Post by: 3nails on January 28, 2012, 03:59:52 PM
Post by: rasbo on January 28, 2012, 04:01:57 PM
So I skinned out our first beaver and am now deciding if I need to take the time to flesh and stretch it since I'm just going to drop it off at the taxidermist to get tanned. Are those steps still necessary?ask your taxi,might save a couple of bucks :tup:
Post by: Humptulips on January 28, 2012, 07:58:47 PM
Tough to advise you without knowing what the beaver looks like.
Post by: rasbo on January 28, 2012, 08:39:44 PM
Post by: trapperguy22 on January 30, 2012, 08:24:28 PM
Post by: Machias on January 30, 2012, 08:28:50 PM
Post by: 3nails on January 30, 2012, 08:38:31 PM
On a side note: is there such thing as a trapper with a day job! I'm saying it's a looong day at work wondering what's going on with the traps. :tung:
Post by: boneaddict on January 30, 2012, 08:40:27 PM
Post by: 3nails on January 30, 2012, 08:50:06 PM
I can't imagine the old timers hunkered in a short cabin, -20 out, light from their stove and a candle flickering in the corner fleshing one of them oily *censored*s one after another, carcasses probably froze solid, only after running 20 miles of line that day.That's funny 'cause I was thinking the same thing as I was skinning them. But I'd gladly do ten this week! They sure are beautiful.
Post by: boneaddict on January 31, 2012, 07:31:00 AM
Post by: rasbo on January 31, 2012, 07:35:01 AM
Post by: Humptulips on January 31, 2012, 07:58:20 PM
I was thinking about doing another beaver handling demo at the fur sale. Anyone think that would interest them?
Post by: rasbo on January 31, 2012, 08:09:29 PM
I more or less clean skin mine. It's how I learned to do it so I'll probably not change. I have fleshed a few rough skinned ones though. The area between the hips, the neck and the tail are hard to flesh for me but if you leave a few small patches they flesh OK.good idea,,boy I could really run with this :chuckle:
I was thinking about doing another beaver handling demo at the fur sale. Anyone think that would interest them?
Post by: 3nails on January 31, 2012, 09:49:11 PM
I more or less clean skin mine. It's how I learned to do it so I'll probably not change. I have fleshed a few rough skinned ones though. The area between the hips, the neck and the tail are hard to flesh for me but if you leave a few small patches they flesh OK.Yup! I need one now though. We just pulled our first double tonight on beavers. I feel like :IBCOOL: and :'( all at once. :chuckle:
I was thinking about doing another beaver handling demo at the fur sale. Anyone think that would interest them?
Post by: SunnySlopes on February 01, 2012, 08:30:44 AM
Post by: summit creek on February 02, 2012, 07:25:35 PM
Post by: TeacherMan on February 02, 2012, 10:30:36 PM
Foxx Furs will charge you $11 to flesh and $25 to tan a beaver.
best $11 you will ever spend if your not set up to do it/don't have the time to do it correct :twocents:
Post by: Humptulips on February 03, 2012, 12:00:00 AM
I clean skinned and fleshed what needed it, turned the ears and they were shipped in what I thought was perfect condition.
They came back damaged and although usable for our booth I was not happy with the work.
I've sent a lot of stuff off to Moyle Mink & Tannery and never had that problem.
I'd say if you are cutting one up for sewing USA FOXX will work but if you want one for a wall hanger, beware.
Post by: Beartrap on February 05, 2012, 09:32:06 AM
Post by: Humptulips on February 06, 2012, 07:12:30 PM
Rough skin the beaver I catch. When I get to many hanging I can just skin them and throw them in the freezer put them up as I get time. Hump do you drum the beaver after you skin or after you finish all touch up fleshing.
I don't drum my beaver, just brush them out. When you clean skin there isn't much fat gets on the fur. Sometimes a little blood and I wash them off with just water.
Takes me at most a half hour to skin and remove the castors and with the cage traps I'll never get too many to have to freeze them. I thought about trying the rough skin and flesh after seeing Greg Shroeder do beaver. Now that guy is fast! You have to see him put up fur to appreciate how good the guy is. Anyway, I just couldn't make the change, to set in my ways I guess.
Post by: rasbo on February 07, 2012, 03:28:57 AM
Post by: butcher98951 on February 11, 2012, 07:50:28 PM
Rough skin the beaver I catch. When I get to many hanging I can just skin them and throw them in the freezer put them up as I get time. Hump do you drum the beaver after you skin or after you finish all touch up fleshing.
I don't drum my beaver, just brush them out. When you clean skin there isn't much fat gets on the fur. Sometimes a little blood and I wash them off with just water.
Takes me at most a half hour to skin and remove the castors and with the cage traps I'll never get too many to have to freeze them. I thought about trying the rough skin and flesh after seeing Greg Shroeder do beaver. Now that guy is fast! You have to see him put up fur to appreciate how good the guy is. Anyway, I just couldn't make the change, to set in my ways I guess.
You can clean skin a beaver in less then 30 mins? where you at i want to see steps for this..
Post by: Humptulips on February 12, 2012, 12:25:03 AM
It doesn't take me long to flesh though when done this way and there is little fat to make its way onto the fur.
Tonight I skinned and fleshed 2 blanket beaver, a small otter and a mink. I was in the fur shed 2 1/2 hours. That includes building a fire in the stove and doing a little clean up work where I had been working on traps so probably 2 hours fur handling.
There are better and faster. Here's a good video to watch.
I do things a bit different then Carl but the basics are the same and he is faster then me.
Post by: 3nails on February 12, 2012, 09:01:35 AM