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Who's washing coyotes this year? #6662368
11/10/19 11:43 PM
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Back when I sold green I used to wash my coyotes in a bucket of water with a splash of woolite. I stopped doing it when shipping to NAFA because they were being drummed anyhow. With NAFA gone, who's going to wash their coyotes this year? Tells us your method and pro/con either way.

Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6662386
11/11/19 12:17 AM
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I wash all my coyotes before fleshing and boarding. I wash in cold water only, snap several times to get most of the water out, then hang dry over night at 55*-60* , lastly the pelt goes in to my tumbler made from an old dryer. I tumble in corn cob bedding for 10 to 15 minutes , shake and brush. With our weather coyotes can be very dirty to plain caked in mud, not to mention blood.

Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6662394
11/11/19 12:46 AM
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I quit washing and just use borax and a dog brush to clean them. Works pretty good and you don’t have to deal with a wet coyote.


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Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6662408
11/11/19 01:54 AM
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Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6662427
11/11/19 06:08 AM
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I use to wash all my coyotes, but went to using a death ray. And fur buyer said my average would go up at least 10.00 . So last 2 years ive just washed the really muddy one's only. And the one year average was 11.84 more and last year had a 12.02 higher average than when i washed all of the coyotes. I myself would just prefer to wash them all but a higher average speaks for itself.


Let me sugar coat this
Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6662434
11/11/19 06:25 AM
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After I skin them , I put them in the freezer in shopping bags till I can work on them , then I defreeze them and then I wash my in only cold water before I flesh them. I hang over night for the fur to dry out and then flesh and put on boards to dry. That is what I do with all my skins. I do not put anything in the water to wash them. When I use to ship to NAFA I got top lot on some of my furs for it not only coyote but coon and mink and rats.


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Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6662445
11/11/19 07:00 AM
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I wash all of my coyotes. My furbuyer complimented on how nice they looked. Although not bloody, I also use a DR, it's amazing how dirty they are. I feel it just brightens them up.

Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: beartooth trapr] #6662541
11/11/19 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by beartooth trapr
I use to wash all my coyotes, but went to using a death ray. And fur buyer said my average would go up at least 10.00 . So last 2 years ive just washed the really muddy one's only. And the one year average was 11.84 more and last year had a 12.02 higher average than when i washed all of the coyotes. I myself would just prefer to wash them all but a higher average speaks for itself.




What’s a death ray???

Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6662548
11/11/19 09:44 AM
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I think a death ray is a dispatch device/tool.

I wash all my coyotes. They always end up bloody. Somehow I always seem to be gushing blood all over during skinning. It leaks from where I cut the ears or a spot on the face or something like that. Heck, last night I skinned an opossum that was caught in a body grip trap. For some reason it started leaking blood from it's back where the trap bars had clapped on it - running all over the place. What a mess. I don't know why I stink at it so bad. Skinning and fleshing in my shack NEVER looks anything close to what it looks like in demos or videos.


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None shall take thee
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Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6662564
11/11/19 10:07 AM
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I only wash shot coyotes, period. Used to wash every one of them. There is no need, unless they are a total mud ball, or been laying in a pool of blood. Washing takes a lot of underfur out of the yote, yes they smell better, but my yotes look just as good as washed, and eliminates a lot of work.


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Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6662570
11/11/19 10:13 AM
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Mine get a rinse cycle cold water. Hang over night with fan to dry. Flesh and board or in freezer. Same with coon
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Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6662592
11/11/19 10:37 AM
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Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6662655
11/11/19 11:32 AM
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Hand wash heavy clots only then board and dry.When dry rub in borax, let set 10-15 minutes then brush and shake out.
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Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6662762
11/11/19 01:58 PM
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If you ever have seen NAFA drumming coyotes you wouldn’t count on that to clean them up it was a joke maybe in there a minute probably less! That was a money maker for them!

Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6662770
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Whats NAFA?

Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: bctomcat] #6662998
11/11/19 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by bctomcat
Hand wash heavy clots only then board and dry.When dry rub in borax, let set 10-15 minutes then brush and shake out.
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I saw a demo by one of the FHA guys once who said not to use borax because it can cause the hide to break down before tanning. He may have just been referring to the "skip the flip" method

Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6663014
11/11/19 07:40 PM
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On a suggestion I washed the first couple this year. Never again. Takes to let n to dry and I don't see the need. As some else said washed may smell better but it more work than it is worth. I may rinse a blood spot out but not complete wash for me.


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Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: kyron4] #6663042
11/11/19 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by kyron4
I wash all my coyotes before fleshing and boarding. I wash in cold water only, snap several times to get most of the water out, then hang dry over night at 55*-60* , lastly the pelt goes in to my tumbler made from an old dryer. I tumble in corn cob bedding for 10 to 15 minutes , shake and brush.


Same way I do it, without the tumbling. This year I washed everything. It's really not that much more work. Wash it...wring it out...and hang up over night. Next day bag it, and into the freezer until time to flesh and put up.

Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: Kart29] #6663550
11/12/19 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Kart29
I think a death ray is a dispatch device/tool.

I wash all my coyotes. They always end up bloody. Somehow I always seem to be gushing blood all over during skinning. It leaks from where I cut the ears or a spot on the face or something like that. Heck, last night I skinned an opossum that was caught in a body grip trap. For some reason it started leaking blood from it's back where the trap bars had clapped on it - running all over the place. What a mess. I don't know why I stink at it so bad. Skinning and fleshing in my shack NEVER looks anything close to what it looks like in demos or videos.


I know they skin easier when warm, but I usually let mine hang a day after being caught alive to set up, I hate the blood all over worse than a hard pulling coyote.


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Re: Who's washing coyotes this year? [Re: trapper124] #6663557
11/12/19 11:17 AM
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Agreed Castormound. All things are a LOT less bloody when the sit awhile. Coyotes especially.

That way you can just wipe off any blood with a wet rag. No need to wash them. Stinky soaked coyotes. mmmmmm NO!

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