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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: Becky on March 07, 2014, 08:34:23 PM

Title: Skinning a Mink Question
Post by: Becky on March 07, 2014, 08:34:23 PM: Smossy wants to know if you cut off the testicles when skinning a mink?
Title: Re: Skinning a Mink Question
Post by: Cougar125 on March 07, 2014, 08:45:21 PM: I've never really thought about it, but if you're case skinning it, do it like anything else. If I'm correct, they have a penis bone like raccoons.
Title: Re: Skinning a Mink Question
Post by: Becky on March 07, 2014, 08:49:27 PM: Quote from: Cougar125 on March 07, 2014, 08:45:21 PM
I've never really thought about it, but if you're case skinning it, do it like anything else. If I'm correct, they have a penis bone like raccoons.

He said he pulled it out. The testies are still on the outside of the fur though and attached to the main skin :dunno: cut all that fur off? I think you do because there's still flesh in there so I think it'd rot or something.
Title: Re: Skinning a Mink Question
Post by: Cougar125 on March 07, 2014, 08:51:03 PM: Carefully flesh it with a spoon. I've done a couple skins for the local biologist that donates them to schools and that's what I've done.
Title: Re: Skinning a Mink Question
Post by: Humptulips on March 07, 2014, 10:15:09 PM: For the fur trade you can just cut them off.