Registered: Dec 2005
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Ok i got a quick question, this is my first year i am actualy skinning out the coon by myself....i am 22 lol yeah should have started earlyer lol..... anyways i skinned a nice sow coon the other day but made a mistake on one of the ears, like the whole ear is missing. I was just wondering how much will this mistake cose me when i turn this coon in.

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They dont use the ears or face or tail. It shouldn't matter

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just makin sure... cuz its one ofthe biggest coon i got this year

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Ofcourse they Use the Ears/Face Nose and Top Lips !!!!!

It will cost you about $2 off the Skin or more For a Missing Ear .....

Qty. Skinning = More $$

Get a Blow Drier and Fluff, Comb, Clean the Fur ..

Presentation and care of your Hides will bring more $$

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I knew it would cost me, just not sure how much..... had a dull knife it didnt work to well. skiined 8 so far this year, first time i dont that to a hide.... thanks

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its easy to dull ur knife on the face. hanging the coon up by its back leg will help so you can pull the hide more than cut it. i always skin mine in the woods and keep a smiths handheld sharpener in my coat pocket. most buyers will give you a break if u bob a couple tails or make a couple eyes way too big. i doubt u will loose any $ at all unless u have several without ears.

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i hang mine too, just bought a new skinnning knife so hopfuly dnt have any more issues..... plannn on skinning them in the woods also.

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I don't hang mine up I just step on the legs and pull the hide as I cut. Sure beats looking around for the perfect limb. The ear won't hurt you any. The only thing they use on the hides is a strip across the back. Good luck you will get better and faster.

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Originally posted by Majestic Tree H
Ofcourse they Use the Ears/Face Nose and Top Lips !!!!!

It will cost you about $2 off the Skin or more For a Missing Ear .....

Qty. Skinning = More $$

Get a Blow Drier and Fluff, Comb, Clean the Fur ..

Presentation and care of your Hides will bring more $$

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Well boys, I'm here to tell you, the first time I take a blow dryer to a coon is the day I'm hanging it up. If $2 bucks is what your worried about, stay at work an extra hour and you will multiply your profit by 100%. If we were in 1979 or 1980 you sure wouldn't be blow dryin no coon hide. Fur is fur, fluffed up blow dried, muddy, full of dog slobber.. Doing all of this extra stuff is just for self satisfaction of taking what you think the best quality product that you can produce and selling it. If you cut off an ear no big deal, if you cut off a tail, (which you will) That don't matter either. Try to keep holes out of the back. If you're going to make anything at all on a hide, it's going to be that back strip. Don't beat yourself up about any defects that you create to a hide, it's just not worth it. Do the best that you can and be happy with it. After you skin a couple hundered, you might get better

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Forget about trying to hold a razor sharp edge on a knife to skin coons. Go to the hardware store and get ya a 6" flat 2 sided mill bastard file and use it to keep a burr on the knifes edge. Trust me, it will work wonders compared to a sharp fine edge. Also, don't get a knife that the steel is too hard, a use a double bladed muskrat skinning knife and have for years. Did ya buy a tail stripper?? Later, Danny G.

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i havnt gotten around to getting a tail stripper yet danny.... ganna have to order one, just been cutting of the tail bone and leaving it in the hide for now.

Thanks for all the input.... really appriciate it

Jarrod

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DO NOT JUST CUT THE TAIL BONE OFF AND LEAVE IN THE HIDE. THAT IS THE BIGGEST PAIN IN THE BUTT WHEN SCRAPING AND STRETCHING FUR. STRIP IT OUT ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN WRAP YOUR FINGER AROUND THE BONE AND GIVE IT A TUG IT WILL SHUCK IT RIGHT OUT AND THE FUR BUYER WILL BE HAPPY. HE WON'T LIKE BONES IN TAILS.

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just carry a couple 16 penney nails to pull that tail

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If you don't have a tail stripper, you can use a pair of regular slip joint pliers. Just adjust them out and run the tailbone through the back part of the jaws, give it a good pop and they work just as well as a stripper. Don't forget to zip the tail open when you're done.

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Google Havalon knives and see what you think I bought one and I cannot believe how sharp they are! And when it gets dull just replace the blade! You can't beat the price either!

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Well boys, I'm here to tell you, the first time I take a blow dryer to a coon is the day I'm hanging it up. If $2 bucks is what your worried about, stay at work an extra hour and you will multiply your profit by 100%. If we were in 1979 or 1980 you sure wouldn't be blow dryin no coon hide. Fur is fur, fluffed up blow dried, muddy, full of dog slobber.. Doing all of this extra stuff is just for self satisfaction of taking what you think the best quality product that you can produce and selling it. If you cut off an ear no big deal, if you cut off a tail, (which you will) That don't matter either. Try to keep holes out of the back. If you're going to make anything at all on a hide, it's going to be that back strip. Don't beat yourself up about any defects that you create to a hide, it's just not worth it. Do the best that you can and be happy with it. After you skin a couple hundered, you might get better

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Yes sir, thats pretty dang fast.. I'd venture to say that he's skun more than 20 or 30.. lol

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what i sthe easyest way to skin a coon?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QwVhJGljFQ

I would say that it can't get any easier than this. Most people don't have a skinning machine, but use your imagination.. Keep your knofe sharp too..

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Originally posted by Danny Glista
Forget about trying to hold a razor sharp edge on a knife to skin coons. Go to the hardware store and get ya a 6" flat 2 sided mill bastard file and use it to keep a burr on the knifes edge. Trust me, it will work wonders compared to a sharp fine edge. Also, don't get a knife that the steel is too hard, a use a double bladed muskrat skinning knife and have for years. Did ya buy a tail stripper?? Later, Danny G.

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I got a buddy who is a trapper and has been for over 30 years. He catches a ton of ccon every year and has taught me to use a serrated pelter knife to skin coons and it works better than I ever imagined. Can resharpen them until there is no serrations left and then throw it away. They only cost about $4 a piece and I can skin 40-50 coons with one before its worn out.

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the guy i take my furs to is verry picky and marks down any thing he can seen you saide you had a dull knife i sharppen mine every time i hit a bone i trap to so i handdle a lot of fur sharp knifeis verry impotine

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Pretty good video. Only two things I do differently is to go ahead and cut the front legs off shorter above the wrists. This makes it better for scraping and drying. The other thing is to cut the lower lip off the hide. Leave a little goatee on the carcuss. The bottom lip will rot and curl during the drying process if you leave it on the hide.

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