![]() There’s much to know, but I will give you the basics right now that will give you at least a good starting point. When it comes to taking your pelt from a “greased hide” (skinned but not dried) to a stretched, dry skin ready for sale, there’s a large learning curve, so be patient with this process. Try to spread the coyotes out so they cool faster, which will help prevent those dreaded “slip spots.” It’s usually pretty cold during fur season, and this prevents the animal from freezing to the bed or soaking in blood, which makes for a lot more work washing out the pelt later. You can also keep a pallet in the back of the truck to keep the coyote hide or carcass off the bed.With a little practice you can skin out a song dog in minutes. Once this is done, turn the hide fur-side out, throw it over your shoulder and go. Cut it off at the tip of the nose cartilage, leaving about a inch or so of hide left on the bottom jaw. Once you’ve cleared the eyes, pull down, skinning along the gum line to the nose. Make a cut at the base of the ears and continue to skin out the rest of the head carefully, cutting close to the eyes. Next, pull the front legs through to release the hide and pull the rest of the hide to the base of the head.Cut the hide on the front legs just below the knee all the way around, and pull the hide straight down toward his head as if you were removing a pillowcase.Try to keep the tail portion of the hide held up toward the back legs a bit it will help as you work your hand down. Then move to the stomach side and carefully “punch” your way down and around both sides of the carcass, until you come between the front legs and shoulders by the base of the neck.Next, begin pulling the hide down and away from the carcass, starting on the tail side first, and pull the hide straight down about 5 to 10 inches. Now that the coyote is essentially opened like the end of a pillowcase, hang it by the tendons on the hind legs just below the knee on the gambrel, toes up. ![]() It takes some practice, but you’ll get it down.
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