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Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7762871 01/04/23 08:41 PM 01/04/23 08:41 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,855 east central WI K k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,855 east central WI	Finally got the otter put up tonight. Thanks to Beav in a different post I was able to flesh the tail much easier than I have been. Otter tails are definitely a challenge to flesh.

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7762873 01/04/23 08:45 PM 01/04/23 08:45 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 47,957 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 47,957 james bay frontierOnt.	Nice job. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7762882 01/04/23 08:55 PM 01/04/23 08:55 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,491 Missouri M mississippiposse trapper
mississippiposse trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,491 Missouri	Looks very good. It a shame they are not averaging $145 like several year ago. Very cool animal and most likely the strongest I ever caught. You got the boarding down

Re: This never gets old [Re: mississippiposse] #7762886 01/04/23 09:02 PM 01/04/23 09:02 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,855 east central WI K k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,855 east central WI	Originally Posted by mississippiposse Looks very good. It a shame they are not averaging $145 like several year ago. Very cool animal and most likely the strongest I ever caught. You got the boarding down No way I am selling this for the 20 to 25 dollar averages I keep reading about. I've sent all mine in for tanning and they are becoming canvasses for beadwork projects. Here is a quiver project I have in the works.

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7762889 01/04/23 09:05 PM 01/04/23 09:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,491 Missouri M mississippiposse trapper
mississippiposse trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,491 Missouri	Very cool K Snow. Impressive work.

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7762916 01/04/23 09:37 PM 01/04/23 09:37 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 25,724 New Hampshire N Nessmuck trapper
Nessmuck trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 25,724 New Hampshire	Male or Female ? ...not that it matters... It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: This never gets old [Re: Nessmuck] #7762928 01/04/23 09:47 PM 01/04/23 09:47 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,855 east central WI K k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,855 east central WI	Originally Posted by Nessmuck Male or Female ? ...not that it matters... Female.

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7762984 01/04/23 11:05 PM 01/04/23 11:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 10,362 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 10,362 WI - Wisconsin	I like that picture. Checking otter traps is exciting. 'Glad you found a trick to prepare the tail

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7763013 01/04/23 11:53 PM 01/04/23 11:53 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 25,724 New Hampshire N Nessmuck trapper
Nessmuck trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 25,724 New Hampshire	Nice creamy color = prime Time ! It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7763027 01/05/23 12:17 AM 01/05/23 12:17 AM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 6,915 se South Dakota NonPCfed trapper
NonPCfed trapper Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 6,915 se South Dakota	Do you have an otter quota limit in WI or is it just an open season? "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

Re: This never gets old [Re: NonPCfed] #7763121 01/05/23 07:22 AM 01/05/23 07:22 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,855 east central WI K k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,855 east central WI	Originally Posted by NonPCfed Do you have an otter quota limit in WI or is it just an open season? We have a limit of 2 per Trapper, no quota limit for the state.

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7763123 01/05/23 07:31 AM 01/05/23 07:31 AM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,991 Wisconsin E Eagleye trapper
Eagleye trapper E Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,991 Wisconsin	Originally Posted by k snow Finally got the otter put up tonight. Thanks to Beav in a different post I was able to flesh the tail much easier than I have been. Otter tails are definitely a challenge to flesh. That's nice work!

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7763127 01/05/23 07:33 AM 01/05/23 07:33 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 15,582 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 15,582 Michigan	nice job!!!!!, what is the trick for tail ?

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7763151 01/05/23 08:11 AM 01/05/23 08:11 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,445 Williamsport, Pa. J jk trapper
jk trapper J Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,445 Williamsport, Pa.	Me too about the tail? Nice job.....jk Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter

Re: This never gets old [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7763160 01/05/23 08:20 AM 01/05/23 08:20 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,855 east central WI K k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,855 east central WI	Originally Posted by Trapper Dahlgren nice job!!!!!, what is the trick for tail ? Beav mentioned in an older post about doing the edges first, then the middle. I worked slow, and careful (I've cut a tail before and struggled with others). I worked a bit on each side, then the center. About half to three quarters of an inch at a time. Came out really nice and was far less work than trying to do middle then edges (which is how I have done raccoons and tried before on otter). I kept the knife angled away from the tail slightly (not perpendicular) and just used short pushes, making sure not to slice sideways at all, and not push into the tail.

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7763581 01/05/23 06:36 PM 01/05/23 06:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 47,957 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 47,957 james bay frontierOnt.	The trick to fleshing otter tails is to get the tailskin to lay flat on the beam.This is easily done by taking a minute with a sharp knife and scoring the two beads of fat on each side of the tail that causes it not to lay flat.Then just flesh it right off with the scraper. Or you can clean skin the tail with a beaver knife.. Last edited by Boco; 01/05/23 06:39 PM. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7763583 01/05/23 06:41 PM 01/05/23 06:41 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,083 Illinois foxkidd44 trapper
foxkidd44 trapper Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,083 Illinois	I always thought you guys were allowed more than 2.. crazy stuff when Illinois allows more otters than Wisconsin. Nice looking otter!! Stand by your principles, Stand by your guns, and victory complete and permanent is sure at last. Abraham Lincoln

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7763584 01/05/23 06:43 PM 01/05/23 06:43 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,791 OH Kristen🦊 trapper
Kristen🦊 trapper Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,791 OH	Way to go!

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7763615 01/05/23 07:28 PM 01/05/23 07:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,310 East Central Wi. coyote addict trapper
coyote addict trapper Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,310 East Central Wi.	Nice job , I also like chasing after otters. Member -W.T.A. N.T.A. - N.R. A. A Shotgun. A Rifle and a 4 Wheel Drive.. A Country Boy. Will Survive

Re: This never gets old [Re: k snow] #7763817 01/05/23 10:18 PM 01/05/23 10:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8,313 Virginia 5 52Carl trapper
52Carl trapper 5 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8,313 Virginia	I use an Ulu knife. Easy to control as you apply a slight slicing action as you go down.

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