jarrodevs 5 Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 iv got a mink snaring dvd and watched it last night and understood everything. the only thing i didnt get was how long do you dry the skins out for once you have stretched them on the strecher boards? Quote Link to post
DUCKWING 302 Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 FIRSTLY ....................... THE SEASON FOR MINK IS WELL PAST ..... SECOND .. NICE TO SEE THAT SINCE THE MINK LIKE A LOT OF OTHER VERMIN NEEDS CONTROLING YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT PUTTING IT TO USE AND NOT JUST THROWING IT IN A DYKE BACK ..... THEIR PELTS ARE PRIME FROM MID NOVEMBER / DECEMBER TILL END OF JANUARY , MID FEBUARY DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER CONDITIONS , THIS YEAR I TRAPPED A TOUCH LONGER DUE TO THE ARTIC WEATHER CONDITIONS ............ YOU ARE WASTEING YER TIME TRAPPING AND PUTTING UP FUR ANY OTHER TIME .... ONCE ON THE BOARDS THE FUR STILL NEEDS TREATING .... MINE GOES TO A PROFESSIONAL AND COMES BACK LIKE CHAMOIS LEATHER THREE MATES GOT RUSSIAN STYLE FOX HATS AS PREZZES THIS YEAR AND WERE OVER THE MOON ........ WITH THE WINTER BEING SO ROUGH THE FUR WAS FANTASTIC AND A TOTAL SHAME TO JUST DISCARD IT .................. I HAD TO CONTROL THE FOXES ANYWAY SO WHY NOT USE THE ANIMAL ? ........... I HATE WASTE ......... ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Quote Link to post
stig 2 Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 FIRSTLY ....................... THE SEASON FOR MINK IS WELL PAST ..... SECOND .. NICE TO SEE THAT SINCE THE MINK LIKE A LOT OF OTHER VERMIN NEEDS CONTROLING YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT PUTTING IT TO USE AND NOT JUST THROWING IT IN A DYKE BACK ..... THEIR PELTS ARE PRIME FROM MID NOVEMBER / DECEMBER TILL END OF JANUARY , MID FEBUARY DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER CONDITIONS , THIS YEAR I TRAPPED A TOUCH LONGER DUE TO THE ARTIC WEATHER CONDITIONS ............ YOU ARE WASTEING YER TIME TRAPPING AND PUTTING UP FUR ANY OTHER TIME .... ONCE ON THE BOARDS THE FUR STILL NEEDS TREATING .... MINE GOES TO A PROFESSIONAL AND COMES BACK LIKE CHAMOIS LEATHER THREE MATES GOT RUSSIAN STYLE FOX HATS AS PREZZES THIS YEAR AND WERE OVER THE MOON ........ WITH THE WINTER BEING SO ROUGH THE FUR WAS FANTASTIC AND A TOTAL SHAME TO JUST DISCARD IT .................. I HAD TO CONTROL THE FOXES ANYWAY SO WHY NOT USE THE ANIMAL ? ........... I HATE WASTE ......... ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Fantastic Post ! Well said Quote Link to post
Bobba_fett 117 Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 FIRSTLY ....................... THE SEASON FOR MINK IS WELL PAST ..... SECOND .. NICE TO SEE THAT SINCE THE MINK LIKE A LOT OF OTHER VERMIN NEEDS CONTROLING YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT PUTTING IT TO USE AND NOT JUST THROWING IT IN A DYKE BACK ..... THEIR PELTS ARE PRIME FROM MID NOVEMBER / DECEMBER TILL END OF JANUARY , MID FEBUARY DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER CONDITIONS , THIS YEAR I TRAPPED A TOUCH LONGER DUE TO THE ARTIC WEATHER CONDITIONS ............ YOU ARE WASTEING YER TIME TRAPPING AND PUTTING UP FUR ANY OTHER TIME .... ONCE ON THE BOARDS THE FUR STILL NEEDS TREATING .... MINE GOES TO A PROFESSIONAL AND COMES BACK LIKE CHAMOIS LEATHER THREE MATES GOT RUSSIAN STYLE FOX HATS AS PREZZES THIS YEAR AND WERE OVER THE MOON ........ WITH THE WINTER BEING SO ROUGH THE FUR WAS FANTASTIC AND A TOTAL SHAME TO JUST DISCARD IT .................. I HAD TO CONTROL THE FOXES ANYWAY SO WHY NOT USE THE ANIMAL ? ........... I HATE WASTE ......... ALL THE BEST DUCKWING how much does it cost? and what sort of place is it u get them done? a tanners? Quote Link to post
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