Well we fabricated one of your skinning machine’s and tried it out tonight on a coon. Everything we did skinning went pretty good until we got to the head…. Messed up on an ear but it’ll be ok. All in all everything worked awesome! Thanks for sharing your methods. It only took us about 15 minutes to skin it and most of that time was getting our stuff around. We didn’t build the clamp to start it but after tonight we’re fabricating one. 👍👍
I think I just spent 3 hours watching your videos? I trapped through high school just loved it! i'm 59 now, and want to go back to it, you definitely have the most informative videos I've seen. I can tell there ain't nothing about you or what you do that I don't like! keep up the good work, and thanks.
I know a lot of people that eat meat and wear leather clothing and shoes and criticize hunting and trapping animals. They don't harm animals they just contribute to their demise but to them it's ok, as long as they're not pulling the trigger. great video dude. keep up the great work
+Harry Rodriguez I am a vegan and we do not contribute to the suffering and murder of animals in ANY way. Not only do we not "pull the trigger" as you say, we stop those from "pulling the trigger".
William Elbaum , You dont stop anyone from pulling the trigger dummy, and i bet you have a product in your possession that an animal was killed to make. ever eaten a salad at Mc Donalds, well if you have geuss what!? your supporting Mc Donalds witch is a huge supporter of the meat industry, hmmmmm. looks like your not as smart as you think you are. also its not murder, its called harvesting an animal just like God intended. calling it murder is just foolish, thats blurring the line between people and animals, people are way more important than all the animals on this earth.
@@williamelbaum6344 People like you live in houses made of wood, so you're destroying wildlife habitat for the wood to build them - along with your furniture. You drive cars with leather seats, wear leather belts and shoes... You're a bunch of self righteous hypocrites who would enjoy seeing videos of animals dying from disease or overpopulation more than the wise management of a renewable natural resource. You're a vegan - so what. If people truly came from animals then hunting or trapping is just a "natural" thing to do. You people are living and "un-natural" life style.
5:03 holy shit i had to rewind it like twice because i saw your cat flash by in the upper left corner and the color of its fur made me think it was a coon running around your shop at first 😂😂
Whoa, just wanted to say thanks again, watched alot of videos but this one is detailed and makes sense. Damn need a machine like that :) (I have an old fleshing machine which is what i was maybe expecting but it was not that lol)
WoW! Gonna have to fabricate me one of those skinning racks! Pretty nifty! GREAT tutorial, Been hound hunting since i was 15 (24 yrs) but just getting into the fur market this winter & the auctions want the pelts a certain way. You were very clear & i'm ready to bag several tonight to try it out! Thanks! Subscribed!
you make it look soo easy! When I did my first raccoon hide, it took me more than an hour and I made lots of errors in the skinning process. I did not have the materials yet to tan the hide, so we took it to a taxidermist.
Mine first one had a lot of holes and I lost part of the tail and the head. I need to get his tail stripper thing and also the rack he hangs it from because most of the skin pulls off, but it's much easier to do with two hands
@@DoctorDoomsPvP My first one I tried to use the golf ball trick I've seen used with whitetails. It just ended up taking the head right off lol Get a cheap plastic tail stripper. They're like magic.
@@DoctorDoomsPvP I’ve skinned a bunch of em. You can get 2 pretty good size sticks and get the tail. It will work in a pinch. I’ve forgot my tail stripper probably more than I’ve remembered to take it.🤦♂️
Man you make that pulling that tail off look so easy. I always end up ripping the bone off with it lol gonna have to find that tool or just split it before pulling
I've never hunted a racoon, never given any thought to skinning one. But that doesn't mean I can't appreciate the skill and work involved in doing any of that.
That is one slick skinning machine, wish I could give you 2 thumbs up on this one, but you are definitely getting 1 thumbs up from me. very impressive piece of kit.
Hey first I love your videos, second I skin animals about 2 times a weeks how do toy get rid of the smell? I wear rubber gloves and I have skinning clothes but it's still there. Pretty new to everything just wondering if you had any tips
KSA خوله one its a use of an animal that if no season was on them they would over populate and die horrible deaths from disease and starvation and two if you don’t like a statement you can go fuck right off cause you obliviously don’t know anything about conservation and how when done properly it actually helps that species of animal.
Probably, I keep a old ratty long sleeve button up shirt in my shed, I on have a skinning machine but if you get your elbow and jam it into the skin it will form a little "pocket" at that point the skin and carcass will be flush against your shoulder. Using your body weight push straight down. You should be able to go from the hips the whole way to the front legs in one go. *if you are very small or if you are a little kid you this method may not work the best for you.
Very well done video. What kind of skinning knife are you using? If you don't mind me asking. I use an old pen knife and it works ok but it looks like what you have is way more efficient.
When you wash them in a washing machine do you use any soap? I use a little dish soap in a bucket on the real greasy ones but have wondered about using a washing machine. How many you put in at a time?
Good video, nice and clean with no 'jokes' that tend to make some of us women or non hunters cringe. I really enjoyed learning about the skinning process, but do a lot of skinners use the setup (machine?) and method you do or is it mostly done by hand/knife and takes a lot longer? Your process seems very quick. Also, I'm sorry but what does it mean to 'pop a penise bone' ? Do you use them for something like dog chews or does it literally rupture and make a mess?
Is there any danger of the essence spraying when I'm skinning it? or if I pull too hard will it just ooze? The lung shot you suggested work perfectly, didn't spray, but I was still too scared to attempt skinning it.
If I'm tanning myself (I'm not selling them, I just want to make a wall hanger) do I need to let the pelts dry out before salting? Or can I salt right after fleshing?
An entire economy pretty much disappeared when it became uncool to harvest a valueable renewable resource. Not to mention what these damn things do to our nesting upland birds, feeders, crops etc.
I'm getting ready to go skin out a coon here in just a little while. The only thing I don't have is a tail stripper. I really need to order one sometime. May be able to pick one up in Wichita at Cabela's or Bass Pro. Because I don't have a stripper I end up splitting the tail all the way down but that's fine too. My pelts are for my own personal use and aren't sold or anything. I do all my own tanning as well. Thinking my next few coons or so are going to end up being mittens for myself or maybe a trapper's hat. Perhaps both if I can find patterns that aren't too crazy. What I really want is more coyotes to skin out and tan. I honestly think I love my coyote pelts most of all.
Great Vid man! Awesome tutorial! What do you wash with? Straight water or soap? I've always used a little regular dawn. Just curious to see what you use.
trapping is way of life were I am from my people have bin doing it for more then 30 thousand years and if you eat processed meat and are against trapping wake up cause they are treated horably
People are actually feeling bad for the raccoon and saying you're "heartless" for skinning it. like THE RACCOON IS DEAD! WHY DO YOU CARE SO MUCH OVER A DEAD ANIMAL? IT DOESN'T EVEN FEEL ANY PAIN! GET OVER IT PEOPLE!
That machine setup is genius. That would have taken me 25 minutes to do start to finish by hand. I'm new, so not like that is representative, but nonetheless. You should manufacture those and sell them.
i;ve never washed my furs,but understand why you wuold.but was wondering why not wait till after the fleshing process.i have seen others make the same statment,is there a reason
the problem with washing after fleshing is that it to hard to control the drying of the pelt without having it shrink before its boarded. boarding a wet pelt will usually result in the fur slipping. if you are careful in the steps you use to flesh, the pelt, it will not become dirty. hope this explains thing for ya.
Thank you so much for this video series man! Had to have watched it 100x waiting to get my first coon as a newbie this year. Caught my first coon today in a DP. Followed the steps as I went and look forward to starting the fleshing process tomorrow. Are you on FBook or Insta. Would love to follow. Much to learn!
Is there any tips for cutting the eyes, I’m new to trapping and no one has showed me how to actually cut the eyes and in all videos it is hard to see. My eyes end up being the size of a quarter or half dollar and I keep messing up all my furs
"Cut around the vent" is much better than what I've said all my life. I'm going to use your expression from now on.
Do you say:
1. Asshole?
2. Bungole?
3. Cornhole?
4. Hershey Highway?
5. Shriveled Brown Eye?
6. Brown Coin?
7. Joe Biden's Mouth?
@@gja111075 usually just asshole, gets the point across well
arse howle
Brown starfish
Brown eye
Stink hole
Dirt pipe/dirt shoot 😂
Well we fabricated one of your skinning machine’s and tried it out tonight on a coon. Everything we did skinning went pretty good until we got to the head…. Messed up on an ear but it’ll be ok. All in all everything worked awesome! Thanks for sharing your methods. It only took us about 15 minutes to skin it and most of that time was getting our stuff around. We didn’t build the clamp to start it but after tonight we’re fabricating one. 👍👍
I'm really glad you doing these series! looking forward to part 2
thanks. I hope it helps at least someone, and it doesn't cost 40 bucks.
I think I just spent 3 hours watching your videos? I trapped through high school just loved it! i'm 59 now, and want to go back to it, you definitely have the most informative videos I've seen. I can tell there ain't nothing about you or what you do that I don't like! keep up the good work, and thanks.
+Don Greth thanks for all the kind words. best of luck this season
Bet you didn't know he just became a militant vegan .
I know a lot of people that eat meat and wear leather clothing and shoes and criticize hunting and trapping animals. They don't harm animals they just contribute to their demise but to them it's ok, as long as they're not pulling the trigger. great video dude. keep up the great work
+Harry Rodriguez thanks
+Harry Rodriguez I am a vegan and we do not contribute to the suffering and murder of animals in ANY way. Not only do we not "pull the trigger" as you say, we stop those from "pulling the trigger".
I was actually giving you a complimenton the video and being sarcastic to those who like to criticize. I was not criticizing you
William Elbaum , You dont stop anyone from pulling the trigger dummy, and i bet you have a product in your possession that an animal was killed to make. ever eaten a salad at Mc Donalds, well if you have geuss what!? your supporting Mc Donalds witch is a huge supporter of the meat industry, hmmmmm. looks like your not as smart as you think you are. also its not murder, its called harvesting an animal just like God intended. calling it murder is just foolish, thats blurring the line between people and animals, people are way more important than all the animals on this earth.
@@williamelbaum6344 People like you live in houses made of wood, so you're destroying wildlife habitat for the wood to build them - along with your furniture. You drive cars with leather seats, wear leather belts and shoes... You're a bunch of self righteous hypocrites who would enjoy seeing videos of animals dying from disease or overpopulation more than the wise management of a renewable natural resource. You're a vegan - so what. If people truly came from animals then hunting or trapping is just a "natural" thing to do. You people are living and "un-natural" life style.
Best fur handling videos on RUclips! Keep it up!
thanks
Great video again. I'm looking forward to part two as well.
thanks
5:03 holy shit i had to rewind it like twice because i saw your cat flash by in the upper left corner and the color of its fur made me think it was a coon running around your shop at first 😂😂
Hey mom! Can I use the washing machine?
Ethan Johnson good luck with that one bud
Exactly what I said😂😂😂😂
There's a raccoon snooping around my house, I will give this a try tonight, thanks for the tutorial
Whoa, just wanted to say thanks again, watched alot of videos but this one is detailed and makes sense. Damn need a machine like that :)
(I have an old fleshing machine which is what i was maybe expecting but it was not that lol)
Very nice video! This will be my first season and this was a great help.
+Tradbow85 thanks
WoW! Gonna have to fabricate me one of those skinning racks! Pretty nifty! GREAT tutorial, Been hound hunting since i was 15 (24 yrs) but just getting into the fur market this winter & the auctions want the pelts a certain way. You were very clear & i'm ready to bag several tonight to try it out! Thanks! Subscribed!
GameGetting Girl thanks
This man means professional when he says it.
you make it look soo easy! When I did my first raccoon hide, it took me more than an hour and I made lots of errors in the skinning process. I did not have the materials yet to tan the hide, so we took it to a taxidermist.
Mine first one had a lot of holes and I lost part of the tail and the head. I need to get his tail stripper thing and also the rack he hangs it from because most of the skin pulls off, but it's much easier to do with two hands
@@DoctorDoomsPvP My first one I tried to use the golf ball trick I've seen used with whitetails. It just ended up taking the head right off lol
Get a cheap plastic tail stripper. They're like magic.
@@DoctorDoomsPvP I’ve skinned a bunch of em. You can get 2 pretty good size sticks and get the tail. It will work in a pinch. I’ve forgot my tail stripper probably more than I’ve remembered to take it.🤦♂️
Just stumbled around your channel, you turn out a good product and have a lot of knowledge. Thanks for sharring, subbded.
great job, nice skinning rig, thanks for posting
Why the he dles humans use fur in 2020? For fashion?
For survival i get it but for cosmetic. FUCK YOU if u kill animals for other than survival
This was very informative and well spoken... thank you!
Man you make that pulling that tail off look so easy. I always end up ripping the bone off with it lol gonna have to find that tool or just split it before pulling
Great video! Your setup is mint
Verbalsupremacy36 thanks
El que sabe. Sabe. Buen trabajo Redneck!! 😀
I've never hunted a racoon, never given any thought to skinning one. But that doesn't mean I can't appreciate the skill and work involved in doing any of that.
I know your friends won't tell you but you're doing too much this is more than what's needed
That is one slick skinning machine, wish I could give you 2 thumbs up on this one, but you are definitely getting 1 thumbs up from me. very impressive piece of kit.
NLGhostWolf thank you very much
How do you make a skinning machine l would like to get one or make one
What typ of soap do you use to wash you con with
@@davidaksamit4177 I have a skinning machine like this im willing to sell. where are you located?
@@silvereagle90000 Kansas
Hey first I love your videos, second I skin animals about 2 times a weeks how do toy get rid of the smell? I wear rubber gloves and I have skinning clothes but it's still there. Pretty new to everything just wondering if you had any tips
I made a skinning winch 2 years ago,saves a lot of pulling,well done Stew.
thanks
You have made me so much extra cash with your videos thanks man
Great video, thanks 🇺🇸
4:05 Like if you saw the cat 😂
I thought it was a racoon at first lol!
i like the idea of using the rod to free up the leg, i've never seen that done before, but it looks like it saves a lot of time. Thank you
glad you were able to get something from the video
You have some mad skills and the know how.
Awesome tools I've never seen it done like that before.
Skinned my first raccoon yesterday, thanks to video it came out great!
He makes it seem so easy!!! I can't do shit that quick!!! 😂😂😂
It's not funny, it's a despicable act. You are torturing animals we Arabs don't do that. We are in our hearts mercy for those who have no capacity
KSA خوله one its a use of an animal that if no season was on them they would over populate and die horrible deaths from disease and starvation and two if you don’t like a statement you can go fuck right off cause you obliviously don’t know anything about conservation and how when done properly it actually helps that species of animal.
Dam you make that look easy! Think I need to pull more and cut less.
Probably, I keep a old ratty long sleeve button up shirt in my shed, I on have a skinning machine but if you get your elbow and jam it into the skin it will form a little "pocket" at that point the skin and carcass will be flush against your shoulder. Using your body weight push straight down. You should be able to go from the hips the whole way to the front legs in one go.
*if you are very small or if you are a little kid you this method may not work the best for you.
Very informative and entertaining. Love the videos. Keep th m coming.
Great video! Like your machine and process
thanks
4:05 I thought one came back to life and was trying to escape lol
gavinsmitty23 lol
Love your videos bro. Learning a lot. Do I have to stretch a hide before tanning or can I tan it right after I flesh it
Well Vanoss won't be very happy after seeing this video! Anyway nice video and it's cool to watch
Very well done video. What kind of skinning knife are you using? If you don't mind me asking. I use an old pen knife and it works ok but it looks like what you have is way more efficient.
jtpj2 they are resharpened butchers knives
Man dont listen to people man you have helped ma alot about learning to skin but then people are haten
Any tricks for the head. I tried skinning two and messed up both their faces. Right around the ears and especially eyes gave me trouble
Remember to keep your knife blade pointed up, and away from the skin. This will help to prevent holes in the hide.
I am thinking on making one of those skinning machines. Could you do a video on how it is set up? Standing by for #2. All the best
ya no problem. ill get this series loaded and put it up next week.
I like the skinning set up.
When you wash them in a washing machine do you use any soap? I use a little dish soap in a bucket on the real greasy ones but have wondered about using a washing machine. How many you put in at a time?
U definitely hav it down to a science. Good work!
thanks
The honing steel is a great idea! Can you tell me how you are dispatching? And if using a .22, what is your shot placement? Thank you.
Alan Vojtech .22 head
Very helpful bub😎👊
You're outfitted like a skinning freak should be! Great video!
thanks
Awesome vids man. Thanks for making them
Any specific soap needed to wash the fur or can I use standard washing powder?
He just uses water. No soap
When you get to the head and you can see the ear nub do you cut above, below, or in the middle of the nub.
Duck Men cut just below it
Good video, nice and clean with no 'jokes' that tend to make some of us women or non hunters cringe. I really enjoyed learning about the skinning process, but do a lot of skinners use the setup (machine?) and method you do or is it mostly done by hand/knife and takes a lot longer? Your process seems very quick. Also, I'm sorry but what does it mean to 'pop a penise bone' ? Do you use them for something like dog chews or does it literally rupture and make a mess?
Is there any danger of the essence spraying when I'm skinning it? or if I pull too hard will it just ooze? The lung shot you suggested work perfectly, didn't spray, but I was still too scared to attempt skinning it.
Jeffrich308 I have never had a problem. don't just waste the animal, give skinning them a try. best of luck
Can u wash the fur after fleshing or mo and uf not why? Just curious. Good videos tho
I like the steel idea...great job
thanks it really does save the hands
5:01 that cat was like let me get the (F) out of here. 😂
Cat: you killed my brother from another mother prepare to die
Great video man. Keep up the good work.
Love the dog food bag underneath you there ....
I know this may be a dumb question but how do you wash your hides and what do you wash them in? Do you have a special detergent or something??
+Jerrad Allen I have a video on washing hides
Great video! Very helpful. Thanks!!
+Shawn Caraway thanks
Avengers Endgame looks so intense
I was looking around for a bobcat fur handling video. I did not see one from you. Did I miss it?
No bobcat video. They are not legal to take here. Hopefully soon tho
dang. Ill send you one! (seriously) i couldnt find any good videos. your videos helped me with with all the other critters. thanks for doing them
If I'm tanning myself (I'm not selling them, I just want to make a wall hanger) do I need to let the pelts dry out before salting? Or can I salt right after fleshing?
You can salt after fleshing
You also can not salting your pelts cost less money and resources.
5:02 the raccoon just walking in the back 😂😂
or is that a cat?
its a cat
+Seth Brissette figured
does the cartilage stay inside the nose after it's skinned or does it stay on the hide
+gregory taylor little of both
if you are going right from skinning to tanning should you still dry it first?
+Eric Gauthier no you don't have to.
An entire economy pretty much disappeared when it became uncool to harvest a valueable renewable resource. Not to mention what these damn things do to our nesting upland birds, feeders, crops etc.
I'm getting ready to go skin out a coon here in just a little while. The only thing I don't have is a tail stripper. I really need to order one sometime. May be able to pick one up in Wichita at Cabela's or Bass Pro. Because I don't have a stripper I end up splitting the tail all the way down but that's fine too. My pelts are for my own personal use and aren't sold or anything. I do all my own tanning as well. Thinking my next few coons or so are going to end up being mittens for myself or maybe a trapper's hat. Perhaps both if I can find patterns that aren't too crazy. What I really want is more coyotes to skin out and tan. I honestly think I love my coyote pelts most of all.
That machine sure makes the process easier.
awesome as usual , I love watching your videos. What brand of knives do you use?
Toti Struck i prefer victorinox
thanks
How did you keep the tail like that??? I skinned my first racoon, yesterday, and the tail fell apart when I pulled it off the bones.
Great Vid man! Awesome tutorial! What do you wash with? Straight water or soap? I've always used a little regular dawn. Just curious to see what you use.
thanks. I wash in straight water only.
Looking good. Very easy to follow. Keep it up
thanks
trapping is way of life were I am from my people have bin doing it for more then 30 thousand years and if you eat processed meat and are against trapping wake up cause they are treated horably
+Clayton R well said
Can you please sub to me
People are actually feeling bad for the raccoon and saying you're "heartless" for skinning it. like THE RACCOON IS DEAD! WHY DO YOU CARE SO MUCH OVER A DEAD ANIMAL? IT DOESN'T EVEN FEEL ANY PAIN! GET OVER IT PEOPLE!
Hey do you use a washing machine specifically for this? I imagine it would be a bad idea to use the same one for your clothes after this.
cool video...thumbs up..!!! Happy Holidays also !!! ;-)
great video! very educational.
so do you just leave the cartridge in the nose?
I apologize if you had already answered this question before but how do you dispatch your animals?
That machine setup is genius. That would have taken me 25 minutes to do start to finish by hand. I'm new, so not like that is representative, but nonetheless.
You should manufacture those and sell them.
Can you show how you make your split boards . Thanks
i;ve never washed my furs,but understand why you wuold.but was wondering why not wait till after the fleshing process.i have seen others make the same statment,is there a reason
the problem with washing after fleshing is that it to hard to control the drying of the pelt without having it shrink before its boarded. boarding a wet pelt will usually result in the fur slipping. if you are careful in the steps you use to flesh, the pelt, it will not become dirty. hope this explains thing for ya.
do you keep these joints as pets or what? at 5:00 a racoon just passed buy in the background xD
That was a cat.
cat
Do you have to trap and clean out a raccoon like you do a opossum?
alieninvaider not sure I understand your question
when you have to trap a opossum and feed it to clean it out. would you have to do the same thing to a raccoon?
are you able to flesh your animal without a flesing board and necker?
That’s an easy way to get the pelt off of the legs I normally cut a circle around each leg and a cut to the vent
nice video what kind knives do you use :]
Did you juss rig up your own set up or can we buy your set up from somewhere?
Thank you so much for this video series man! Had to have watched it 100x waiting to get my first coon as a newbie this year. Caught my first coon today in a DP. Followed the steps as I went and look forward to starting the fleshing process tomorrow. Are you on FBook or Insta. Would love to follow. Much to learn!
You have a ton of pelts. Can I purchase some Coyotes for my sons? Please let me know prices for the skins.
How long can I keep a raccoon in the fridge after skinning before fleshing. Would 2 to 3 days be okay?
Christopher Flatt I always roll them in a bowl after that cool put them in a bag and then put them in the freezer
I like the machine. I am going to have to build one.
j clark thanks
My son found these videos and sent them to me. He wants us to try it, but I donno. Where you guys out of?
+Aaron Hall give it a go. good luck
Do you wear a respirator when skinning? is that recommended?
You can if you want but not needed
Is there any tips for cutting the eyes, I’m new to trapping and no one has showed me how to actually cut the eyes and in all videos it is hard to see. My eyes end up being the size of a quarter or half dollar and I keep messing up all my furs
Just wondering how do you handle the flees?
Mad Anthony spray with raid
Put to better us than a grease spot on the road. Very professional vid.