Expose a couple inches of the tailbone and remove the tailbone using a tail stripper. Then, the pelt is removed from the animal in a process that's similar to taking off your shirt or socks.Once the hide is removed it's then fleshed, stretched and allowed to dry.Although it's pretty easy to remove the skin from a raccoon, they contain a lot of fat which sometimes makes the fleshing process a little time consuming and messy.Before you begin, I recommend wearing a pair of latex surgical gloves during the entire process. Make sure they do not fold, otherwise it will rot. Very good instructions. " Muskrats, mink, coyotes, fox, raccoons and many other animals are skinned this way. Thank you so much." ‘Front of Center’ measures how much of your arrow’s weight is in the broadhead end. George Ricks skins his coons by the open-case method, which produces a flat hide, split down the belly.Fur buyers, he noted, only purchase closed-case skinned coons. "Open" describes a method used to skin beaver or badger where a cut is made down the belly and the pelt is tacked out flat. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 92,193 times. Tanning coon skins is not a complex process, but it is labor intensive. Why is this stage so important? Then hang the animal upside down by its feet.6) Pull the hide downward to expose part of the animal’s back and the upper part of the tail.7) Close a tail stripper (available from trapping supply web sites) over the tail bone, and pull it down firmly to free the tail fur from the tail bone.8) Turn the animal around so its belly faces you. No, the freezing temperature will preserve it. "Successfully skinned my first coon using this step-by-step guide. There are two basic ways to skin a furbearer......open and cased. From Davy Crockett's famous coonskin cap to the incorrectly named "sealskin" caps of the British Royal Fusiliers, raccoon fur is useful, fashionable, and iconic. I live where everyone locally has done since birth, but I'm new to the area."

Thank you so much." Flesh about half way down the pelt and then rotate the pelt on the fleshing beam. Your instructions made it very easy and smooth. Copyright 1999 - 2020 Louisiana Sportsman, Inc. All rights reserved.

It should matter a great deal to hunters. Using your knife and hand pressure, remove the skin from around the legs far enough so you can attach a skinning gambrel or other similar device around its rear legs so the raccoon can be hung upside down. The skinning process is now done and you're ready to flesh.Place the cased 'coon skin over your fleshing beam flesh side out. Best one I saw, and the most simple to follow. Arresting approach — Fishing tips for North Louisiana’s top bass-fishing lakesTeal season is on the horizon for Louisiana hunters; here are some tips for getting more of the fast, little ducks in your sights and on your duck straps. It holds all of the toxins that have been filtered. Improperly skinning the animal can decrease it's value or even worse.....make it worth nothing at all.Proper fur handling is an important step that everyone should understand. I got cut using a knife I used to cut a coon. Using the ear holes for leverage, continue to pull the pelt down and cut around the eyes, lips and finally cut the pelt off at the nose.That's it! they look like a lima bean. Cut off the ears leaving them attached to your "cased" skin. Jerald Horst is a retired Louisiana State University professor of fisheries.

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