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Old 02-27-2007, 10:03 PM
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some pics from today

here's a few pictures I took before the trip to the fur buyer. these aren't all the furs I got, I'm giong to keep some to tan
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Old 02-27-2007, 10:04 PM
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this coyote brought $20
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Old 02-27-2007, 10:06 PM
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some muskrats
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Old 03-01-2007, 03:50 PM
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Nice looking fur. How much did you get for your muskrats??? I have about 40 to sell.
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Old 03-01-2007, 10:19 PM
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I sold 8

3 for: $8
3 for: $7
2 for: $5

Last year muskrats were bringing $2.50 here so prices are up
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Old 03-02-2007, 12:04 AM
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can they be turned outside in when they're dry?
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Old 03-02-2007, 11:40 PM
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what do you mean? I don't think so. not when their dry
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Old 03-05-2007, 02:51 AM
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how did you prepare them? turn them inside out, scrape the fat/meat and just let them dry or did you apply some kind of tanning formula?
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Old 03-06-2007, 02:22 PM
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turn them inside out, scrape the fat/meat and just let them dry
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Old 03-06-2007, 10:19 PM
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the yote is fur out. same thing?
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Old 03-15-2007, 09:32 PM
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yeah, just scrape off the meat and fat. let it dry to the touch skin side out then turn it fur side out and let it dry the rest of the way.
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Old 03-15-2007, 10:17 PM
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do you salt them? i hear the fur will slip if you don't.
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Old 03-16-2007, 07:31 PM
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If the fur is dried properly, they should never slip. The tanning process does "set" the hair follicles, but it also softens it up.

In my photo, all of my fur is just fleshed, stretched and dried.
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Old 03-16-2007, 11:22 PM
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yeah, like if you had a fox and instead of letting it partially dry,then turning it fur-side out, you just put is on the stretcher fur side out, the skin on the inside would stay damp (and cause the skin to rot quicker) and the hair might fall out in some areas. Deer skins are usaully salted though.
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Old 03-16-2007, 11:23 PM
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here's another raccoon pic
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