Re: Marten Fur Issue
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12/28/21 02:05 PM
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I saw one last year from this area that was much worse. It's whole belly was nearly hairless. Sure looked like mite infestation, to my un-trained eye.
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Re: Marten Fur Issue
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12/28/21 05:04 PM
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I’ve had foxes with broken tails that were the same. Seems like the tail froze and the skin died
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Re: Marten Fur Issue
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12/28/21 06:15 PM
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Small birds like whiskeyjacks been pecking at it.When you skin it you will see little holes where they been pecking.I see it around the hips on that one.Check there when you skin it.
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Re: Marten Fur Issue
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12/28/21 07:47 PM
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They try to get at the meat but because it is frozen they just leave tiny little pinholes in the skin and a bunch of loose fur.They work the tails quite a bit for some reason. If you didnt see any tiny holes in the skin then it is likely some sort of parasite.
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Re: Marten Fur Issue
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12/28/21 10:32 PM
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I haven't had luck freezing out fleas. Even in a chest freezer set at -5 f. for 2 weeks.
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Re: Marten Fur Issue
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12/28/21 11:47 PM
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I have seen that on fox tails, but not Marten, and always at the end. Almost like they got frost bit at some point and the end died. The part that died would just disintegrate when you pulled the tail.
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Re: Marten Fur Issue
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12/29/21 03:28 AM
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I have seen this more times then I care to remember on fox at least a couple a year the tails just disintegrate when you pull the bone into a thousand little tiny pieces .I have asked but never gotten a solid answer of what causes it maybe if they hire a bio for this area again I will gove up one and have them get it tested to see what it is
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Re: Marten Fur Issue
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12/29/21 10:58 AM
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Thanks everyone for the replies!
I skinned it and the leather side looks great. No damage of any kind. Do mites bite people? They could be the issue. I also thought about gray jays, but dismissed it as I have never seen it happen before. There are no holes either. Why would they peck at it?
After the initial brush, no more hair seems to be coming out. They don't bite me.
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Re: Marten Fur Issue
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12/29/21 11:30 AM
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Thanks everyone for the replies!
I skinned it and the leather side looks great. No damage of any kind. Do mites bite people? They could be the issue. I also thought about gray jays, but dismissed it as I have never seen it happen before. There are no holes either. Why would they peck at it?
After the initial brush, no more hair seems to be coming out. They don't bite me. They only chew into your skin for refuge. I would post pics, but that would be the YUK FACTOR, and against personal health maters regarding health confinduality law
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Re: Marten Fur Issue
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12/29/21 01:10 PM
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I've seen similar on fox too but wrote it off to hungry country. The fox seemed to be on the verge of starvation. No body fat etc. The belly skin was super thin and fragile , the tail skin pretty much disintegrated.
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