Guest JohnGalway Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Hi all, So I got my first tail of the season tonight. Attempted to remove it without the bone and made a proper hames of it. It came off alright with a snap! and the bone still inside. Is it possible to now remove the bone as there's a bit of it sticking out or as I'm thinking is it a throw away? Shame as I think it's a nice one. Going tomorrow to pick up another fox, took the lamp off the spot I shot it and with everywhere looking the same at night.... So what should I bring along to properly remove the tail? Never kept tails before, I just used to whip them off bone and all for a mate for the gun club comp. Which he won by a mile The small bit I do understand is to just slit the skin around the base of the tail without cutting flesh etc. I've heard of using bits of string or two pieces of timber with a slot cut in them to remove it. Educate me please people ATB, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
labsnlurchers 39 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Hi all, So I got my first tail of the season tonight. Attempted to remove it without the bone and made a proper hames of it. It came off alright with a snap! and the bone still inside. Is it possible to now remove the bone as there's a bit of it sticking out or as I'm thinking is it a throw away? Shame as I think it's a nice one. Going tomorrow to pick up another fox, took the lamp off the spot I shot it and with everywhere looking the same at night.... So what should I bring along to properly remove the tail? Never kept tails before, I just used to whip them off bone and all for a mate for the gun club comp. Which he won by a mile The small bit I do understand is to just slit the skin around the base of the tail without cutting flesh etc. I've heard of using bits of string or two pieces of timber with a slot cut in them to remove it. Educate me please people ATB, John the best way to do it is to cut round the tail while its still attached, get 2 6in long twigs the thickness of your thumb. put one twig under the tail the fox side of the cut round the base of the tail, put the other twig on the top of the tail again the fox side of the incision you have made. squeeze the two sticks together with one hand one side of the tail the other hand the other side of the tail, and pull towards the end of the tail while holding the back end of the fox firmly in place with your foot. You can still do this with the tail unattached, clamp the base of the tail bone in a vice and do the twig trick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JohnGalway Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Good stuff, thanks for that LnL I'll give it a try Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stork 1 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Hi all, So I got my first tail of the season tonight. Attempted to remove it without the bone and made a proper hames of it. It came off alright with a snap! and the bone still inside. Is it possible to now remove the bone as there's a bit of it sticking out or as I'm thinking is it a throw away? Shame as I think it's a nice one. Going tomorrow to pick up another fox, took the lamp off the spot I shot it and with everywhere looking the same at night.... So what should I bring along to properly remove the tail? Never kept tails before, I just used to whip them off bone and all for a mate for the gun club comp. Which he won by a mile The small bit I do understand is to just slit the skin around the base of the tail without cutting flesh etc. I've heard of using bits of string or two pieces of timber with a slot cut in them to remove it. Educate me please people ATB, John the best way to do it is to cut round the tail while its still attached, get 2 6in long twigs the thickness of your thumb. put one twig under the tail the fox side of the cut round the base of the tail, put the other twig on the top of the tail again the fox side of the incision you have made. squeeze the two sticks together with one hand one side of the tail the other hand the other side of the tail, and pull towards the end of the tail while holding the back end of the fox firmly in place with your foot. You can still do this with the tail unattached, clamp the base of the tail bone in a vice and do the twig trick Work the same for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I do it similar, but with a length of rope. Cut around the base of the tail, then tie a knot around where the cut is, pull very tight, then pull away from the foxes arse! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,274 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Sometimes I cut the whole tail off with the bone intact and then cut back the hide from the bone, put the bone in the jaws of a workmate, put a loop on some string and get it round the bone tight and whip it off, sometimes once a bit more bone is revealed reset it in the jaws of the workmate for a better grip. Can do this while tail is still on the fox also but no need for a vice. I skinned out a fox the other week, head to tail, after a week on a rack the fur was falling out, shame as it was the first one id fully done. Anyone got any tips? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DDD 4 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Make sure the bu66ers bladders is empty when you do it. Tried a rope methos once, pulled up & you can guess what I got covered in. I can honestly say, that stuff burns, not to mention stinks. Take your time with the first one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JohnGalway Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Well I done my first two tails just now. The first as I said was a cut tail with the bone inside. So I tried LnL's method using two short lengths of dowel and a vice. Some on the bone was sticking out, maybe an inch and a half or so. First try and the bone came away from the vice. I hadn't tightened it enough for fear of crushing the bone and mucking it up entirely. Second go the bone was well and truly squashed in the jaws of the vice One dowel one side of the cut and another the other side, squeezed them together and gave a good pull and away came the tail leaving the bone etc in the vice Easy! As you can see I have a very well equipped shed, just no bench Worked all the same though ;)o I headed out to pick up my second fox from last night. After a while searching I found her Slit the skin around the base of the tail, put a dowel each side of the cut on the fox side, squeezed them together and pulled while standing on the foxes legs. Away came the tail so easily I couldn't believe it! Thanks for all the help lads Dowels are now part of my lamping kit At the moment I've the two tails in a five litre plastic water jug, along with some meths. Is this an ok way to preserve the tails? I plan to leave them in there for a few weeks then wash them with washing up liquid when I take them out. Can't remember where I read that method. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
labsnlurchers 39 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Well I done my first two tails just now. The first as I said was a cut tail with the bone inside. So I tried LnL's method using two short lengths of dowel and a vice. Some on the bone was sticking out, maybe an inch and a half or so. First try and the bone came away from the vice. I hadn't tightened it enough for fear of crushing the bone and mucking it up entirely. Second go the bone was well and truly squashed in the jaws of the vice One dowel one side of the cut and another the other side, squeezed them together and gave a good pull and away came the tail leaving the bone etc in the vice Easy! As you can see I have a very well equipped shed, just no bench Worked all the same though ;)o I headed out to pick up my second fox from last night. After a while searching I found her Slit the skin around the base of the tail, put a dowel each side of the cut on the fox side, squeezed them together and pulled while standing on the foxes legs. Away came the tail so easily I couldn't believe it! Thanks for all the help lads Dowels are now part of my lamping kit At the moment I've the two tails in a five litre plastic water jug, along with some meths. Is this an ok way to preserve the tails? I plan to leave them in there for a few weeks then wash them with washing up liquid when I take them out. Can't remember where I read that method. meths is ok for preserving it mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JoeD 24 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I have a question, why do people keep foxtails, what do they do with them? I am new to all of this and have wondered for a while lol. JoeD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I have a question, why do people keep foxtails, what do they do with them? I am new to all of this and have wondered for a while lol. JoeD Titty tassles for their wifes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deker 3,478 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I have a question, why do people keep foxtails, what do they do with them? I am new to all of this and have wondered for a while lol. JoeD Tie them on your whip aeriel on your Lambretta!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JohnGalway Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 ive seen heidi off this site tail a fox last week made it look very easy he cut around the base and whatever way he done it he pulled it off with out the bone he kept the tail and made a birll job of it I've seen that done before, except with a lot of trouble in this case. For the weight of two short dowels stuck in beside my battery I'll stick to the method I know now, tail comes off like a sock! As for why I'd want to keep them. Apart from the fact a lot of them are lovely and it'd be a shame to waste them in a ditch I suppose it's as a reminder of the season for me. When they're fully preserved I might hang them up in the shed. Give any poorly ewe at next lambing time a bit of reassurance lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,190 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Hi all, So I got my first tail of the season tonight. Attempted to remove it without the bone and made a proper hames of it. It came off alright with a snap! and the bone still inside. Is it possible to now remove the bone as there's a bit of it sticking out or as I'm thinking is it a throw away? Shame as I think it's a nice one. Going tomorrow to pick up another fox, took the lamp off the spot I shot it and with everywhere looking the same at night.... So what should I bring along to properly remove the tail? Never kept tails before, I just used to whip them off bone and all for a mate for the gun club comp. Which he won by a mile The small bit I do understand is to just slit the skin around the base of the tail without cutting flesh etc. I've heard of using bits of string or two pieces of timber with a slot cut in them to remove it. Educate me please people ATB, John use the old wooden type dollypeg.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IanB 0 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 When I done them john, I just put table salt down them using a bit of 3mm fencing wire to push it down packing it in.... then hung the tail upside down, just clip/clamp the tip on something.. you get all the moisture out this way.... Butler told me, its very easy saves the meths carry on... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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