Coyotes are starting to pile up in the old skinning shack hanging there thawing out. A nice problem to have but......I'd like to try to keep up with the skinning if I can and not end up having to put up too many at a time. I was wondering if anyone could offer up any tips that would make skinning semi-frozen coyotes a little easier. I have a skinning stand and winch but I'm concerned with ripping the pelts if I use it on semi-frozen coyotes. Any advice?
Ive tried dave been there and in the end came up with the obvious, Let them unthaw completely theres nothing worse than a partially frozen animal while skinning so sorry no tips.
Just did 17 this morning three or four were still a little frozen. Took me four times the snout of time on the frozen ones. And I don't think there is an easy way to do it would love to here one though.
I've never managed to find more information about skinning frozen coyotes with a ball peen hammer other than an old post by Brian Bildson.
I did have a couple coyotes that were partially frozen the other day. They were frozen at the back of the head and around the neck. I wanted to get them done and was already committed when I realized they were more frozen than I thought. I took a ball peen hammer and beat on the hide along the seam where you would run your knife. It did help quite a bit but was slow. I would do it again in a pinch but prefer to let them thaw.
I've found the elastic bandage really helps them thaw.
I got 5 of the 7 yotes that I had hanging done but it took awhile....lol. I'm thinking that the winch would have been better rather than tug an inch, cut, tug an inch, cut.....might as well let the winch do the work. I'm kind of glad that they aren't quite as fat as they were a month ago. I'm going to scrounge up some tensor bandages to wrap the coyotes In to help speed up the thawing. Live and learn.
Tips for Skinning Half Frozen Coyotes?
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