You make it look effortless! I takes me one to two hours to skin them , especially when they've been frozen. It's like peeling a nail! I am still a green horn when it comes to doing coyotes. I have used your tutorial and other than the machine that pulls it ( I don't have one yet ) , everything else works slick! This is my second year doing this . I did one last night and he is still drying , I am going to do the ears here soon and start fleshing . Then start curing the hide. I do that because they are decorations. The hide comes out nice and soft. I still have another to skin too. Our horse has heads , euros and hides all over that I've done. It is a fun hobby! I thank you so much for your expertise! I would like to one day do a beaver and a badger for my next projects. Thus far I have only done fox , coyote , deer , raccoons , muskrats , rabbits , squirrels and did one pheasant . The pheasant was a challenge but it turned out beautiful! I fixed the skin in a flying position. Cool! Again thank you for the inspiration!
I'm glad you showed the ears, I had a hard time figuring them out. On my first yote I fleshed I didn't know how to do them and didn't do them. They got kind of smelly and I was surprised it sold, the grader must have had a head cold that day:) I think they look nicer with nice tight pinned ears anyway. Once again great info, faster and better looking than I can do...but I keep learning
backyardmeat I hear alot of people say "dont worry about the ears" personally I dont want to take a chance, plus I think it looks better to. after doing a few it really does not take any time at all.
UGH! This makes me want to CRY! There is NO WAY I'm going to get this good! One of my subs recommended your site, and it's perfect for what I like to watch on TH-cam (no doubt you've had your throat cut by YT and this upsets me as this is my main means of learning this stuff). I feel like I'd need lots of time to perfect all fo this and really learn it. I've "tanned" out a few deer hides by doing the vinegar pickle and brain tanning, but my technique needs work as I've yet to get any truly soft (had one buckskin come close).
just needed to watch the first 2 and a half minutes of this vid. I have never got k9s or my cats ears right. thank you for this and as well your tanning vids finally got my first beaver hat that my wife made and the wife made herself a beautiful otter/ marten hat with our damaged furs that we wouldn't of gotten nothing for at auction.
I know this is an older video, I hope you can still get comment notification... Great video series. Best one I found and I used it to follow while I went through the process. I got a young coyote pup from the sheriff's department. It had been hit on the road. This was my first time dressing an animal of any kind. Skinning didn't go nearly as smooth as you showed, but I didn't have any tools and I had to do it on the ground (hanging it up would have been much easier, but I couldn't). When I did the fleshing I had a hard time determining how deep to go. I had a few small holes and some grey spots, but I was more afraid of not going deep enough. Question, as I was doing it it looked nice and white-ish like yours, but no matter what I do it's turning pink. What did I do wrong? The weather isn't cooperating... Is it too cold (40s and raining constantly)? Not enough air flow? I put a fan on it. It doesn't smell too bad (been 3 days). It's in my garage. I tried some borax. ... Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for the videos!
I want to get into coyote hunting processing but it’s the skinning that has held me back. Between being nervous about stomaching it and the lack of experience in the field I’ve been slow to the field. But I feel like the more information and closer I get to having all the equipment and the book smarts I have the more I’m ready to bag my first two and work their fur.
Hello, just gotta say I love the videos. but I have some questions regarding all these processes. like for one does it matter what your fleshing beam specs are? and if so how would I go about building one? and two, the washing could I just do it with a hose and brush?
How deep to flesh? I’ve got the skinning down, mine turned out just as you instructed in part 1. This morning I started to try my hand at the fleshing( which you made look like a breeze) and noticed I possibly went a little deep in spots. I didn’t pop holes but hide looked grey in spots to where i was able to see the roots of the hairs I guess. some of the areas are tougher than it looks. I quit and put it in fridge. I’ll finish after watching video again a few times. Thanks for the content
I will be looking for some 10" PCV the next time I go back to the Island. Checked the hardware store here in Goose and the biggest they carry is 4". I am also going to learn how to use the two handed fleshing knife, I always just used a single handle knife or the ulu knife. I've always been afraid to rip or tare the pelt with two handed knife and the extra force you can apply using one. I do a nice very clean job with it, but it takes me much longer to flesh the pelts.
I had 4 coyotes in the freezer to put up. I cut the ears off the skull just like you did. When I put it on the beam to flesh and remove the cartilage I could figure out how you had them turned so you could see the ears when you started. I thought I'd missed a cut when skinning so I rewatched your video and unless you did something you didn't show, I didn't miss anything. Then, when I actually tried to remove the cartilage, it didn't pull clean. I lost probably half of the back of the ear that you want to keep. Only 1 seemed to be dried out, and it actually peeled ok. The rest seemed pretty "fresh" looking. Is there a technique involved? I pretty much looked like you just got it started and then grabbed hold with the pliers and pulled...
Hey love your videos, been watching you for 4 years now, learned so much from you. whenever I skin coyotes there is a real thick tough membrane on the face, i use scissors to trim close against the hide without cutting it, after fleshing. Its a very slow time consuming, how do you go about removing this? Or do you just leave it? It dosent have fat beneath it like the membrane on the rest of the body. All animals have what im talking about, and do you cut the gums/behind eyes out etc? Usually there's meat around the ear too and I habnt seen you removing that. I need to speed up my fur handling time, much to slow
Nice fleshing video. Never done a coyote before got one in the fridge now though waiting till tomorrow. Does it matter much if you wash it before or after fleshing? Looking forward to boarding video.
I don't know if you have badgers in your area or not but any searching I have done on TH-cam leaves no usefull videos of professional fur handling of badgers for sale to the auction. Any chance you can get ahold of one and add that to your series? I don't have any but would be good to see it done just the same.
I am working on my second coyote. Skinned him, threw him in the wash for a rinse and spin cycle and hung him up. Came back the next day to get him fleshed and found what looks like dead fleas everywhere. Not sure if you've covered it, but do you do anything specific about fleas? I'm just hoping I didn't pick up any and pass them to my pets.
How hard down are you pushing and how hard forwards. Prob a stupid question. Made. A beam and see how I am going to have to disassemble and remake it. How heavy is the knife your using? Thanks I’m advance for the info.
It seems like no matter what I do I always put a handful of holes in it, even using the dull side. If I don’t use more pressure nothing comes off if I do use more pressure in wears a hole right through
I would like to see how you clamp the hide when you are using the wench please. If you show that in one of your other videos, please tell me which one.
That hide scraper knife, is it sharp? I ordered a ten inch model and on the side with the bevel, I assumed it should be sharpened but it has about a 1/16th inch flat left on it. Idk if I’m supposed to sharpen or if it’s like a cabinet scraper? I’ve never used one yet, thanks.
You only eat grazing animals as general rule. Some people have adopted the notion to eat every animal you kill, and that's really just a personal choice but not a necessity.
I have a question? I skin mine the same way and usually try and do it warm, then freeze it if I can't flesh right away. Once I do flesh it (I use a pressure washer) I let it dry. Then I'll put brains on it and let it soak into the hide for 8 hours or so but not let it dry completely, then I work the hide till it's as soft as I'd like it to be. Anything you'd change in that process that I may not be doing right?
Hey there, great videos. Finally pieced together all my supplies to try tanning myself because of you. Quick question, with the clamp are you just pinching the fur together with the clamp or are you clamping the fur down to the board itself in the back? Thanks bud keep up the videos!
hey if you get one with no fat. could you do avideo. down where im t they arnt very fat but they hard to see if they are fleshing out.did my first one the other day. no fat lean as can be but fleshed it out like i would anything else. but went to flip it have a bit of it sliped. thought i went alittle to low in the leather of it. but i feel either i mest up are the humidity might of played a factor. idont know. im just learning coyote trapping and fur handling.
The ear will rot and hair falls out. For years we just put a 3 inch cut in the ear and they seem to dry just fine, however this is by far a better method.
hey man, have you ever cooked n ate a coyote, they are all over my neighborhood every night, eating peoples cats and pets and such. im gonna hunt some down in the morning, are they worth my time in the smoker or grill? I appreciate your vid, I learned alot
I see you split the hide on the tail to remove the bone . . . not necessary. Begin to skin around the base of the tail and gently pull it as far as you can, then take two green sticks about the size of your little finger and place one on each side of the base. Squeeze the sticks tightly with the tail bone in between and yank hard. Proven to work from big to small. Our fur buyer will cut the price for splitting a tail. Like your vid.
I tried this and have to admit I'm a total beginner at it but when I tried to pull the cartilage out of the ears the tips tore off. It was pulling off and separating but it got harder so I pulled harder and the cartilage came out but the tips stayed on the cartilage so pretty much ruined the ears. What did I do wrong?
+Daniel Thomas you would have to re hydrate them first then wash them, then re stretch them after they partially dried. pain in the ass to do in my opinion
anywhere from 10 to 150 bucks. all depends on where you get the yote And how well it's been cared for. if it's a crappy pelt, they might try to charge more.
This mans videos save my Ass! I ruined my first yote. Left him hanging from fore paws over night. The skin was glued to the chest and I made a hole. Watching his video ( he makes it look so easy I want to say bad things, anyway )the next Coyote came out incredible, much slower, but for me, incredible, lol.
You make it look effortless! I takes me one to two hours to skin them , especially when they've been frozen. It's like peeling a nail! I am still a green horn when it comes to doing coyotes. I have used your tutorial and other than the machine that pulls it ( I don't have one yet ) , everything else works slick! This is my second year doing this .
I did one last night and he is still drying , I am going to do the ears here soon and start fleshing . Then start curing the hide. I do that because they are decorations. The hide comes out nice and soft. I still have another to skin too. Our horse has heads , euros and hides all over that I've done. It is a fun hobby! I thank you so much for your expertise! I would like to one day do a beaver and a badger for my next projects. Thus far I have only done fox , coyote , deer , raccoons , muskrats , rabbits , squirrels and did one pheasant . The pheasant was a challenge but it turned out beautiful! I fixed the skin in a flying position. Cool! Again thank you for the inspiration!
What do you use to cure the hides?
I'm glad you showed the ears, I had a hard time figuring them out. On my first yote I fleshed I didn't know how to do them and didn't do them. They got kind of smelly and I was surprised it sold, the grader must have had a head cold that day:) I think they look nicer with nice tight pinned ears anyway. Once again great info, faster and better looking than I can do...but I keep learning
backyardmeat I hear alot of people say "dont worry about the ears" personally I dont want to take a chance, plus I think it looks better to. after doing a few it really does not take any time at all.
UGH! This makes me want to CRY! There is NO WAY I'm going to get this good! One of my subs recommended your site, and it's perfect for what I like to watch on TH-cam (no doubt you've had your throat cut by YT and this upsets me as this is my main means of learning this stuff). I feel like I'd need lots of time to perfect all fo this and really learn it. I've "tanned" out a few deer hides by doing the vinegar pickle and brain tanning, but my technique needs work as I've yet to get any truly soft (had one buckskin come close).
just needed to watch the first 2 and a half minutes of this vid. I have never got k9s or my cats ears right. thank you for this and as well your tanning vids finally got my first beaver hat that my wife made and the wife made herself a beautiful otter/ marten hat with our damaged furs that we wouldn't of gotten nothing for at auction.
I know this is an older video, I hope you can still get comment notification... Great video series. Best one I found and I used it to follow while I went through the process. I got a young coyote pup from the sheriff's department. It had been hit on the road. This was my first time dressing an animal of any kind. Skinning didn't go nearly as smooth as you showed, but I didn't have any tools and I had to do it on the ground (hanging it up would have been much easier, but I couldn't). When I did the fleshing I had a hard time determining how deep to go. I had a few small holes and some grey spots, but I was more afraid of not going deep enough. Question, as I was doing it it looked nice and white-ish like yours, but no matter what I do it's turning pink. What did I do wrong? The weather isn't cooperating... Is it too cold (40s and raining constantly)? Not enough air flow? I put a fan on it. It doesn't smell too bad (been 3 days). It's in my garage. I tried some borax. ... Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for the videos!
I want to get into coyote hunting processing but it’s the skinning that has held me back. Between being nervous about stomaching it and the lack of experience in the field I’ve been slow to the field. But I feel like the more information and closer I get to having all the equipment and the book smarts I have the more I’m ready to bag my first two and work their fur.
Great video. I just ran into your channel the other day and really like your videos. Lots of good info. Keep up the great work!
thesimpleprepper thanks
Hello, just gotta say I love the videos. but I have some questions regarding all these processes. like for one does it matter what your fleshing beam specs are? and if so how would I go about building one? and two, the washing could I just do it with a hose and brush?
How deep to flesh? I’ve got the skinning down, mine turned out just as you instructed in part 1. This morning I started to try my hand at the fleshing( which you made look like a breeze) and noticed I possibly went a little deep in spots. I didn’t pop holes but hide looked grey in spots to where i was able to see the roots of the hairs I guess. some of the areas are tougher than it looks. I quit and put it in fridge. I’ll finish after watching video again a few times. Thanks for the content
OMG, that has to be the best promo i have ever seen on doing the ears, very well done, thank you
Karl Boutilier thanks
Very nicely done, you made it look easy. Great video.
NLGhostWolf thanks
I will be looking for some 10" PCV the next time I go back to the Island. Checked the hardware store here in Goose and the biggest they carry is 4". I am also going to learn how to use the two handed fleshing knife, I always just used a single handle knife or the ulu knife. I've always been afraid to rip or tare the pelt with two handed knife and the extra force you can apply using one. I do a nice very clean job with it, but it takes me much longer to flesh the pelts.
think i watched all your skinning, fleshing, and boarding. how would you do rabbit and badger?
Does a coyote or any fur flesh better after you skin it or after it's been skinned put in the freezer and then thawed?
Great vid. What fleshing knife do you use?
Got a question why put coyotes in the refrigerator after washing and drying to be flesh
Rinse only cycle or rinse and spin?
Also, do you have a pic of the bottom of your skinning machine? That looks hella convenient
I had 4 coyotes in the freezer to put up. I cut the ears off the skull just like you did. When I put it on the beam to flesh and remove the cartilage I could figure out how you had them turned so you could see the ears when you started. I thought I'd missed a cut when skinning so I rewatched your video and unless you did something you didn't show, I didn't miss anything.
Then, when I actually tried to remove the cartilage, it didn't pull clean. I lost probably half of the back of the ear that you want to keep. Only 1 seemed to be dried out, and it actually peeled ok. The rest seemed pretty "fresh" looking. Is there a technique involved? I pretty much looked like you just got it started and then grabbed hold with the pliers and pulled...
Hey love your videos, been watching you for 4 years now, learned so much from you. whenever I skin coyotes there is a real thick tough membrane on the face, i use scissors to trim close against the hide without cutting it, after fleshing. Its a very slow time consuming, how do you go about removing this? Or do you just leave it? It dosent have fat beneath it like the membrane on the rest of the body. All animals have what im talking about, and do you cut the gums/behind eyes out etc? Usually there's meat around the ear too and I habnt seen you removing that. I need to speed up my fur handling time, much to slow
Hey Stu ... do you find you have to clean the inside of the washing machine out that your washing furs before fleshing them ? thanks !
Nice fleshing video. Never done a coyote before got one in the fridge now though waiting till tomorrow. Does it matter much if you wash it before or after fleshing? Looking forward to boarding video.
Benjamin Rae needs to be washed before fleshing. its to hard to get the pelt dry before boarding.
I'm in the Las Vegas and there is barely any fat on our Coyotes at all. Can I just lightly scrap it and leave the membrane in place?
Vera 1957 if you plan on resale it’ll take away from the sale grade
When fleshing for a wall hanger do you thin the lips and take all the cartilage out of the nose
I don't know if you have badgers in your area or not but any searching I have done on TH-cam leaves no usefull videos of professional fur handling of badgers for sale to the auction.
Any chance you can get ahold of one and add that to your series?
I don't have any but would be good to see it done just the same.
I am working on my second coyote. Skinned him, threw him in the wash for a rinse and spin cycle and hung him up. Came back the next day to get him fleshed and found what looks like dead fleas everywhere. Not sure if you've covered it, but do you do anything specific about fleas? I'm just hoping I didn't pick up any and pass them to my pets.
+Kevin Johnson I spray all k-9's with raid before skinning. most all will have fleas
How hard down are you pushing and how hard forwards. Prob a stupid question. Made. A beam and see how I am going to have to disassemble and remake it. How heavy is the knife your using? Thanks I’m advance for the info.
It seems like no matter what I do I always put a handful of holes in it, even using the dull side. If I don’t use more pressure nothing comes off if I do use more pressure in wears a hole right through
Nice job on the coyote and standing by for the next part.....Barry
NSTRAPPERHUNTER thanks
Great Instructional Video !! 😎
I would like to see how you clamp the hide when you are using the wench please. If you show that in one of your other videos, please tell me which one.
That hide scraper knife, is it sharp? I ordered a ten inch model and on the side with the bevel, I assumed it should be sharpened but it has about a 1/16th inch flat left on it. Idk if I’m supposed to sharpen or if it’s like a cabinet scraper? I’ve never used one yet, thanks.
Like how detailed he is on everything.
Do you push hard when you flesh a coyote?
This might be a dumb question but do you cook any of the meet our is it too wild?
You only eat grazing animals as general rule. Some people have adopted the notion to eat every animal you kill, and that's really just a personal choice but not a necessity.
Nice video! Quick question... When you wash the skin, do you wash skin outside or fur outside?
Do you pull the cartilage out of a bobcats ears the same way you do a coyote?
I own a tanned pelt and the ears have all the cartilage still.. Is there a way you can actually remove them?
I noticed you used a post knife on this coyote. Do you prefer to use it over the necker on coyotes?
How did you clamp the hide to the base of the hide puller? Must be simple as you took no time doing it. I use rope & golf balls.
+Bert Cardon modified vise grips
Great Fur Handling series, looking forward to the boarding.
***** thanks
What do you do with all the fur?
Very informative. Thanks
I have a question? I skin mine the same way and usually try and do it warm, then freeze it if I can't flesh right away. Once I do flesh it (I use a pressure washer) I let it dry. Then I'll put brains on it and let it soak into the hide for 8 hours or so but not let it dry completely, then I work the hide till it's as soft as I'd like it to be. Anything you'd change in that process that I may not be doing right?
I seen you cat it looks well fed
That cat is like I’m not getting near this dude, Or I might end up on the fleshing board!
nice video what knife are you using on the yote
Fox Harbor Archers post
Don’t need to do anything about the nose cartilage?
Does washing make the fleshing easier on k-9s?
What is slippage?
Hey there, great videos. Finally pieced together all my supplies to try tanning myself because of you. Quick question, with the clamp are you just pinching the fur together with the clamp or are you clamping the fur down to the board itself in the back? Thanks bud keep up the videos!
Just pinching it
Ooohh u make it sooo easy wow😮😮😮
Maribel Corral thanks
I love watching you're vids
Do you wash the pelt after you take it off the carcus but before you flesh it?
+NADJIWON CRITTERCONTROL yes
Now when you say "dull side" do you mean smooth rounded over dull, or is it squared off with a 90 degree edge?
George Zustak on most knives its rounded off
How do you flesh the front legs and how do you flesh at the tip of the nose and mouth?
frogdaisy no real fleshing that has to be done. no need to flesh the face if selling to the fur trade
hey if you get one with no fat. could you do avideo. down where im t they arnt very fat but they hard to see if they are fleshing out.did my first one the other day. no fat lean as can be but fleshed it out like i would anything else. but went to flip it have a bit of it sliped. thought i went alittle to low in the leather of it. but i feel either i mest up are the humidity might of played a factor. idont know. im just learning coyote trapping and fur handling.
+evan langlinais humidity probly played the biggest factor but honestly if there is any fat under the membrane is really needs to be removed
what do you mean by slippage?
The ear will rot and hair falls out. For years we just put a 3 inch cut in the ear and they seem to dry just fine, however this is by far a better method.
So can you provide a link to your tools?
Do you think i could buy a dried fox, cotote, or beve off you? If so, how much?
Him: No problem at all
Him again: **Slaps coyote ears on the floor**
Me: Yes the true way to skin a coyote :>
Nice job. Liked and Subscribed
Great instructions. Ty
Where can I get that beam from and knife?
So what is the tool you are using for the fleshing fat off the yote?
+Cody Sanchez a fleshing knife
ok thanks bud! got to get one of those!
Awesome videos! I've been following your channel. Would you mind giving me your coyote board dimensions?
trap doctor nafa specs on every board i have
trap doctor nafa specs on every board i have
hey man, have you ever cooked n ate a coyote, they are all over my neighborhood every night, eating peoples cats and pets and such. im gonna hunt some down in the morning, are they worth my time in the smoker or grill? I appreciate your vid, I learned alot
+jimbo1545 never ate one. can't imagine they'd be very good
does anyone else think there are way to many commercials on youtube?
It looks like a giant hotdog. haha
I see you split the hide on the tail to remove the bone . . . not necessary. Begin to skin around the base of the tail and gently pull it as far as you can, then take two green sticks about the size of your little finger and place one on each side of the base. Squeeze the sticks tightly with the tail bone in between and yank hard. Proven to work from big to small. Our fur buyer will cut the price for splitting a tail. Like your vid.
Hey if I were to skin a coyote and freeze him to make the fat come off easer do I freeze him fur in or fur out??
Jacob Barlow any animal you plan to freeze always fur out. and I wrap in newspaper. only freeze if it's a must in my opinion
Nah fuck that that’s the cute part of the ear... but how DO I go about leaving on the cartilage if I’m careful? How do I keep air pockets out etc
what are you using to scrape the hide
A tool called a fleshing knife
I think that he said dull side right
Good job man love the video keep up the good work
rebelblood95 thanks
Some people use salt to dry the skin because salt absorbs water and prevent rot
I tried this and have to admit I'm a total beginner at it but when I tried to pull the cartilage out of the ears the tips tore off. It was pulling off and separating but it got harder so I pulled harder and the cartilage came out but the tips stayed on the cartilage so pretty much ruined the ears. What did I do wrong?
Just takes practice. Its one of those things that looks easier than it actually is.
I'm going to pick up a cheap washing machine. Why do you wash them before fleshing? I would like to see a video on that process.
Luke Leonard the hide will shrink to much be fore it dries if washed after fleshing. you cant board a wet hide
Hi is it possible to put your fur in washing machine after its done (DRY)
+Daniel Thomas you would have to re hydrate them first then wash them, then re stretch them after they partially dried. pain in the ass to do in my opinion
how much would a yote pelt cost all done up?
anywhere from 10 to 150 bucks. all depends on where you get the yote And how well it's been cared for. if it's a crappy pelt, they might try to charge more.
Interesting but I hope I don't have nightmares...
how do you dispatch your coyote .
john lindsay .22
lung you
Great technique
Great videos. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks
Ha I thought your cat was a raccoon for a second!
Have you ever skinned a wolf?
I have ruined 3 pelts by trying to remove cartilage I suck at it
+cooncreekoutdoors I've never done this but I want to, do you have any suggestions
+Cullen Gamblin watch my videos
By the way. .. great videos
Luke Leonard thanks
what if u dont take the cartlege out of the coyotes ears... if u dont will it hurt anything
Brandon Lowe it wont hurt anything. but the risk of slippage will increase
GunsNBudder when the fur comes off from the leather basically making the hide worthless
Good job buddy!
Todd Wittenmyer thanks
Can i order
good job thanks for sharing.
Wallace Vivian thanks
nice
Looking to get into trapping! love your videos they are a ton of help!
Thanks
Very well done.
TimberLineNorth thanks
If this animal was treated good I’m not against this. If it was, very nicely done.
Johnny Pics looks like a clean shot so I’m sure the animal did not suffer.
This mans videos save my Ass! I ruined my first yote. Left him hanging from fore paws over night. The skin was glued to the chest and I made a hole. Watching his video ( he makes it look so easy I want to say bad things, anyway )the next Coyote came out incredible, much slower, but for me, incredible, lol.
That makes sense. Thank you
This would be great to do at a laundromat 👍
just on the second vid just case skinned first yote thanks to you
10:11 Kitteh