fleshing fox?

Bryan8

Bryan8

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Im scared to mess up my foxes. I have 3 grays in my freezer, but i dont want to try and flesh them and ruin em.

I want to send them out to usafoxx and have them tanned but its $14 extra bucks plus the cost of the special overnight shipping to have them fleshed.

Ive fleshed deer with my pressure washer and it worked great but im worried it will mess up the pelt on a fox, plus its like 20 degrees here so id have to wait for it to warm up. how else can I go about fleshing them? one has alot of fat the other not so much.

Thanks guys

~Bryan
 
Do you have access to a fleshing board and knife? They're pretty much required items for doing a good job. I wouldn't use a power washer on a fox pelt. It's a lot thinner than deer hide.
 
I do all mine by hand with a scalpel and #22 blade.I do cats, coons ,otters,mink, and deer capes the same way.I'm a taxidermist and can do them all pretty quick, had alot of practice.
 
Originally Posted By: Bryan8Im scared to mess up my foxes. I have 3 grays in my freezer, but i dont want to try and flesh them and ruin em.

I want to send them out to usafoxx and have them tanned but its $14 extra bucks plus the cost of the special overnight shipping to have them fleshed.

Ive fleshed deer with my pressure washer and it worked great but im worried it will mess up the pelt on a fox, plus its like 20 degrees here so id have to wait for it to warm up. how else can I go about fleshing them? one has alot of fat the other not so much.

Thanks guys

~Bryan

try practicing on a few possum first. they have a very thin hide. if you can skin and flesh a possum then a fox is a cakewalk.
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I flesh all my reds with a pressure washer. Takes about 5 minutes. No problems at all. Just keep that tip moving. If it's cold out, that usually isn't a problem. My garage usually hovers somewhere just above freezing. I also keep a blown out hose inside so I won't have to deal with a fozen solid one.

My concern if I were you would be the thawing process. The ears, tail, legs, and snout will all thaw much quicker than the head/torso. Those areas, especially the ears will slip if the rest of the body takes too long to thaw.

To stop this, I buy fine ground, non-iodized table salt and make a paste with it and white vinegar- then I cover the ears and snout while waiting for the rest to thaw. The tail, I just go ahead and strip and split and salt up to the point where it connects to the body.
 
fox have thin skin so be careful, theres only a tiny bit that needs to come off and you can leave the red membrane
 


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