Question rat pelts
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01/15/21 09:01 PM
01/15/21 09:01 PM
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coonman220
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I ask this long ago, took some rats off boards today, use glove fjnger to try shine up pelt with oil residue on pelt, dry out, not enough residue but put box other, earlier I had 17 rats off, dry up look, took chunk coon fat from scraping an shine up pelt as told by bags to make look shiny an gleam under grader lite, rub fat lightly on all surface, kinda sticky so wipe paper towel , took some out box today, the pelt sound dry when move a little but sticky on fingers can rub coon fat across dry rat hide soak in to much an damage hair ?
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Re: Question rat pelts
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01/15/21 10:08 PM
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I ask this long ago, took some rats off boards today, use glove fjnger to try shine up pelt with oil residue on pelt, dry out, not enough residue but put box other, earlier I had 17 rats off, dry up look, took chunk coon fat from scraping an shine up pelt as told by bags to make look shiny an gleam under grader lite, rub fat lightly on all surface, kinda sticky so wipe paper towel , took some out box today, the pelt sound dry when move a little but sticky on fingers can rub coon fat across dry rat hide soak in to much an damage hair ? Skin, flesh, stretch and leave alone till marketing!
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Re: Question rat pelts
[Re: coonman220]
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01/15/21 10:56 PM
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coonman220
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U think rub piece coon fat across dry pelt would damage rat pelt ? Some are sticky, not do it again , hopefully not as the 17 are the better ones
Last edited by coonman220; 01/15/21 10:57 PM.
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Re: Question rat pelts
[Re: coonman220]
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01/16/21 12:17 AM
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Dave,I doubt you will ruin the fur. Rubbing pelts with fat or a bit of oil,results in a shiney pelt with no crackling sound when they are handled.Over drying can be part of the cause. Tom
If my feet aren't wet,I must not be trapping. Tom Olson MTA life member#100,also WTA life member
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Re: Question rat pelts
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01/16/21 12:33 AM
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Sure, why not give them a try.
I’m pretty sure, either way, you won’t be happy with the results.
What do you have to lose?
Who is John Galt?
You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.
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Re: Question rat pelts
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01/16/21 08:28 AM
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The never ending search for a use of coon fat. Don't think you damaged them coonman but definitely not needed. So much coon fat...... probably solve the energy shortage one day burning all that's tossed! Lol
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Re: Question rat pelts
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01/16/21 09:17 AM
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Never heard of rubbing nasty coon fat on muskrats . You are not going to polish a turd into a diamond. Watch some of Groenys videos and learn proper fur put up. That is going to be buying then if you are selling. A guy I know that has done thousands of fur handling demonstrations at conventions all over the US used to recommend rubbing coon fat on muskrat hides right before you shipped. I've never done it but I don't see any harm in doing it. Vegetable oil. Winter rats generally don’t need it. Pay attention coonman, this feller knows of what he speaks. Don't lose much sleep over it, you didn't harm the pelts.
"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.
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Re: Question rat pelts
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01/16/21 11:23 AM
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Didn't coonman ask the same question last year...? Either he doesn't remember or he likes to get responses from people.
Reminds me of cl or fb people who want to make a deal on something, communicate a few times, and then a person wants to set up a meeting--like I'm coming through your 'burb town today--they go quiet and never hear from them again. Its an on-line mind game for a certain set of people...
"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground". Genesis 1:26
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