Best place to learn proper fur handling
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12/26/20 11:47 AM
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Providence Farm
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I love to trap and have no problems skinning( could get faster) but fleshing and getting first class finished hides I have little experience with. Top it off each species is done differently. I have been shown and experimented a little but really want to be able to take pride and have the best finished product I can.
My scedual and distance makes it tough to get with the one guy (2hr drive) that is willing to help me learn. Yes I need to get my hands greasy and get to it and it's the only way to learn and get better and faster. My issue is being sure I have them clean enough with out taking them down to far
I have a freeze that needs empty of rolled up hides. Mostly coon, coyote, beaver, with a mink, outer, and red fox thrown in. Maybe I need to take a week or few days and get some fur handling instruction classes some guys offer. The best would be find someone with a passion for putting up fur that's close enought I could learn from.
It's part of the process I really need to work on. At this point I would be happy to even find someone I can pay to put it up just to empty out my freezer so I have a place to put critters I catch. When I'm away at work the boys 8 and 10 check the traps, then freeze the catch and I skin them when I get home from work.
I'm not sure what all I have it's not much. 15- 20 coons 5 or 6 coyotes, 7 beaver, a red fox. You get the idea. I dont trap anything but my 96 acer farm and a friends 100 a few weeks. It removes problem animals, alows my boys and I to get to trap and keeps it so they can check the line while I'm gone at work.
Once I learn and get good at putting up fur I will probably expand to run some 3 day checks and pull while I'm home but catching more when I'm not doing anything with what I have makes little sense.
Anyone have any recomendations on classes not to far from southern Indiana / Louisville area if I can't find a mentor fairly local? I not only want to be good from start to finish but be able to teach my boys as well as they get big enough. Thanks.
Last edited by Providence Farm; 12/26/20 11:50 AM.
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Re: Best place to learn proper fur handling
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12/26/20 11:50 AM
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Bruce T
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Exprience,trial and error.Also could join your local trappers organization and meet and talk to other trappers.
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Re: Best place to learn proper fur handling
[Re: Providence Farm]
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12/26/20 12:18 PM
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Allan Minear
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Join your state trappers association for instance the Montana Trappers Association has fur handling clinics across the state it's a valuable resource that many folks take advantage of. Allan
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Re: Best place to learn proper fur handling
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12/26/20 12:19 PM
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Cameron Kelsey
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As was mentioned, videos can be a big help. Also, you may want to reach out to Charlie Masheck at Hoosier Trapper Supply. He has a very good fur handling DVD on the market, and I bet he could be of assistance.
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Re: Best place to learn proper fur handling
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12/26/20 12:34 PM
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Providence Farm
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As was mentioned, videos can be a big help. Also, you may want to reach out to Charlie Masheck at Hoosier Trapper Supply. He has a very good fur handling DVD on the market, and I bet he could be of assistance. I think they are up by indy. I have been planning to get up to there shop sometime just haven't been able to dedicate to the trip. I work in one state trapping organization district and live in another. I joined the one I work in last winter at their fund raising fur sale. I planed to join the one I live in as well but never got around to it. Never got anything from the one I joined other than the card saying I did. Its rough being gone for work 3-5 days at a time then trying to keep up with the family and get the farm off the ground when I'm off. I really have limited time esp during hunting, trapping, maple trapping, gardening, ect.. season.
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Re: Best place to learn proper fur handling
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12/26/20 12:39 PM
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Turtledale
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Google coon creek outdoors. He has videos for everything. Then go at it yourself. Experience is your best teacher. Good luck
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: Best place to learn proper fur handling
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12/26/20 01:11 PM
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WakopaWalker
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Google coon creek outdoors. He has videos for everything. Then go at it yourself. Experience is your best teacher. Good luck X2. His videos are very good about the details of what you do for each species.
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Re: Best place to learn proper fur handling
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12/26/20 01:48 PM
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the Blak Spot
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Does the wisconsin trap assoc still put out that video from NAFA on fur handling?
the just shall live by faith
member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula
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Re: Best place to learn proper fur handling
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12/26/20 01:59 PM
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Bob
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I learned everything I know about put up right here lol. The archives is full of great info. I always get compliments on my handling from buyers
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Re: Best place to learn proper fur handling
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12/26/20 03:02 PM
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One of the bright sides of cheap fur prices is now is the time learn put ups. Doing the is the best way to learn, videos can help but fleshing done alot by feel.
John 3/16
ifin your gonna be dumb ya gotta be tough VTA life member
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