You pressed down a little hard where the hair is popping through the hide. After you push the membrane down exposing the fat, just go a little lighter taking off the fat. For now, don’t pull the hair out, just leave it like that.
The belly down by the penis is a lot thinner than other areas so take your time down there to prevent putting in holes. Go either side of the penis with your fleshing knife, not right over it. You can grab the penis area between your finger and thumb and cut the big chunk of fat/membrane with a knife.
Overall, i’d Say that you did pretty darned good for your first coyote! Figuring out how much pressure to use comes with experience and it may take some practice to really get a good feel for it. Under front legs and belly are a lot thinner than elsewhere. I think that you’ll pick it up pretty fast.
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