Re: otter singe
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HUH?? What’s kind of songes do otter singe? JK
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Re: otter singe
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Do otter singe while alive? Yes But not when dead I will have to disagree with the "not dead" part of what you said. If otters are mishandled during the skinning fleshing and drying process it is easy to send them. Well skinning and fleshing the first should be kept slightly damp and not subjected to dry friction. And when drying and stored they should not be subjected to direct heat.
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Re: otter singe
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I think that's an old wife's tale. Has anyone actually had a unsigned otter then caused it to become singed when fleshing It? I could see where there could be a problem with direct heat If the critter was being dried fur out but fur In not so sure.
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Re: otter singe
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I agree with Beav. I've handled a lot of otter and I pay no attention to that wetting the fur thing. However I've had otter tangle up on a dike, die and then take full sun for a day, and the half exposed to the March sun looks like I took a blowtorch to the fur.
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Re: otter singe
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Why would people lie about the wet the fur thing down? Sure would be easy to prove or not. I swear that I have sent non singed otter to Moyles and got back the same otter singed. My guess, heat somewhere in the mail system or something Moyles did?
P.S. Not the blowtorch singe, just the curl of the tips that reflect light different than straight hair.
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Re: otter singe
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So Dirt did you skin and flesh and dry that otter? did you wet It down during the fleshing process? I could see something happening during the mailing or tanning process.
I just don't see that much friction being applied to a otter hide during the fleshing process. And there surely isn't any heat build up during the fleshing process.
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Re: otter singe
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Most of the otter handling instructions seem to start with a wet thawed otter. That ain't how mine start. They start dry and frozen. Since they are supposed to be wet or damp I usually thaw them in the tub and spray them with cold water to make them damp. Don't know if this helps or hurts? I keep them damp through the fleshing process. Beav this happens to more than one, maybe 40% come back with slight singe. Maybe I just don't recognize it before I ship, but they sure don't look singed.
Remember when otter were bringing good money, they pretty much paid the same for singed( probably slight) as straight hairs. Maybe singeing in the tanning process is fairly common and they just fix them by shearing of those curled tips?
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Re: otter singe
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I sold otter In the boom years that were caught In August and they still brought big bucks. Had buddy who did beaver control work and he kept all the otter for me.
I think If you look real close most otter have some form of singe.
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Re: otter singe
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One thing I have noticed is that for some reason, some people are not able to detect a slightly singed otter; of course the "blow torch" ones are obvious to everyone.
I have most definitely seen otter singe after the skin was pulled off the carcass, I really have no idea what causes it to happen, but I take all precautions possible when handling them.
When natural otter are in demand anything that is not straight hair will be discounted to some degree.
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Re: otter singe
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When Otter fur starts to singe naturally to sun exposure in late winter,it starts on the tail and works its way up the body of the otter. You will never see natural singe on an otters belly.You will see the entire pelt including the belly singe from poor pelt handling/storage.
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Re: otter singe
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When Otter fur starts to singe naturally to sun exposure in late winter,it starts on the tail and works its way up the body of the otter. You will never see natural singe on an otters belly.You will see the entire pelt including the belly singe from poor pelt handling/storage. ^^^ Agree with this completely. Otter can singe at almost any stage of the game, alive, dead, being handled, don't know about while being shipped, and certainly infrequently in the tan. At least that's my experience.
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Re: otter singe
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Dressed otter fur is strong and wears extremely well. However, the fur of otter while in the raw or undressed state presents a real concern to trappers, graders, buyers, dressers and manufacturers. Raw otter fur is very delicate and the guard hair is susceptible to singe. Most of the singe experienced in otter pelts is avoidable with understanding and care by the trapper or pelt handler.
Source: NAFA pelt handling manual.
What I take from this is pelt handlers after me can cause singe?
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Re: otter singe
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I was offered some otter pelts that had been stored in an attic over a couple summers. Worst singed otters I have ever seen. They may have been good when caught.
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Re: otter singe
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Dressed otter fur is strong and wears extremely well. However, the fur of otter while in the raw or undressed state presents a real concern to trappers, graders, buyers, dressers and manufacturers. Raw otter fur is very delicate and the guard hair is susceptible to singe. Most of the singe experienced in otter pelts is avoidable with understanding and care by the trapper or pelt handler.
Source: NAFA pelt handling manual.
What I take from this is pelt handlers after me can cause singe? YEP, it's possible, all depends on heat, humidity, any atmospheric conditions. I once had a dealer (long ago) bring me a big pile of otters that he defrosted that morning, in a microwave, they looked like 30+ Shirley Temples, old guys will understand this.
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