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New Coyote Skin Hat
Patches:
That is a beautifually colored yote! I seen some in November that were blond, but not as blond as that. That is the lightest colored hide I have ever seen. I seen one in October that was very dark, almost black. I am actually going back to the area this weekend to see if I can call him or the blond coyotes in. The farmer wants them gone, and I am wanting hides, so it works out good! Thanks for posting the photos.
richardzane:
the legs won't be on the wrong side if they tied em under their chin!
Patches:
I hope this doesn't sound like a stupid question. When you skin the coyote do you slice the skin up the belly or work the skin down the body uncut? I know for trapping you don't cut the belly, but I did not know if that was what you did for tanning and making a hat. I can't wait it make one of these!
primitivepaulette:
It is easier to smoke them well/heavily, 'cased' but that isn't always easier to soften the furskins 'cased'. Nor skinning! I guess it's all a matter of personal preference. Most wallhanging coyotes are left cased but when you make a hat you cut them open anyway. I cut it open right from the get go and seeing as I used some citric acid to pickle this one FIRST I didn't go all out crazy ensuring all kinds of smoke.I knew it was very open after staking it and pulling it and well messing with it until TOTALLY soft and dry.. takes FOREVER sometimes!. these folks that got this hat are citifolk pretty much and I really didn't want it to smell like total Jerky..they might not have been real happy.. and I heard from them just today and they are really thrilled and were comparing it to some other coyote they had professionally tanned..... so I just hung this one over the quilt rack and covered the whole thing and smoked it all for a couple of round cake pans full of punk.. it was quite a volume of smoke a couple of separate times.. so.. lots of smoke.. 'escapes'that way but it still works! I will most likely be getting another this weekend so if you like I can just give you a step by step of when I do it if you like?
Thank you.. I'm very glad to know that my work is helping fan some flames. That's great!
Richard!That's very clever! hahaha.. never gave that a thought! how they're supposed to be worn anyway!
Patches:
A step by step would be great! Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions about tanning hides. I really do appeciate it.
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