I have heard of some removing saddles on mink. I do not. I squeeze as much fat out from under the saddle. And yes coonman I have had some mink pelts that too a long time to stiffen up!

Next time I well have get frost scraper an remove fat under saddle, 3 of mink I put back on board an use gloves finger to squggie oil out under saddle. An wipe paper towl, 1 is wrinkle up bad now an the 1 that feel very spongey, last year I scarpe a little harder, I rember someone else at buyer with a spongey mink pelts

There's good advice being given by fossil2, bctomcat, and Boco.

Be a shame not to take it.

It looks like just 1 mink out bunch is really spongey, all mink are a litttle, some more others. But I took a clothespin apart, the spring of it an used it to scrape mink that was spongey on stretcher, unbelievable amount oil far, I did it within a few hrs like 5 times, no idea if well dry, on that particular pelt, after a day, if no difference, should I sprinkle a little borax in it to save it ?

Remarkable.

How much screwing around time you got in those 5 dollar mink now? Just chuck em!

my best guess is theres no way they'll average 5 bucks. depending on when they were caught, closer to 3.

Either coonman does not read some of yalls posts or he is the mildest natured guy on earth. I would not stay on here and take such abuse. Of course it’s a lot easier and safer to abuse someone over the internet.

I wood put fan it on, dry to help. Trappers a lot fan a use on fur boards on. Help this hope.

Some ppl on here must live on T- man an have nothing better to do then critize, what u do for job, anything at all?

Im just as bad in person, the internet doesn't stop me LOL.

yep