 min.. She'll come off. _________________________ When I was young, I was extremely broke! Now that I'm old, I'm extremely bent !
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#640667 - 03/20/08 06:05 AM Re: Coons stuck on wood boards [Re: SWAMPFOX]
Rich Kaspar Rich Kaspar trapper Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 159 Loc: Nebr	sometimes i have to resort to clamping base of stretcher in vise, and grabbing ahold of nose with vise grip.
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#640672 - 03/20/08 06:12 AM Re: Coons stuck on wood boards [Re: Rich Kaspar]
redneck_cowboy redneck_cowboy trapper Registered: 07/12/07 Posts: 3733 Loc: Scott County,Virginia...14	wet rags wrapped around the hide will lossen it up _________________________ Summer groundhogin so far 11
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#640720 - 03/20/08 07:03 AM Re: Coons stuck on wood boards [Re: redneck_cowboy]
Dead Coyote Dead Coyote trapper Registered: 02/23/07 Posts: 1186 Loc: S.W. Minnesota	Put it in the Freezer overnite and the next morning it will pull right off. Been there, Done that! _________________________ Proud Member of the Minnesota Trappers Association, and we will never surrender!
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#640766 - 03/20/08 07:41 AM Re: Coons stuck on wood boards [Re: Dead Coyote]
BBLWI 2 BBLWI 2 trapper Registered: 10/08/07 Posts: 133 Loc: East-Central WI	It has been mentioned above but I will add again use a large bladed flat headed screw driver and pry the nose loose from the board. I use it on almost every coon just to reduce the pressure I need to remove them from the board. Bryce
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#641221 - 03/20/08 01:35 PM Re: Coons stuck on wood boards [Re: BBLWI 2]
coyote snarer coyote snarer trapper Registered: 02/05/07 Posts: 517 Loc: Canada	Use split boards and all you have to do when a pelt is stuck like that is remove the 2 screws on 1 side and the boards will come together . Off comes the pelt _________________________ It's hard to make a comeback if you haven't been anywhere
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#642495 - 03/21/08 05:54 AM Re: Coons stuck on wood boards [Re: coyote snarer]
TexA TexA trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 2079 Loc: Estherville, IA	************************ ******************** ALWAYS USE BELLY BOARDS when using wood stretchers! ********************** ********************** Bouncing them on their nose is usually the quickest way to get the furs off. Don't be afraid to bounce them pretty hard. If that doesn't work, then wrap the head and shoulder area of the fur with wet towel and let it set for 30 minutes, then bounce it on the nose again. Be sure you have all the pins/nails out of the hide. It only takes one pin/nail to hold a pelt on the stretcher. _________________________ TexA Member Iowa Trappers Association National Trappers Association
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#642505 - 03/21/08 06:17 AM Re: Coons stuck on wood boards [Re: TexA]
ack ack trapper Registered: 03/09/08 Posts: 207 Loc: n.w. ohio	i slide a screwdriver in one ear and out the other, then secure the base and pull on the screwdiver. never had one fail. also never ripped a hide. _________________________ 20' Treehugger
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