Fred, I’m a small time trapper. Put up 15-25 coyotes a year. I skin and keep frozen in bags outside, and flesh/board when I have at least 3 or 4. I have 4 stretchers and like making an evening of it. I’d prefer to flesh/board sooner rather than later as I find freezer burn kicks in at the lower extremities.
There’s lots of other options that will make your project last longer like freezing in water, etc, but then your drying time is greatly increases. If we are talking about snared coyotes then it a very different process than shot. Shot usually have to be washed so will void freezer burn for much longer than a snared dog with no blood and frozen.
Either way, I’d flesh/board as soon as convenient.
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