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Post by dabrock on Mar 3, 2011 15:01:07 GMT -6
I recently bought a small ranch in SE Oklahoma and hope to traps some cats next season. While I do wash my coyote and grey fox, I wonder if you cat men wash your cats as part of your put-up.
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Post by claytoncarr on Mar 3, 2011 15:25:56 GMT -6
Some of the guys do. More power to them. I don't. I do dry wash with borax the bellies right before I put them on the stretcher. It would take a lot of blood on the hide to get me to wash them.
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Post by flatlander (Jeff Yancy) on Mar 3, 2011 20:26:03 GMT -6
I wash all of mine and then do the borax trick after they are dried. You will not believe how much dirt comes out of them and how much better than will look.
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Post by dabrock on Mar 4, 2011 12:33:51 GMT -6
Thanks, I do the boraxs on coyote and fox, they do put-up nice. I blow dry to fluff them. My thinking was it would make cats look good also, but having not put cats up before, wanted your
opinions.
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Post by orcatdog on Mar 9, 2011 9:36:52 GMT -6
I'm with Jeff, I wash all of mine (nothing crazy) and no washing machines, and then do the borax "rub down" to really finish them up. Gets any grease out and really brightens and fluffs up that hair.
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Post by claytoncarr on Mar 10, 2011 9:06:57 GMT -6
If we had state auctions that were worth a poo I would do more as far as washing. But when you send them to an auction house and they tumble them, it seems moot to me.
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Post by dabrock on Mar 11, 2011 18:36:50 GMT -6
I do know washing makes a differance on coyote and grey fox. Sold mine at state auction. Got top of the sale for my coyote 31.00 and top av for my grey fox. So I'm thinking a washed well handled cat would also rank high. I'm looking forward to trapping cats next season. Moving all my trapping gear to OK next week.
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Post by hotandry on Apr 2, 2011 10:22:41 GMT -6
I have never washed a cat. Another time consuming step and during the season, time and energy are in short supply.
If bloody or muddy will wet down and squeeze out that spot only. Water only. And try my darndest not to get them bloody or muddy or peed on in the field or drive home.
The borax and shop vac trick just before the sale is a must. They shine. Kind of a hassle but worth it.
The shop vac (pressure air) is a must. Not only to get the borax out but to fluff and finish. I was a slow learner and didn't buy one till this year.
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Post by TrapperRon on Apr 3, 2011 9:57:46 GMT -6
All my pelts are shipped to auction as are probably 99% of the trappers in BC. Dought if you can even find a fur buyer in the province.
So like others above I only wash out any dirty spots or bloody spots. They are fine cleaned in the drumming process at the auction before grading. As most all of my lynx are snared and with snow on the ground they are very clean to start with.
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