How does this coon look? Fleshed well enough? Put up right? Other than the sewn up holes because my dog found it first.

No expert but in general looks good fleshing But would say it a little off centered to the left on the board IMO.

is that a fox board?

Looks pretty good. Maybe just the photo, but your stretcher looks a little narrow. Especially in the neck/shoulder area? Use a piece of cardboard to hold the tail open. Save you some pinning time. Otherwise fine.

No, it's a coon board but this coon went 4xl

Probably in today’s coon market, it won’t be huge a problem? You will more than likely be down graded a size though, b/c of the narrow stretch? I would advise investing in some wider (jumbo) boards for those bigger coon.

Few pointers:
If that is your first coon put up, it's excellent.

Like previously stated, it could just be the picture, but it looks like the coon is off center to the left a touch.
Mesh plastic or wire mesh will save you a dozen pins in the tail.
Basswood, your fingers will love you vs particle board.

Running a large oversized knife or fillet knife down the coon a few times will collect any grease, oil, debris and really clean them up once your done, don't forget your wedge on the belly side.....grrrrrrrr been there, done that before, LOL

The hip on the right side looks like it is higher than the rest of the skirt. I would try to stretch that and pin it even with the skirt. They measure the highest spot. Don't give an inch away, even on a big coon.

Nice job overall.

Fleshing and skinning look good but boarding is a little rough. Get you a couple nice coon boards.

A standard coon board measures from the nose down and It should be 71/2" Inches at 30 inches.
Is That a home made board It looks like It's a little un even In spots. Looks like It's made out of plywood or OSB.

Do you have a belly board In there? If not you better use one.

But your fleshing job and boarding look good to me. Like others said wire mesh to pin out the tail makes life a bit easier. But pins work to.

great job for your first :)way better than mine first one

You fleshed that coon very well, even the tough parts. Here are some of my thoughts
1. As stated by others center your hide that is most easily done by doing that with the front legs. If you are making your own boards, looks like blandex type board, then download an FHA or NAFA pelt handling manual and follow their specs for medium, large etc. coon from your region.
Also I note that when you cut or sawed that the boards curve inward slightly. You want those edges straight and also sandpapered nice and round and smooth or you could have a heck of a time pulling that coon off the board. I hope you have a wedge on the belly side and if not insert ASAP. If you feel it may be hard to remove you may want to loosen a bit before really dry so that the hide flexes a bit.
Also the lower right skirt you could pull that part that is wrapping around the board down and pin it solid as that could be considered the shortest part of the pelt and it may drop you a size, depending upon how long the pelt is.
Bryce

This was not my first but I have only done a few. Most of them were marked damaged last year and I was hoping to figure out why.

Yes I made a few plywood boards when I started out a few years ago and am slowly replacing them but I am slowly replacing them with basswood. Overall they were to NAFA's standards but some were uneven in spots.

Hard to tell the width by the photo but as Schroeder says "don't make them wider...make them longer". Mine are all cut down to the 7.5" like Beav and Schroeder state. Some of those jumbo boards are too wide. I had to cut a fair amount off of them.

Of course I've seen rat boards that were wider than coon boards, too. Doesn't make it right, but some guys are using them.

Coon come in all sizes. Some short and fat. Some long and thin. Just like people. Use the right board for the right critter. Ask the fur buyers your selling to how they want them.