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Post by Mike Barcaskey on Feb 21, 2006 13:17:03 GMT -6
first time I'm trying to remove them. everytime I touch them, I lose more liquid out of them. should I not worry about this? collect it in a little jar? they have been leaking throughout the skinning process.
I'll go skin a coon while you guys answer. thanks
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Post by primetime on Feb 21, 2006 13:21:51 GMT -6
It happens to me also. Best advice use a very very sharp knife or razor blade that way you can hold gently and still make good cuts. But I wouldn't worry about loosing some.
I just cut them out best I can and hang to dry. Not sure what I'll do next, but couldn't see tossing them out.
Hopefully other more experienced Beaver Trappers will respond.
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Post by JWarren on Feb 21, 2006 13:22:05 GMT -6
If they leak it is going to be around the butt. You can pinch off the duct while you skin them out. Otherwise they might have got poked while skinning. If you get crazy with the knife you might have nicked a castor or oil sack.
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Post by Mike Barcaskey on Feb 21, 2006 13:43:04 GMT -6
they are leaking out the butthole. no nicks with the knife
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Post by Mike Barcaskey on Feb 21, 2006 14:10:48 GMT -6
now, the two pink lobes on either side of the vent are the castors. where are the oil sacs?
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Post by primetime on Feb 21, 2006 14:16:09 GMT -6
Those are the Oil Sacs.
The Castors are the brain looking things darker in color. Usually they are on top of the Oil Sacs if memory serves me correctly?
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Post by primetime on Feb 21, 2006 14:21:16 GMT -6
Check straight above the Oil Sacs and under that fat for the Castors. You can remove and keep both the Oil Sacs and Castors.
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Post by Mike Barcaskey on Feb 21, 2006 14:21:30 GMT -6
thanks prime, but when you say on top, dont you mean underneath in the pic (when the beaver's on his back)?
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Post by Mike Barcaskey on Feb 21, 2006 14:24:12 GMT -6
according to the International Trapper from NATA, I think those are the castors I'll go out and cut them now
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Post by primetime on Feb 21, 2006 14:24:30 GMT -6
;D I'm not sure what I meant...
Usually I remove the castors then the Oil sacs so I thought they were on top, but I think they are just more towards the head. You should find them if you look under that fat.
Take another pic when you do - it might help some others out in the future.
PT
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Post by primetime on Feb 21, 2006 14:29:02 GMT -6
IF those pink things are castors, then I've been wrong this whole season.
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Post by Mike Barcaskey on Feb 21, 2006 14:55:01 GMT -6
The IT has black and white photos of dried castor. Their shape leads me to believe they are the pink things, BIDK. here's a better pic. I am loosing a thick, cloudy, yellow fluid from the grey sacs. They are now deflated. Two paper towels are soaked yellow. How do I keep the fluid in from the field to the skinning table. the other reason is the beaver was taken Saturday am, then frozen, thawed over the last day and I am skinning now. Maybe a fresh kill doesn't leak?
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Post by primetime on Feb 21, 2006 15:00:36 GMT -6
Those grey things are the castors. Fresh is better, but the key is to not apply any pressure while cutting the fat and meat/skin stuff away from the castors and sacs. WAY easier said then done. I loose some every time. But I usually am skinning a few days later also. I like to dry my beavers before I skin them and that usually takes a day or two. Just cut them out and dry or freeze them. Don't worry to much about the leaking this time around.
PT
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Post by Mike Barcaskey on Feb 21, 2006 15:13:13 GMT -6
yep, I'll try to do better next time. Thanks
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Post by primetime on Feb 21, 2006 15:15:19 GMT -6
Mike - smells good don't it!
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Post by jeffc on Feb 21, 2006 16:15:39 GMT -6
the yellow stuff is oil it is coming out of the "pink sacs" those are the oil sacs. the dark green or grey sacs are the castor and once you chop some up you will see that they do not leak anything yellow but have more of a sandy type texture of green stuff in them. I've found that holding the vent and using a really sharp knife gets the sac and castor off pretty good
Jeff
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Post by Mike Barcaskey on Feb 21, 2006 18:46:01 GMT -6
when I push the pink ones, they are solid. when I push the grey ones, yellow stuff comes out. yes, they are gritty inside
Prime, it's a toss-up with the green stuff (possum)
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Post by rk660 on Feb 21, 2006 20:02:33 GMT -6
I like to cut the whole oilsac/castors off the carcass, leaving them all together, then skin out separtely later, you can freeze the whole glop and do later when more time available too.
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Post by Mike Barcaskey on Feb 21, 2006 20:56:24 GMT -6
thanks Rich, that's what I did a bit ago. can they be sold like that? all thrown in a jar and froze?
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