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Ryan P:
Hey everyone. I'm new to trapping and hide tanning. I've only caught a few coons and one otter and I need some help. I'm proficient in skinning because I've hunted my whole life but fleshing, well that's another story. Watching videos makes it look so simple and in return makes me even more frustrated.  Anyone willing to help a newby learn?

3nails:
 If it's the fleshing part that you are struggling with learn how to clean skin. Lot's of videos showing how. I think the only trappers who still flesh are ones wanting to hold onto the old tradition of it.  :dunno: No other reason for it.

Ryan P:
Maybe I'm using the wrong term? Getting all the fat and flesh off the leather without cutting holes everywhere.

Blacktail Sniper:
You are using the correct term, what he is saying is to learn how to be more effective at the initial skinning and leave the fat & extra flesh attached to the animal from the start. 

Takes a little more time and attention to detail, but with all manual tasks, speed will come with time.

In the end, you will have a much cleaner pelt that will need little or no additional fleshing before being put up to dry or begin the tanning process.

JakeLand:
I’ll tell if you have a dozen beaver to skin and put up and you clean skin and I’ll skin and put a fleshing knife to it I’ll beat you by half the time . And even when you “ clean skin “ you still gotta touch up when boarded or hooped there’s no reason to clean skin unless you’re only doing one or two critters

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