Re: Skinning on the go
[Re: ridgeview72]
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08/21/19 12:42 AM
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ADC....you could build a skinning rig that is held down by rear pickup tire...think in Steve & Lori Gappa had coyote video after a catch they skinned in the field...first would pull out of back of truck skinner base they would place ahead of rear truck tire then drive fwd until tire on top of base...then would pull out skinning pole with hand crank that would slip into base.
No longer have video or I could have taken & posted pic. Thanks. I have made something similar to that. I never saw theirs, but I'm not surprised others have thought about doing it that way. I think there was even a video on here where a guy opened, I think foxes, then parked on their back feet and pulled them that way. There's definitely more than one way to skin a... well, about everything. lol
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Re: Skinning on the go
[Re: WadeRyan]
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08/21/19 05:18 AM
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danny clifton
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I built a beam that folds down flat for fleshing away from home. I have decided that putting up fur while away from home is not worth the effort. Not without a real fur shed at least. Stuff dries VERY slowly without heat and fans, its just not worth the effort. Skinning coyotes as you go, 2-3 at a time, is a good way for me to do things. Skinning with pickup headlights, or a lantern or a headlamp or all 3 whatever, causes expensive mistakes. Especially with good cats. Never deal with green belly either. I don't care how cold it is green belly is a problem if you have dead coyotes in a truck bed all day. Yes can take a half hour to stop and pelt 3 coyotes but your not trying to sew an eyehole back together later either. Big eye can turn a 1000 dollar cat into a 300 dollar cat. It know that isn't supposed to happen BUT IT DOES.
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Re: Skinning on the go
[Re: WadeRyan]
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08/21/19 05:23 AM
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danny clifton
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I also keep a butchers steel in the pickup door. Useful for pulling front legs out as well as keeping a pelting knife razor sharp. An Arkansas oil stone is kept at camp in case its needed. Hard to imagine a trapper that wont sharpen a knife couple times a season and use a steel as he skins.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Skinning on the go
[Re: danny clifton]
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08/21/19 06:14 AM
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I also keep a butchers steel in the pickup door. Useful for pulling front legs out as well as keeping a pelting knife razor sharp. An Arkansas oil stone is kept at camp in case its needed. Hard to imagine a trapper that wont sharpen a knife couple times a season and use a steel as he skins. Thanks Danny. I use a sharpened metal dowel in the fur shed but didn’t want to take it out. The steel makes sense. That’s the kind of stuff I was hoping to get.
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Re: Skinning on the go
[Re: WadeRyan]
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08/21/19 06:56 AM
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don't forget to put your tail splitter and tail puller in the truck also if you use them. cheap slip joint pliers are sure handy. so is a spare knife. if one gets too dull to steel grab the other till you can stone the dull one.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Skinning on the go
[Re: WadeRyan]
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08/21/19 10:14 AM
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Larry I do have a skinning machine at the shop. I’m not trying to make a living trapping or survive off the income. I get paid to trap on vacation. Half the time I peel coyotes by hand rather than use the machine anyways.
This will be just a few coons a morning after work or a couple coyotes. I love skinning the last ones I killed right before I hit the shop. Figure why not do them all when they’re hot as butter. I’m not trying to break any records.
Thanks for the ideas. My original thought was a gambrel with a rope, but I’m thinking I might try some #5 chain and a quick link with the gambrel with choke collars. That’s how my gambrel is set up on my machine. Also looking I like Wiebes opening knife with replacement blades. Might beat the razor blades I’ve used in the past.
If you have time to skin them warm in the field and are just running a few I would still run them off my machine and get rid of the carcasses the next day. Personally I would not want to hassle with hauling everything I need to skin just for a few critters but I have no issue with those who want to. I don't see a need for a portable skinning machine. I think of the time to mount and unmount it . Especially for a few critters again. Just my thought. LLL
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Re: Skinning on the go
[Re: WadeRyan]
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08/21/19 12:03 PM
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All of this is null and void when you talk water trapping. Hehe. Everything is frozen.lol
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Re: Skinning on the go
[Re: Steelflight]
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08/21/19 12:37 PM
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All of this is null and void when you talk water trapping. Hehe. Everything is frozen.lol Silly water trappers! Lol. Portable for me is going to be four foot of chain and a gambrel. The guys I used to coon hunt with would skin with a rope in the field less weight to haul back to the truck. They were done in just over a minute or two . I’m not going to be far enough from home to justify a mount on the truck. Thanks for the tips from those that do it.
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Re: Skinning on the go
[Re: WadeRyan]
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08/21/19 12:51 PM
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Some of my sites I trap I'm out of the truck for 2 or 3 hours so skinning yotes and big coon in the field is a must. I use a piece of mule tape and this. And they close down to this I only crimp the tag end sideof the double crimp. I also make single looped ones to hang critters in the shed. Makes good use of what is left of a mangled CR
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Re: Skinning on the go
[Re: WadeRyan]
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08/21/19 01:33 PM
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My setup is similar to wetdogs top loop doesn't cinch tight bottom loop the tag end is crimped it can be wraped around a tree, post or limb skin 1 leg and hook on to the other I cut off the tail and pull the bone out latter carcass can be thrown in the truck or disposed of with landowners permission
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Re: Skinning on the go
[Re: WadeRyan]
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08/21/19 03:13 PM
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I have always checked one day and skinned the next, I like the idea of the bugs being dead and the less of mess after waiting overnight if a guy hits a artery around the head/neck.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
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Re: Skinning on the go
[Re: WadeRyan]
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08/21/19 05:55 PM
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When I was trapping a bit seriously I often skinned on the line. That meant no carcass to haul away, and a draw bait. At one point I used a tree gripping bracket that I could push up higher with a pole. Then trapping were trees were essentially nonexistent, I made two or three different hitch mounted boat winch skinning rigs. At other times I had walk-in traplines where trimming a few juniper limbs was enough to avoid having to tote yotes out over rough terrain.
I always considered recycling carcasses as critter feed was a plus. It probably saved a few live creatures. Of course that might not work if you are trapping within a short distance of someone's house.
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Re: Skinning on the go
[Re: Law Dog]
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08/21/19 06:09 PM
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I have always checked one day and skinned the next, I like the idea of the bugs being dead and the less of mess after waiting overnight if a guy hits a artery around the head/neck. I agree, cold is a little tougher, but a whole lot less messy
Antelope, the original fast food!!
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