Trapping ??
10-31-2013, 03:38 AM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Schuyler county,IL
Posts: 286
Trapping ??
This will be my first year trapping coons and yotes. So my question is the guy im selling to will buy them whole so I want to freeze them till I get 15-20 coons and the take them in. How would you freeze a coon and keep the hairs from freezing to the freezer or the other coons?? Can I put each on in a bag to keep this from happening.If im going to do this I want to do it the proper way.. Thanks for any help...
10-31-2013, 10:48 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,902
Throw each one in their own trashbag and you'll be fine.
Skinning them out and freezing just the raw pelt will save you a lot of room (15-20 coons is a BIG freezer!), save you a lot of weight lugging them around, and save you a ton of time thawing them out before you sell.
Skinning them out and freezing just the raw pelt will save you a lot of room (15-20 coons is a BIG freezer!), save you a lot of weight lugging them around, and save you a ton of time thawing them out before you sell.
10-31-2013, 12:22 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,902
Forgot to mention two things:
Get as much air out of the bags before you freeze them, otherwise you'll end up with frost. While I don't worry much about freezer burning my coon hides, the runoff can be a mess when you thaw them out later. I have used 2 methods: 1)roll my raw pelts tight, or 2) lay them out flat/straight, then stick them in the bags and squish as much air out of them as I can, and tie the neck of the bag.
When you thaw them out to sell, you'll fetch a better price if you 're-fluff' the fur and clean it up a bit. Get a 'slicker brush' from any pet store, basically a fine wire toothed rectangular brush, made for brushing out matts on dogs.
Get as much air out of the bags before you freeze them, otherwise you'll end up with frost. While I don't worry much about freezer burning my coon hides, the runoff can be a mess when you thaw them out later. I have used 2 methods: 1)roll my raw pelts tight, or 2) lay them out flat/straight, then stick them in the bags and squish as much air out of them as I can, and tie the neck of the bag.
When you thaw them out to sell, you'll fetch a better price if you 're-fluff' the fur and clean it up a bit. Get a 'slicker brush' from any pet store, basically a fine wire toothed rectangular brush, made for brushing out matts on dogs.
11-01-2013, 01:52 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: MN
Posts: 1,260
Muzzy youtube can show this. You can learn just about anything about trapping and skinning from the videos on there. Skinning is easy. Just don't be in a rush. Taking your time will get you more $ in the end. Good luck. Can't wait to see some pics.
11-04-2013, 05:57 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Where the ducks don't come no more
Posts: 4,420
Make sure you make the money cut... you don't skin a coon the way you skin a deer.... go ankle to ankle across the underside of the legs... not up the backs of the legs to the anal opening!
You will make WAY more money putting up your own fur.... like 5-6 times more. But the payout isn't instant like it is with a country buyer. Sometimes $5 now seems better than $25 in May.... but it isn't.
You will make WAY more money putting up your own fur.... like 5-6 times more. But the payout isn't instant like it is with a country buyer. Sometimes $5 now seems better than $25 in May.... but it isn't.
