Lab retrieving

[bullsmilk 2]

NOT BAD AT ALL P+G

[Mitch 0]

Hey peg any chance of some instructions on skinning a fox? you have done a feck load and seem to be the bloke to ask.

[pegandgun 52]

Where you from mitch?????

[Mitch 0]

All the way down here in Aussie, about 1hr south of Sydney

[pegandgun 52]

Bloody hell,could you be any further away I wont be doing any pelts now until next season,about mid to late november this year.If your still interested then i will do an article on how to skin,scrape,wash,tretch and dry different pelts

[Guest SPUD 1]

good looking retriever there mate

[Albert Ladd 0]

Washing pelts! That's will be something I'll improve on before our next trapping season. Going to have a washing machine and an ole wringer to squeez out most of the water. Also a tumbler to dry and clean out grease.

Wife was off to her mothers for a visit so I tried her washing machine on one coyote. Worked real well. I made darn sure I cleaned the filter real good after. Life would be hell if she was to find out.

[pegandgun 52]

Putting pelts through the tumble dryer really speeds things up and they come out looking top notch

I do it when the Dragon is out :kiss:

[Albert Ladd 0]

Putting pelts through the tumble dryer really speeds things up and they come out looking top notch

I do do it when the Dragon is out :kiss:

 

Mine would be a fire breathing dragon if she ever found out. New traps and snare cable i put through the dishwasher. Takes the factory grease off and leaves a little rust for a better dye job on the traps.

One trapper tells how he puts his pelts in the dryer for just 4 minutes after "feathering" them with baby oil. I haven't tried it, but he says they look and smell great.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Our foxes are well past there prime.They are well in the molt and theres plenty of cubs about.

Yes one or two of us can skin foxes etc

 

P& G-that is a cracking haul mate .Bet you wish the fur trade was like it was 20 year ago!.Just out of interest mate what was the best price you ever got back then ?I received £35 for one prime winter dog {snared}

[pegandgun 52]

I only caught the back end of the Fur trade and sold the pelts i got through a mate of mine.He gave me £20 a pelt.

My mates best price was around £60 for a pelt finnishes to a very high standard

I just wish those days where back,ide make a few bob extra each season

[Albert Ladd 0]

Fox did take a slight jump at the latest North American Fur Auction in Canada. Prices can be seen in both U.S. funds and Canadian.

The have a site if your interested.

nafa.ca.