End of season pic....

maddog · Post by **maddog** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:53 pm

WOW!! Very impressive. Thanks for sharing!
Bill

Farmer · Post by **Farmer** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:52 pm

Man you did great ! All look to be a pretty good size. What area of Alberta do live ? I lived in High River for a couple years, I loved that place .

bushmaster · Post by **bushmaster** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:21 pm

Farmer, I live straight east of Red Deer, about 20 miles from the Ab. / Sask. border. High River is a very nice place...been many years isnce I've been there, though.

Allan · Post by **Allan** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:11 pm

What do you do to prepare the hides for market, just salt them?

bushmaster · Post by **bushmaster** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:20 pm

The coyotes are skinned, then fleshed completely, then dried hide out till tacky,...like below...

Then they are turned and boarded, fur out for about a week until they are dry. They are then ready for shipping to the fur auction. They do NOT want salted hides.

Allan · Post by **Allan** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:47 pm

so they are stiff, very stiff, right?

bushmaster · Post by **bushmaster** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:24 pm

Allan, they aren't real stiff. I can take them by the nose and snap them a few times like you would a towel and the hair just jumps to life !

Kenton · Post by **Kenton** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:53 am

congrats bushmaster, it looks like you had a good season.