OK I searched the archives and didn't find anything so here goes. Do I have to go any farther then just getting any chunks of meat off? There is a little red membrane on it But I'm thinking that can stay just like on a mink.

Sure are some stinky little guys aren't they

Oh yah I pulled the legs around onthe belly side and pinned them in the middle is this right?

yes all you have to do is pull the chunks of fat off i just use my fingers i dont know about the legs but i pin mine so they point at the head

can i see a picture of on put up.

what do u put em on, just thumb tack em to a wooden board????

thats what i do

wooden strecther just like a mink board but smaller

i dont get many myself. i just modified a wood paint stir stick. put in a belly board and pin the pelt down

I scrape mine clean with no saddle, cut the bottom lip off and pin the legs on the same side as the tail,like a mink is done. Put them on WEASEL stretchers.

Paper towel works for fleshing !

looks like your pullilng the legs around to the belly 2poor?

Got quite a size range there

MUD , save them glands !

2poor,

When you remove the glands, what do you do with them. add them to other lures or put in jar and mash up and use it for lure at sets for weasels?

Real trappers mash em up a bit mix with a little extra hot salsa and enjoy the flavor on tortilla chips washed down with a beer while out in the shed skinning.

I spose you could cut them off with a chunk of meat though and use for a good weasel/mink lure in one of the boxes, You really would be missing out though

Couple of questions for you 2poor. What's the ratio of long tails to short tails that you trap? Also, ever get a Least Weasel?
Though I've not trapped a lot of Weasel. All I get down here (west of twin cities) is short tail.

I suspect it would take 200-300 Shortails to find a longtail. I tend to trap swamps and I see more evidence of longtails in the Conifer. I do know of several longtails taken in the area !

I caught One least Weasel several years ago.

Shortails are the prominate Weasel in this area also.

yep cut one open and take a big old whiff

thanks 2poor.

I cut the glands off a weasel and then used the carcus ina dirthole. Next day a nice red fox was waiting for me.