You’ve got options that way.
Join WSTA. Attend some workshops , they have fur handling demos. Come to the WSTA fursale in March at Thurston fair grounds. Don’t know if there will be fur handling demos, but you will be able to examine put up pelts, and talk to furbuyers to see what they look for in well handled fur.
Lotsa help out there, you just have to show up and ask.