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#655738 - 03/28/08 06:48 PM Skinning a Coyote
north mountain north mountain trapper Registered: 10/03/07 Posts: 31 Loc: swan river manitoba	I have skinned a few coyotes but I have 10 to do and I always have trouble with skinning out the front legs/shoulders on the belly side.I almost anyways end up cutting lots of meat off around this area.Is there some kind of trick around this area?pictures would be great.
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#655777 - 03/28/08 07:10 PM Re: Skinning a Coyote [Re: north mountain]
Coon's Nightmare Coon's Nightmare trapper Registered: 04/13/07 Posts: 232 Loc: louisiana	i did the same exact thing on the coon i got its like there a bunch of tendons or sumthing u gotta cut _________________________ ready for summer
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#655784 - 03/28/08 07:17 PM Re: Skinning a Coyote [Re: Coon's Nightmare]
Mark June Mark June trapper Registered: 05/17/07 Posts: 301 Loc: Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska	north, when you get peeled down to the top of the leg, get it started and take a rather stout round peg and work it trough the leg area until you hit daylight in the brisket. I don't have a pic though... _________________________ http://www.markjuneslures.com
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#655796 - 03/28/08 07:20 PM Re: Skinning a Coyote [Re: Mark June]
Blak coyote Blak coyote trapper Registered: 12/25/06 Posts: 1616 Loc: N.e.WI.	Here's a link complete with pics. http://www.trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/243297#Post243297 _________________________ Custom Trap Mods
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#655881 - 03/28/08 08:02 PM Re: Skinning a Coyote [Re: Blak coyote]
north mountain north mountain trapper Registered: 10/03/07 Posts: 31 Loc: swan river manitoba	Very good write up with pictures.I have never had enough grunt to pull and coyote like that I always end up skinning them.
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#657752 - 03/30/08 07:25 AM Re: Skinning a Coyote [Re: north mountain]
TexA TexA trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 2079 Loc: Estherville, IA	Cut the front leg off right at the knee joint. No need to peal them down any further anyway. Opening them without getting into the meat is a "do it enough times" thing and you'll get better at it. A knife with a very small blade is what I prefer to open either Coyotes or Coons. A two or three-inch tapered blade works good for me.... _________________________ TexA Member Iowa Trappers Association National Trappers Association
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#657788 - 03/30/08 07:55 AM Re: Skinning a Coyote [Re: TexA]
bctrapper bctrapper trapper Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 335 Loc: Prince George, BC Canada	I have a chopping block with me and the front legs come off with an axe as soon as I pick them up. If you can get them while they are still fresh, then you can pull them off. I have seen a number of people on this forum with pictures of small winches that help them do coyotes.
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#657976 - 03/30/08 10:33 AM Re: Skinning a Coyote [Re: bctrapper]
WhiskeyJack WhiskeyJack trapper Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 270 Loc: Alberta	I don't want to spend more than 5-10 munites skinning You can use a rebar trap stake or small crow bar, to pull the legs. warm is best.
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#657984 - 03/30/08 10:42 AM Re: Skinning a Coyote [Re: WhiskeyJack]
possum5676 possum5676 trapper Registered: 01/02/07 Posts: 936 Loc: kansas	number one you are not getting the pelt down far enough on the shoulder neck area, on old coyotes thistakes some force, next you need to look at the area on a unskinned one, you will see where you need to put the scredriver, prybar , trapping stake wahtever in to plunge out the srea around the shoulders, there is nothing to it once ya get the hang of it, takes only a minute to do. _________________________ none
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#658007 - 03/30/08 11:02 AM Re: Skinning a Coyote [Re: possum5676]
gameboy gameboy trapper Registered: 02/24/07 Posts: 21 Loc: Indiana	I see several suggestions of prying devises and what has worked real good for me is a hammer. I just use my Estwing framing hammer but I would think a ball-peen(spelling?)would work very well using the round end. None of that pulling and pushing; just strike between the front legs and the neck on the belly side until you can push something through like a small length of broom handle or your sharpening steel. THen pull on that and pull the legs on out. I have never seen one tear from using the hammer either. _________________________ Mark
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#658027 - 03/30/08 11:17 AM Re: Skinning a Coyote [Re: gameboy]
ADC ADC trapper Registered: 12/25/06 Posts: 4446 Loc: Iowa	I cut the legs off at the elbow like Tex said before I start. Then do it the same as I do raccoons... I'm just learning this stuff with the videos and had the settings wrong on the camera so the file was too big to put it all on one video so even though its only 3.5min. of footage I had to put it into two short clips. I've corrected the problem now with the camera. Hope you enjoy... part two... I just noticed when the video comes up you can click "full screen" then maximize the window. It makes it alot bigger and easier to see just what I'm doing. ~ADC~ _________________________ All new site ---> Iowa Trappers Talk
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#658063 - 03/30/08 11:39 AM Re: Skinning a Coyote [Re: ADC]
Coon's Nightmare Coon's Nightmare trapper Registered: 04/13/07 Posts: 232 Loc: louisiana	nice videos adc wish i had one them there skinners _________________________ ready for summer
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#659250 - 03/31/08 05:50 AM Re: Skinning a Coyote [Re: Coon's Nightmare]
TexA TexA trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 2079 Loc: Estherville, IA	Build one or buy a 12vdc WINCH from Northern Tool. That's what most guys are doing these days... An old 12v battery and a charger to keep the battery charged, a pulley somewhere above your head/ceiling and an anchor on the floor is all that's needed. They're pretty easy to put together. _________________________ TexA Member Iowa Trappers Association National Trappers Association
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