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Post by jim on Nov 13, 2011 17:58:03 GMT -6
 folds down to travel  upright position  hook for different cables  opening cuts noose on one leg  tail  pulling down off of hams- note long cable hooked  stripping tail  short cable hooked raising coyote about three feet    |
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Post by jim on Nov 13, 2011 18:17:04 GMT -6
more changing noose from leg to leg skin using golf ball  we are at the hardest spot to skin. using meat hook and knife cut each shoulder off, puuling down legs come out of skin   noose to go over hips to put pressure on with foot   just back up a little to keep pressure on as you finish up the neck and head. |
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Post by C1972 on Nov 13, 2011 20:03:30 GMT -6
Nice pics! How long does a dog take to skin? I'm betting around 10 minutes with that fine rig huh? Thanks for sharing Jim.
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Post by Iowa Badger on Nov 13, 2011 20:23:11 GMT -6
never thought of cutting the front legs off and pulling them out  |
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Post by seldom on Nov 13, 2011 21:31:21 GMT -6
Great engineering/design job Jim!! I see you found as I did that 2 hands plus 1 foot really helps finish'em off. Onaway may no longer be known for "steering the world" once some of those "jack pine savages" up there see your skinning rig running the fire lanes.  |
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Post by foxman on Nov 13, 2011 22:40:15 GMT -6
Now thats a nice rig! only if coyotes peeled like fresh caught coons...
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Post by trappnman on Nov 14, 2011 7:48:54 GMT -6
very nice jim!
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Post by ksboy2 on Nov 14, 2011 14:06:17 GMT -6
you should not be pulling on that hide with that knife in your hand like that.. i have a nice scar on my right cheek as proof... nice rig tho'
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Post by northof50 on Nov 15, 2011 9:46:53 GMT -6
Very nice set up, thanks for sharing.
Not to distract from input; but an interesting thing that was brought up was trailer hitches left in when no trailers are in tow. Under our provincial highway traffic act they can not be in place. ( rear end collision) and the bumpers not taking the impact.
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Post by TurTLe on Nov 15, 2011 23:07:08 GMT -6
Nice set up. I cut the front legs off below the elbow with a hatchet before I even start skinning them though. Then I don't even have to worry about pulling the legs out.
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Post by rk660 on Dec 1, 2011 21:29:45 GMT -6
Lopeing or pruning shears for the front legs. then you just whack them off after youve hung them on the hooks. One less setup/operation compared to chomping them off on the floor. Get the bypass kind.
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Post by trappnman on Dec 2, 2011 8:11:47 GMT -6
what type of loppers are you using rk?
I bought a good pair of ratcheting ones, and I found that its almost impossible ot lop off the legs after hanging- they just twist for me and its hard to hold leg stiff, and use the loppers. I found that if I have them laying on the ground, that they hold stable and don;t turn, making the lopping process so much easier.
only drawback on fresh yotes is they are going to bleed when the legs are lopped, a lot.
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Post by krj on Dec 2, 2011 8:38:50 GMT -6
One other thing that would save some time is after skinning past the front legs it is a lot easier to rap a gunnysack around the hide and place it between your legs and back up. The hide starts to be pulled off and can be helped along nicely with a knife and you don’t have to stoop over or get down on one knee(not that Jim did but have seen other do) to work around the head. It also saves the time of reversing the animal.
Just how I was taught.
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