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How long can you keep a skinned beaver? #8109041
03/27/24 02:05 PM
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How long can a guy leave a skinned thawed beaver hide say in the fridge before fleshing and boarding?

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When they start looking shiny, slimy and smelling funky.

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I never keep them longer than 3 days and sometimes thats almost too long. The key is to make sure they are super dry on the fur side before putting them in the refrigerator.

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I would say 5 to 7 days,but that is a guess because I have never left them sit in the cold room that long.
Beaver keep longer than other pelts.
I have kept them in the cold room for 4 days after skinning.Just make sure they are folded leather to leather.If any skin is exposed it will dry in the cold room or fridge.


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Re: How long can you keep a skinned beaver? [Re: Black dogs] #8109528
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5-6 days is about right. Through necessity I've done that many times. Dry fur side helps a lot. It also depends on how many days the beaver sat before you skinned it. Can't have a beaver sit at above freezing temps for 5-6 days skin it, and then another 5-6 days with pelt in the fridge.


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Re: How long can you keep a skinned beaver? [Re: Black dogs] #8109570
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Gotcha. This was more like laid them out from being froze on the table for awhile then finished letting them thaw in the shop fridge. Something came up where I couldn’t get to them as planned. When the were skinned it was the same day as collection and put right into the freezer

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