Re: Please be SOFT on me..... Mink Put Up Critique
[Re: don Wolf]
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11/21/07 05:28 PM
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Small Male on the right Don.
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Re: Please be SOFT on me..... Mink Put Up Critique
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Nick, They look pretty good. I don't know if these are tips or not but push up the "meat" on the top of the saddle to make look better and cut the legs off with a sharp scissors instead of cutting with a knife. I'm no pro, but some VERY good minkers told me how to put up fur. Here's is a few from the first couple days of trapping in early November. Any critiques on these would help as well, I know it's not the best picture either.
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Fresh circle in the morning, nothing better.
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Re: Please be SOFT on me..... Mink Put Up Critique
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11/21/07 05:32 PM
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Yeah K9, and when I was in Alaska, Dean Wilson told me to turn my mink fur out as it showed the mink was Alaskan. Dean was one [Please excuse my language... I'm an idiot] of a buyer, and no one I can think of knew more about fur from that region and what the furriers wanted. That being said, leave the saddle on unless (like Don said) forced to remove it.
A "half truth" is still a whole lie.
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Re: Please be SOFT on me..... Mink Put Up Critique
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Great Post Guys, Some great mink putting up info! Thanks
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Re: Please be SOFT on me..... Mink Put Up Critique
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If you don't have to remove the saddle (because there is a lot of fat under it) then don't. That is what we mean.
A "half truth" is still a whole lie.
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Re: Please be SOFT on me..... Mink Put Up Critique
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One other thing that helps is to wipe down the mink about every two days to take the oil out until it's completely dry!
Does anyone know if NAFA has any special ways that mink have to be put up to be sent. I have never sent any, and was thinkin' on doing it this year. thanks.
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Fresh circle in the morning, nothing better.
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Re: Please be SOFT on me..... Mink Put Up Critique
[Re: don Wolf]
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i tuck the front legs in myself
You just can't start it like a car or stop it with a gun
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Re: Please be SOFT on me..... Mink Put Up Critique
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11/22/07 02:33 PM
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Pleating the tail of mink and coon is basically cosmetic. It makes the fur look nice, and shows a buyer that you really take pride in your work. But like Don said, it isn't necessary and can be time consuming.
A "half truth" is still a whole lie.
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