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Skunk

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Here's a picture of a nice sized skunk my friend had in his live trap. My first skinned out stinker!
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Gopher - 2
Skunk - 2
Coon - 10
Possum - 1
Fox - 2
Coyotes - 2
Beaver - 1
Ermine - 1
Muskrat - 19
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Re: Skunk

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I've skinned close to a hundred skunks in my days, $8.00 ea back then..but never agian :mrgreen: :evil:
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Words of advice dont skin skunks in your garage when the wife is pregnant!!!!!
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LeviM wrote:Words of advice dont skin skunks in your garage when the wife is pregnant!!!!!
Haha! Noted. Do you know what they're worth these days TBush or LeviM?
Savage 12 .22-250
(As of 4/18/10)
Gopher - 2
Skunk - 2
Coon - 10
Possum - 1
Fox - 2
Coyotes - 2
Beaver - 1
Ermine - 1
Muskrat - 19
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Re: Skunk

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To be 100% honest - they are worth about 1.50 for top lot :cry: if you have the glands or extracted the essence, you might get another 2.00 for that :?
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Re: Skunk

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Well at least I'm getting some practice at putting up fur before starting in on coyotes :?
Savage 12 .22-250
(As of 4/18/10)
Gopher - 2
Skunk - 2
Coon - 10
Possum - 1
Fox - 2
Coyotes - 2
Beaver - 1
Ermine - 1
Muskrat - 19
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Re: Skunk

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Good place to start!!!
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Re: Skunk

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Is it now a 'polecat'?
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Dcoy wrote:Is it now a 'polecat'?
:lol: :lol: :lol: . looks like a nice skunk, perhaps get it tanned???
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Re: Skunk

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Lyonch is right the extract and glands are worth the same as the pelt right now but you ARE getting good practice so keep after it!
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Re: Skunk

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Prairie Ghost wrote:Lyonch is right the extract and glands are worth the same as the pelt right now but you ARE getting good practice so keep after it!
I would actually worry more about the glands right now then the pelt. Pure Skunk Essence is liquid gold to trappers
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Re: Skunk

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Does this look about right for how it's been fleshed? This is my first try at anything like this.
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Savage 12 .22-250
(As of 4/18/10)
Gopher - 2
Skunk - 2
Coon - 10
Possum - 1
Fox - 2
Coyotes - 2
Beaver - 1
Ermine - 1
Muskrat - 19
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Re: Skunk

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It is hard to tell in the pics, but if you flesh all of the fat and any muscle off down to the milky white leather you should be good to go. You can put that on a medium coon board for drying. The first few are always tough to do, but when you get the hand of it, everything should run smooth :D Be careful on those skunk stomachs because they are paper thin and can tear easily when fleshing :wink:
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Re: Skunk

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Thanks, I'll see how it dries. If it dries up well, I'm going to make a hat out of it for my fiance with a snow hare inner lining. She sure is a trooper :mrgreen: Hope I can get the rest of the smell out of the skunk though. I've washed it a few times in a concoction of baking soda, hot water, hydrogen peroxide and dish soap. Did an O.K. job at getting most of the smell out, but there's still a decent amount of it in there. Anyone have good luck at getting it out?
Savage 12 .22-250
(As of 4/18/10)
Gopher - 2
Skunk - 2
Coon - 10
Possum - 1
Fox - 2
Coyotes - 2
Beaver - 1
Ermine - 1
Muskrat - 19
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Re: Skunk

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Soak it in tomato juice gets the smell out...
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