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Post by musher on Jan 20, 2007 17:31:09 GMT -6
In the many pics I see here I've noticed that some guys hang their unskinned fur by a front foot while others do so by a back one.
I hang them by a back foot. The reasons? Blood, if any runs out the nose/ear so it's cleaner. If it's wet I towel it and fluff it up. I feel that the fur will stay fluffed and dry better with the fan. And last, the front hanging critters get a bend in the neck and it's one more hassle to straighten it when you skin.
So why do some guys hang by a front foot?
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 20, 2007 18:25:24 GMT -6
on coon, etc- drys quicker hung so water goes with hair direction.
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Post by Kyle on Jan 20, 2007 21:54:45 GMT -6
I hang my water coons that are soaked to the bone by the front foot. But I have also read that for k9's and possibly cats, its best to hang them by the back foot so they don't get green bellies as fast. I'm not sure how true that is, but I don't have experience hanging up fox or coyotes.
I keep my muskrats belly up until skinning time, that reduces green belly on muskrats IMO.
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Post by trappnman on Jan 21, 2007 8:13:32 GMT -6
on canines, I don't think it matters with the green bellies either way.
I do think it helps canines to carry in the truck on their backs, letting the belly cool quicker.
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Post by mostinterestingmanintheworld on Jan 21, 2007 8:29:38 GMT -6
Hang a cat up by front foot and you'll have stinky cat piss all over the floor.
Lynxcat and I were talking last night about getting it all over your back if you don't carry them right.
Joel
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Post by rk660 on Jan 22, 2007 8:19:02 GMT -6
also if hanging by hind leg, guts drop more into rib cage and dont green up so quick, wet coon do dry quicker hung by head, run heavy nait at angle thru 2x4, then impale just under botom jaw, you gotta bend their necks back somewhat to stay the spike.
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