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Offline Newt

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Streching coon & badger OPEN
« on: April 25, 2003, 11:51:20 AM »
Asa,Joe,Bogmaster and RdFx
 I am not near as old as you "Old Timers". And I always wanted to know.If it was faster to strech coon & badger OPEN. Like you guys did back in the 20'S and 30'S.When the market called for them like that.Or how we put them up now, on wire or boards ?
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« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2003, 03:30:49 PM »
Me, I'm just a young pup but casing Badgers is the only way to go.  I find it easier to skin and clearly easier to finish...just pull em on a stretcher.
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« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2003, 05:08:09 AM »
I used to do my badger - coon open and it was more work. Cased is the way to go to.  Once in awhile i have a request for them open and providing the price is right i will do them that way.
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WHAT!
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2003, 04:06:29 PM »
:lol:   Heh!  I cant hear ya Newt :twisted:
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« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2003, 02:02:02 AM »
HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH THAT "old" stuff!!    :shock:

As to skinning Badger:

At the risk of ticking off the Wackyquacker 8) ; I guess I will share one of my "secrets" here.

It all depends on what my customer wants.  

Like RdFx, if my customer wants it open, I do it but it is going to cost them!

Casing is the way to go for the fur market.

I have a lot of customers who are taxidermists and skinning and prepping a badger for them is more time consuming and more work.  So of course they have to pay for that!  

To sell to a taxidermist, you will need to leave the feet and claws on and also the head has to be skinned a little differently and with more care than when selling to the fur trade.  Also, some taxidermists want the Badger "DORSAL" skinned.

Your badger will bring much more when sold to taxidermists!! but it is more work and you have to do things a little differently.
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« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2003, 02:27:45 AM »
No,No joe.How about back in the 20's and 30's when the FUR market called for them streched OPEN ?
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« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2003, 02:31:51 AM »
AW Come on Newt!  I wasn't even a gleam in my daddy's eye back then :wink:
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20s - 30s
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2003, 03:18:48 AM »
:wink:  yep the good ol days of not needing stretchers for badger  and  coon.  Any ol barn or door going into cabin  could be used to stretch and then flesh  the ringtail or burma shave brush critter  :oops:  now you know  im the old RdFx becoming a silver fox.
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