Damn I can remember watching all your videos multiple times to learn as much as I could ab trapping but nothing helps more than getting hands on thanks for all the tips and pretty much getting me started
dude your filled with so much knowledge thanks for sharing I've been picking apart your skinning set up for a while now so I'm glad you went over it in detail..
Always a pleasure. I have a set up similar to yours and it the cats a$$ in saving me time and money. I pull usually around 100 coon a year. The set up works on most critters equally as well. Got to watch the thinner skin ones though, but once you get a rhythm and technique down, it’s a joy to use. I made my set up also, except of course the winch. Purchase a decent winch. Some of the cheap ones burn out. The only comment I have is… I drink better beer than you!!!!! I see the can of Nat Lite sitting there. All good. I have been watching your videos for years now. Always Top Lot.. Peace Y
I really appreciate the tips just second year trapping need all the help I can get been hunting raccoons with hounds in these southern Illinois hills a long time
I enjoy your videos. You keep it simple. I'm only in my second year of trapping with not a lot of places to trap. But I make due. Your always informative and it helps me out. I like the use of the sharpening steel.
Appreciate your tips, I’ve trapped since I was a kid,,, long time ago now lol,,, you have a lot of great simple make it easy pointers, Keep your videos coming, I enjoy learning new things and really greatful, You keeping our tradition alive, Have a great merry Christmas and to your family..
Excellent skinning video. I love the rope and hook idea to keep the critters from swinging on you. I have several of those sharpening steels and now know what I can do with them! Thanks, and Merry Christmas!!!!
I did my best to copy your machine with a few exceptions. My opening clamp top support is made from cable and my upper pully is mounted to a leaf spring stack short of the main leaf and the spring stack is fastened to the sign post. I can use it free standing but can't pull very hard by hand- base is virtually the same as yours so not enough support to pull much- need to fasten it to a wall up high or lag base to floor. Thanks for being so generous to give such a detailed machine dimensions in the other video.
Your channel helps me to motivate my kids to trap Stu, good stuff! I have a piece if road sign post just like yours, building my skinning machine this year off season.
With fur prices as they are, is it worth your time and gas costs to harvest raccoons? Or does RUclips revenue make it worthwhile? Anyway, I’m always glad to see you putting up a video, so thanks.
Hey 👋 I will say that monetarily it is not worth the money. But the exercise, satisfaction, enjoyment is what I do it for. Anyway stay in the woods. Enjoy
Thanks for giving me a few extra time saving tricks. Seconds count. Also, curious if you still use your 25 talon ss to dispatch? Had to send mine back to Airforce to see if they could fix. Max power didn’t cut it. Had to go back to the 22.
Great instruction as usual. I built the same skinning machine using your previous videos and it sure works slick. Made my main post taller and made my clamps adustable for width. I don't do many racoons but I have done coyotes, fisher, otter on it, and because it's tall, I 've done several deer on it. Well worth building if you got the time and materials.... now if I could only figure out how to do beavers on it :-) .
that is not a sharpening steel. it is a honing steel. i cooked professionally for 2 decades..i can tell you with 100% certainty that device will not sharpen a blade.. it will however help keep an edge longer between trips to a sharpening stone.. the very micro edge of a blade will curl to 1 side after normal use.. the steel brings it back to a cutting edge. this is why a butcher has one on his belt and will use it every half dozen cuts.
I haven't run a trap line in many years. RUclips didn't exist back then, but there's a lot of info here that would have helped me. I have a question of a serious nature. When I first started I actually was vaccinated against rabies as a precautionary measure. You never know what you'll encounter out there. Does anyone else here take that precaution or is it just not a concern?
Thanks Amigo.. I have your fur handling series saved and use it a lot.. I don't catch a lot of fur but making what I do catch look good is a priority Your tips and examples are a great help.. Thanks again for these videos..
been watching you for 9 years and still pick up little techniques that make skinning easier! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. It has been awesome and amazing how your channel has grown!
Thank you, my first coon skinning experience was hanging a road kill , by the way, beautiful coon with no visible damage, from my kids swing set and waiting for them to get home from school. We shared a learning moment together. Your method is much nicer.
Your video just came up on my feed. I’m pretty much a city boy. I have skinned a couple deer and butchered with my friend “Rambo” the deer slayer. I’m a hobby machinist, I like your clamping systems and the Harbor Freight hoist/winch system. Vent hole? Lol
Lol a tail stripper never seen one before. My grandfather showed me to use screw drivers that's what I've used since the late 70's. I don't have any of the fancy tools you have and laugh when you say old school . My old school is 2 pieces of heavy wire with a heavy swivel hanging from a floor joist in the basement in the center. And a hatchet to scrape the hides not as quick as a draw knife but can do a better job than the fur buyer that was in our area
You make everything look way to easy. Could you possibly do a new coyote vid? Maybe a new update vid on ur skinning machine, and clamping system ect how their build what you used ect. As always great vid keep them coming
Skinning different critters is a great help. Fleshing takes a while to pick up. I ruined quite a few hides. Opossum are a great way to practice for Fleshing. They are thin skinned like a fox. Except with more fat. Good luck and stay in the woods.
@@timothyrothrock4173 yup ruined the 1st one. The raccoon was very fat and when fleshing, got a lot of milky substance on it. Just didn’t seem I could get the flesh clean but because I kept pushing hard with the sharp side, cut the hide up. Would it be best to skin the animal, dry it for 24hrs or freeze it somewhat and then flesh it???
Try leaving it freeze before fleshing. Than let it thaw enough to get it on a fleshing board. I skin one day and flesh the next. The fat has to set up. You will notice a lot of fur sheds have refrigerator in. There not there to keep beer cold. I never really use sharp side of the fleshing blade. If the fat is set up it comes off decent enough. And I use a scrapping tool for fox.
@@joehunts432 also just remembered to kinda get a feel for a lump under the hide. Ticks and nipples are a hole punch fast. Don't feel bad about it. Your learning without someone showing up close. If you know an older trapper ask them to show you.
Nice I have the same looking harbor freight lift. I am now thinking about using your raise up method with something anchored to the floor for my deer. I always use a gambrel and hang em upside down. But doing it that way the fron shoulders struggle. If I had an anchor set into the concrete I could make a clamp of sorts then raise it up to finish the process Well done
Bud I want ya to know I have been hunting and trapping for most of my life and to see such a better way to skin and to use a steel on legs and to start the tail I just want to say thank you so very much again bud thank you
Hey Guy, that's a neat little trick for skinning a lot of animals. As you were skinning these critters, I was wandering. Do you ever eat these little rascals? I have heard about other people eating them but I have not tried them myself. If you don't eat them, what would you do with all of them carcasses?
I would like to see the apparatus bellow the camera level. What clipped the first raccoon too. A butcher shop I went to a long time ago had similar setup and used the winch to pull hide off deer. Never been able to remember how he did it. Much help is appreciated. Thank you.
Really enjoy watching you put up fur. Not sure what I did wrong but when I used the steel to separate the tail before pulling it it kinda twisted and ripped the fur a bit. Any suggestions?
The best thing I learned fro you was BC Newfe. Lol. Your a damm good skinner son. Your winching idea is great. I used to skin them sitting on my horse Not that fast for sure
What is the disposal method for the fat and carcass? Hoping to start trapping next year and watching your channel for the information and great content. I'm learning so much. Thanks
Love the video man... If RUclips giving.you issues call it making a fur coat start to finish....just start a whole bunch of different coats that you never get around to finishing
Thank you for the steel tip. Can you do a video with more detail around the ears and eyes? That is where I have trouble. Thanks again. I love your channel. Been watching for a few years. Just started trapping late last year.
He has good instruction on the professional fur handling videos. Search those links. After a while you can see where they are not a problem. When I started 40 years ago I press around the head with my thumb. You can feel better where you need to cut. Take your time it's not a race.
I watched your original video skinning a coon with a steel four years ago or so and I've been doing it since. I actually just posted a video of me doing it the same way on my manual machine.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO, I HAVE TOLD A BUNCH OF MY FRIENDS ABOUT IT AN EVERYONE LOVES IT. I AM A OLD FAT MAN WHO JUST STARTED TRAPPING THIS YEAR. NOT FOR FUR BUT FOR MEAT AND TO HELP MY TURKEY POPULATION. AGAIN THANKS. I HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO TO BECOME MORE EFFICIENT IN THE SKINNING GAME. TAKE CARE.
What do you do with the coon carcasses after you skinned them? Also is there a shelf life on the stretched skins? Will they go rancid in the summer or do they need to be tanned to keep that from happening?
I’ve never hunted or skinned animals besides fish but I’m here more eager than ever great video love the passion makes people that don’t have any interest take a second look and they may go out an skin an animal piece love and positivity to all
Great video. I'm curious though. I was always told you got a better price on furs if you skinned out the paws and didn't split the tails so was wondering why you cut off the paws and split the tails?
Thanks so much, you're my go to guru as a newbie! I can't find your heavy duty tail zipper anywhere... can you tell us where you got that? I can only find the cheapo $5 one.
What do you do with the carcasses? My garbage men hunt so every season they'll take what's left of a deer or two but I ain't to sure about a whole can full of coons.
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Never get tired of you showing your skinning skills! Shows years of experience.
He makes it look SO easy
That steel trick has saved me an enormous amount of time. Learned it from the original professional fur handling videos!
As usual another great informative video. I have learned a tremendous amount from watching your videos. Keep up the great work!!!
I started trapping over 40 years ago in Illinois, it’s nice to see someone who knows how to handle what they catch on the line! Keep up the good work
Damn I can remember watching all your videos multiple times to learn as much as I could ab trapping but nothing helps more than getting hands on thanks for all the tips and pretty much getting me started
dude your filled with so much knowledge thanks for sharing I've been picking apart your skinning set up for a while now so I'm glad you went over it in detail..
Thanks for always giving good advice to all us trappers an the young ones getting into trapping
Always a pleasure. I have a set up similar to yours and it the cats a$$ in saving me time and money. I pull usually around 100 coon a year. The set up works on most critters equally as well. Got to watch the thinner skin ones though, but once you get a rhythm and technique down, it’s a joy to use. I made my set up also, except of course the winch. Purchase a decent winch. Some of the cheap ones burn out. The only comment I have is… I drink better beer than you!!!!! I see the can of Nat Lite sitting there. All good. I have been watching your videos for years now. Always Top Lot.. Peace Y
I wish I'd had videos of your expertise many, many years ago when I was doing a lot of skinning and butchering. You are a real master, thanks.
I really appreciate the tips just second year trapping need all the help I can get been hunting raccoons with hounds in these southern Illinois hills a long time
I enjoy your videos. You keep it simple. I'm only in my second year of trapping with not a lot of places to trap. But I make due. Your always informative and it helps me out. I like the use of the sharpening steel.
Great info been using your technique for awhile it definitely helps save time. Love ur videos keep them coming
Appreciate your tips, I’ve trapped since I was a kid,,, long time ago now lol,,, you have a lot of great simple make it easy pointers, Keep your videos coming, I enjoy learning new things and really greatful, You keeping our tradition alive, Have a great merry Christmas and to your family..
There's my goal for next season. To have a skinning setup like that. Thank you so much for all your help and videos. David
Excellent skinning video.
I love the rope and hook idea to keep the critters from swinging on you.
I have several of those sharpening steels and now know what I can do with them!
Thanks, and Merry Christmas!!!!
I did my best to copy your machine with a few exceptions.
My opening clamp top support is made from cable and my upper pully is mounted to a leaf spring stack short of the main leaf and the spring stack is fastened to the sign post.
I can use it free standing but can't pull very hard by hand- base is virtually the same as yours so not enough support to pull much- need to fasten it to a wall up high or lag base to floor.
Thanks for being so generous to give such a detailed machine dimensions in the other video.
One of the best all-around trapping sites. Love the fur handling videos.
Your channel helps me to motivate my kids to trap Stu, good stuff! I have a piece if road sign post just like yours, building my skinning machine this year off season.
I love watching you work! You have a great technique for efficiency... I watch your videos over and over again and learn something every time...
Love watching you skin, makes me feel like a complete loser cause you do it so effortlessly!! Keep them coming man!! 👍👍
With fur prices as they are, is it worth your time and gas costs to harvest raccoons? Or does RUclips revenue make it worthwhile? Anyway, I’m always glad to see you putting up a video, so thanks.
Hey 👋
I will say that monetarily it is not worth the money. But the exercise, satisfaction, enjoyment is what I do it for. Anyway stay in the woods. Enjoy
@@timothyrothrock4173 You are preaching to the choir on that! You know the saying about a bad day on the lake and a good day in the office? :-)
Best fur channel on youtube !!! Thanks man for all the years of you teaching us ;)
Thanks for giving me a few extra time saving tricks. Seconds count. Also, curious if you still use your 25 talon ss to dispatch? Had to send mine back to Airforce to see if they could fix. Max power didn’t cut it. Had to go back to the 22.
I went back with 22 as well
Great instruction as usual. I built the same skinning machine using your previous videos and it sure works slick. Made my main post taller and made my clamps adustable for width. I don't do many racoons but I have done coyotes, fisher, otter on it, and because it's tall, I 've done several deer on it. Well worth building if you got the time and materials.... now if I could only figure out how to do beavers on it :-) .
Could probably do the center cut and put a snare from the gambrel around the base of the tail and use the clamps on the corners by the tail
@@bent5434 If I get a low value beaver (not hard these days) I might give that a try. Thanks for the idea Ben...
Will that steel and everything pretty much work the same for any critter even a small fox with out taring the hide behind the legs or anything?
Jesus Christ really loves you.
that is not a sharpening steel. it is a honing steel. i cooked professionally for 2 decades..i can tell you with 100% certainty that device will not sharpen a blade.. it will however help keep an edge longer between trips to a sharpening stone.. the very micro edge of a blade will curl to 1 side after normal use.. the steel brings it back to a cutting edge. this is why a butcher has one on his belt and will use it every half dozen cuts.
I haven't run a trap line in many years. RUclips didn't exist back then, but there's a lot of info here that would have helped me. I have a question of a serious nature. When I first started I actually was vaccinated against rabies as a precautionary measure. You never know what you'll encounter out there. Does anyone else here take that precaution or is it just not a concern?
Thanks Amigo.. I have your fur handling series saved and use it a lot.. I don't catch a lot of fur but making what I do catch look good is a priority Your tips and examples are a great help.. Thanks again for these videos..
Thank you for this information
been watching you for 9 years and still pick up little techniques that make skinning easier! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. It has been awesome and amazing how your channel has grown!
I really struggle between the legs on coyote, think you can do an old school skinning of a yote without the skinning machine video?
Merry Christmas 🎄☃️
Good job iam glad I tuned in a few years ago & built my own skinning machine.👍
Thank you, my first coon skinning experience was hanging a road kill , by the way, beautiful coon with no visible damage, from my kids swing set and waiting for them to get home from school. We shared a learning moment together.
Your method is much nicer.
Well done. Keep those kids grounded!
God can do anything and anyone is welcome to go to church.
An air compressor with a ball pump needle tip will pop the hide lose from any animal in seconds. Insert just under the hide on any leg and let it rip.
Your video just came up on my feed. I’m pretty much a city boy. I have skinned a couple deer and butchered with my friend “Rambo” the deer slayer. I’m a hobby machinist, I like your clamping systems and the Harbor Freight hoist/winch system. Vent hole? Lol
Another great video!!
Lol a tail stripper never seen one before. My grandfather showed me to use screw drivers that's what I've used since the late 70's. I don't have any of the fancy tools you have and laugh when you say old school . My old school is 2 pieces of heavy wire with a heavy swivel hanging from a floor joist in the basement in the center. And a hatchet to scrape the hides not as quick as a draw knife but can do a better job than the fur buyer that was in our area
Great information. Thanks
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Those that have the experience makes it looks so easy. Thanks for the tips. Can you do a coyote demo? I am having a heck of a time with the eyes.
You make everything look way to easy. Could you possibly do a new coyote vid? Maybe a new update vid on ur skinning machine, and clamping system ect how their build what you used ect. As always great vid keep them coming
First year trapping and skinned my first raccoon last night. Used your previous videos as a guide and they helped out.
Skinning different critters is a great help. Fleshing takes a while to pick up. I ruined quite a few hides. Opossum are a great way to practice for Fleshing. They are thin skinned like a fox. Except with more fat. Good luck and stay in the woods.
@@timothyrothrock4173 yup ruined the 1st one. The raccoon was very fat and when fleshing, got a lot of milky substance on it. Just didn’t seem I could get the flesh clean but because I kept pushing hard with the sharp side, cut the hide up. Would it be best to skin the animal, dry it for 24hrs or freeze it somewhat and then flesh it???
Try leaving it freeze before fleshing. Than let it thaw enough to get it on a fleshing board. I skin one day and flesh the next.
The fat has to set up. You will notice a lot of fur sheds have refrigerator in. There not there to keep beer cold. I never really use sharp side of the fleshing blade. If the fat is set up it comes off decent enough. And I use a scrapping tool for fox.
@@joehunts432 also just remembered to kinda get a feel for a lump under the hide. Ticks and nipples are a hole punch fast. Don't feel bad about it. Your learning without someone showing up close. If you know an older trapper ask them to show you.
@@timothyrothrock4173 thank you for the advice!
Do you use the steel when opening a coyote too? Thank you
I need to invest in a skinning machine takes me about 5-10 mins without one
Nice
I have the same looking harbor freight lift. I am now thinking about using your raise up method with something anchored to the floor for my deer. I always use a gambrel and hang em upside down. But doing it that way the fron shoulders struggle. If I had an anchor set into the concrete I could make a clamp of sorts then raise it up to finish the process
Well done
Wow I should have watched this before my trapping course it took me an hour to skin 1 raccoon and we’re not even at the pole yet
I am a hunter. Deer, pigs, rabbits. I eat what I shoot. Do you eat raccoon?
Please answer the question.
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Bud I want ya to know I have been hunting and trapping for most of my life and to see such a better way to skin and to use a steel on legs and to start the tail I just want to say thank you so very much again bud thank you
Hey Guy, that's a neat little trick for skinning a lot of animals. As you were skinning these critters, I was wandering. Do you ever eat these little rascals? I have heard about other people eating them but I have not tried them myself. If you don't eat them, what would you do with all of them carcasses?
I would like to see the apparatus bellow the camera level. What clipped the first raccoon too.
A butcher shop I went to a long time ago had similar setup and used the winch to pull hide off deer. Never been able to remember how he did it. Much help is appreciated. Thank you.
How well does this work on coyotes? Can u skin a coyote in a video
Somebody is definitely traumatized by this video,😖😵
Really enjoy watching you put up fur. Not sure what I did wrong but when I used the steel to separate the tail before pulling it it kinda twisted and ripped the fur a bit. Any suggestions?
The best thing I learned fro you was BC Newfe. Lol. Your a damm good skinner son. Your winching idea is great. I used to skin them sitting on my horse Not that fast for sure
What is the disposal method for the fat and carcass? Hoping to start trapping next year and watching your channel for the information and great content. I'm learning so much. Thanks
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I know it seems kinda silly but how great would it be if your winch had a foot control. Might save you a few more seconds per critter
Can you tell me all the things I need to get me one set up. I’ll build it myself. I just need to know all the things I’ll need.
Love the video man...
If RUclips giving.you issues call it making a fur coat start to finish....just start a whole bunch of different coats that you never get around to finishing
I have a larger setup like your hoist system that I use for deer. I like your idea on the hook to the chain to keep it from turning. Thanks
Do you eat the raccoons? Or simply use them for skinning?
Thank you for the steel tip. Can you do a video with more detail around the ears and eyes? That is where I have trouble. Thanks again. I love your channel. Been watching for a few years. Just started trapping late last year.
He has good instruction on the professional fur handling videos. Search those links. After a while you can see where they are not a problem. When I started 40 years ago I press around the head with my thumb. You can feel better where you need to cut. Take your time it's not a race.
Lol I use the same thing
Wow i never skinned anything - never hunted either but this was interesting.
I could have watched every critter you had left be skinned!
How big is the boards for making stretchers and what kind of wood is best?
Can you use a sharpening steel for coyotes too?
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Question: Have you ever used these techniques on a larger animal (like a deer)?
I was wondering the same.
Natty daddy.... End of the day blessing!
hey, you showed a skinning jig with a chain and board made by a friend of yours what was it called or where can I get on
Work your ass off. take pride in putting up fur send them to the auction . maybe get a small check in a couple of years .🇺🇸
I keep ripping my tails when trying to free them. Any suggestions?
When you get down to the mouth just pull it off no more cutting Give it a quick jerk The nose comes right out
Good video ! Can definitely tell you've done a lot.... with hands in it all the time, you -- see -- ways of making it easier more efficient.
It does not sharpen it straightens a knife edge.
Hey man not sure if you know or not but the meat eater guys talk about your videos you should go on their show!!!!
Good Work.. I plan to copy your set up!
I watched your original video skinning a coon with a steel four years ago or so and I've been doing it since. I actually just posted a video of me doing it the same way on my manual machine.
killers! nothing less...remember God knows!
Just found your videos. Great job. I'm subbed
Man I love your videos, takes me 30 min to skin 1 ricky
Good education! What do you do with the meat?
Thanks for the video!!! Always great content!! Do you skin beaver with your skinning machine? If you do, would love to see that!
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO, I HAVE TOLD A BUNCH OF MY FRIENDS ABOUT IT AN EVERYONE LOVES IT. I AM A OLD FAT MAN WHO JUST STARTED TRAPPING THIS YEAR. NOT FOR FUR BUT FOR MEAT AND TO HELP MY TURKEY POPULATION. AGAIN THANKS. I HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO TO BECOME MORE EFFICIENT IN THE SKINNING GAME. TAKE CARE.
What do you do with the coon carcasses after you skinned them? Also is there a shelf life on the stretched skins? Will they go rancid in the summer or do they need to be tanned to keep that from happening?
I’d buy your fur. Do you sell online, such as on Etsy or eBay?
I’ve never hunted or skinned animals besides fish but I’m here more eager than ever great video love the passion makes people that don’t have any interest take a second look and they may go out an skin an animal piece love and positivity to all
As new trapper I love your channel. 🇺🇲
Great video. I'm curious though. I was always told you got a better price on furs if you skinned out the paws and didn't split the tails so was wondering why you cut off the paws and split the tails?
What are you doing all meat body go?
I took your advise on this a year ago and yes I agree saves time and frustration on the arms, I use a long screw driver as it does the same job
Must be a market for those carcasses, lol
Have you thought of moving to rumble
Thanks so much, you're my go to guru as a newbie! I can't find your heavy duty tail zipper anywhere... can you tell us where you got that? I can only find the cheapo $5 one.
What do you do with all the carcasses? Coyote bait? Know someone that eats coons? Piss off the trash man? Just curious.
What do you do with the carcasses? My garbage men hunt so every season they'll take what's left of a deer or two but I ain't to sure about a whole can full of coons.
Great video 👍, thanks for sharing
Thank you. That's awesome!