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I use a small shot of dawn soap is all on the ones that need washed. And rub borax in if it's still stained, let it dry and brush out. They clean right up
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Re: Anybody ever use bleach on coyotes?
[Re: Marty B]
#7446150 12/30/2110:43 PM12/30/2110:43 PM
I have sold coyotes for quite a few years. Auction every year and privately every year. I am lucky to live in Saskatchewan and have some good genetics. I foothold for a few weeks every year then move to power rams. Most of my coyotes are caught in snow conditions. They are very clean and don’t need to be washed. My coyotes have always been graded very good. I have always had a bunch of coyotes in the top ten lots,and spread all over down the lot numbers. Have I had a top lot heavy western coyote? Yes I have, unwashed and all. Genetics play a huge roll in what they sell for. That being said I’ve seen a lot of pictures of the mud balls people post on here and yes I would absolutely wash them.
If I have a little blood on a coyote I have a spray bottle with a mixture of 1/4 bleach and 3/4 water. Spray it on the coyote(hanging by the back feet) and the blood drips off the tips of the hair. Give it a quick wipe and the coyotes dry. After he coyotes completely dry I give it a quick rubdown with borax. Takes a little staining out of the belly’s and crotch area. Shake all the borax out of it and is ready to sell.
I’ve sold 1000s of coyotes. Sold 100 to the same person for the last 8 years and he keeps coming back so they must be clean enough.
All unwashed but do what works for you.
Re: Anybody ever use bleach on coyotes?
[Re: Larry Bowden]
#7446205 12/30/2111:56 PM12/30/2111:56 PM
Back in the late 70's I worked for a short time at the Seattle Fur Exchange. A big bunch of coyotes were brought in by a trapper from Montana. He had bleached all of them, it looked like he used a pretty strong solution of bleach and water. They would have been great coyotes without the bleach, but the bleach was so strong it turned all the dark guard hairs a reddish colour. I don't know what they sold for, but I'm pretty sure they would have brought more money if he hadn't bleached them.
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Re: Anybody ever use bleach on coyotes?
[Re: Larry Bowden]
#7446310 12/31/2106:57 AM12/31/2106:57 AM
Here right now it is 42° Fahrenheit and drizzling. It has drizzled for a few days. Any land animal caught will be at least muddy, and some are mudballs. A Coon can be nearly unrecognizable (to most people) and carry about 5 pounds of mud. That is what trapping is like here in he fall, usually not this late. Rinse out in a watering trough at least before bringing them in.
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Re: Anybody ever use bleach on coyotes?
[Re: Larry Bowden]
#7446666 12/31/2101:46 PM12/31/2101:46 PM
Here is an example of a guy in Kansas putting up coyotes. I'm not endorsing anything in this video. However, it appears throwing 3 coyotes in a washer and then pulling them out and putting them on a fur hanger to dry takes little labor and time. It starts at about 12 minutes in to 15 minutes of the video. It took him( labor wise) probably max 5 minutes to clean 3 pelts. It appears to be an efficient way to clean pelts. IMHO
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Re: Anybody ever use bleach on coyotes?
[Re: Larry Bowden]
#7446758 12/31/2103:04 PM12/31/2103:04 PM
I always like this topic when it comes up every year. I'm a wash guy. Maybe it helps, maybe not, but they sure look much better to me. I used to only wash the "real dirty" coyotes the "needed" washing, until I saw how good they looked when they were done. Then once I got set up to do it right, with a washer and dryer, it actually became easier just to do them all, and not worry about which ones needed it or not. You'd be surprised how much dirt comes out of a coyote that appeared to be pretty clean. And they all smell a whole lot better. Do buyers pay more for clean coyote that look nice? I guess it depends on who you ask.
Re: Anybody ever use bleach on coyotes?
[Re: Larry Bowden]
#7446943 12/31/2106:46 PM12/31/2106:46 PM
i always wash, the spin cycle in the washing machine has amazing effect fluffing up the fur. if i was washing out of sink or 5 gallon bucket i would only sport wash or not at all..use only cold water in washing or they can slip if water to warm.
Re: Anybody ever use bleach on coyotes?
[Re: Larry Bowden]
#7447207 12/31/2109:57 PM12/31/2109:57 PM
Im going with Boco I use a death ray to dispatch no blood, often there is mud and dust and dung but once its dried comes out easy even the little bit of blood turns to dust. On shot coyotes or extremely muddy critters like coon I hose them off just so they are easier to work with. I have had more than my share of compliments and top lot furs at state auctions and international. I have also sold for years to traveling buyers and have not had one complaint on my put up. Lee's death ray is a wonder tool, even better than a 22 short. As far as the bleaching and peroxide when I was much younger a trapping partner and I tried to peroxide out the milk stains on a couple of female cats and couple coyotes. First mistake was doing more than one critter on the test drive. Our experiment ruined to cats and 3 coyotes with tawny bellis. Yeah they got a bit whiter and turned all the black spots brown. After we got them boarded hair started slipping. I mixed up a bunch of skunk cleaner one time with the hydrogen peroxide, dish soap and baking soda. Had about six skunks as I remember and put them in a pale and mixed up about 6 qts of the scent off and left them for the afternoon. All the black hair was brown but they smelled good. Talk to Greg Schroder at Fur Harvesters about washing coyotes the buyers complain all the natural oil goes out of them. I will say well put of fur shows every defect which buyers like.