What's new
Forums
Members
Resources
Whopper Club
Politics
Pics
Videos
Fishing Reports
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Members
Resources
Whopper Club
Politics
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
Furbearer & Other Hunting
Coyote
One man's quest for 1000 Coyotes
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="1lessdog" data-source="post: 280302" data-attributes="member: 6971"><p>He just skins them and lays them flat in a freezer. He has 3 big freezers and one smaller one that he has in his enclosed trailer. At Christmas time all his freezers were full. And is in the process of filling the others up. After he is done trapping will start flashing them and putting them on boards.</p><p></p><p></p><p>From Robert</p><p></p><p>I freeze coyote pelts laid out flat in a freezer with the nose and tails tucked inside the pelt. A plywood cut out that just fits inside the freezer is used with pieces of heavy plate steel on top of it for weight to help compress them for the most efficient use of the space. Pelts frozen in this manner freeze faster (and defrost faster at fleshing time) than if they are rolled up. Muddy or bloody hides can be placed in paper feed sacks and frozen the same way. Sheets of newspaper can also be placed between muddy or bloody pelts to keep them from freezing together or to the freezer walls. With your heavier northern early season coyotes, you will average 3.5 pelts per cubic foot of freezer space. As season progresses and the coyotes get fully prime, you will see this drop to 3 per cubic foot. Your central plains states type coyotes, (i.e. Kansas) will average 5.5 to 6 in early season and then 5 fully prime coyotes per cubic foot of freezer space. Using these figures, a trapper should be able to determine how much freezer space they need for “X” number of coyotes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1lessdog, post: 280302, member: 6971"] He just skins them and lays them flat in a freezer. He has 3 big freezers and one smaller one that he has in his enclosed trailer. At Christmas time all his freezers were full. And is in the process of filling the others up. After he is done trapping will start flashing them and putting them on boards. From Robert I freeze coyote pelts laid out flat in a freezer with the nose and tails tucked inside the pelt. A plywood cut out that just fits inside the freezer is used with pieces of heavy plate steel on top of it for weight to help compress them for the most efficient use of the space. Pelts frozen in this manner freeze faster (and defrost faster at fleshing time) than if they are rolled up. Muddy or bloody hides can be placed in paper feed sacks and frozen the same way. Sheets of newspaper can also be placed between muddy or bloody pelts to keep them from freezing together or to the freezer walls. With your heavier northern early season coyotes, you will average 3.5 pelts per cubic foot of freezer space. As season progresses and the coyotes get fully prime, you will see this drop to 3 per cubic foot. Your central plains states type coyotes, (i.e. Kansas) will average 5.5 to 6 in early season and then 5 fully prime coyotes per cubic foot of freezer space. Using these figures, a trapper should be able to determine how much freezer space they need for “X” number of coyotes. [/QUOTE]
Verification
What is the most common fish caught on this site?
Post reply
Recent Posts
Spring
Latest: grumster
7 minutes ago
Kristi Noem Dog Killer
Latest: Obi-Wan
13 minutes ago
Heads up
Latest: lunkerslayer
31 minutes ago
DEA is looking to drop marijuana down to a schedule 2 or 3 drug
Latest: lunkerslayer
Today at 9:07 PM
NFL News (Vikings)
Latest: lunkerslayer
Today at 8:56 PM
Columbia/NYPD
Latest: Fritz the Cat
Today at 8:50 PM
Riddle Me This.....
Latest: risingsun
Today at 8:47 PM
M
zero turn recommendations
Latest: mikef
Today at 8:17 PM
Any Birders here?
Latest: MSA
Today at 5:44 PM
Quiet Pellet Gun
Latest: guywhofishes
Today at 3:34 PM
Sale
I Got Less Fat. Camo for sale!
Latest: NPO_Aaron
Today at 3:33 PM
W
What boat ramp open in Bismark
Latest: Wall-eyes
Today at 2:53 PM
tanglefree solo blind
Latest: Rowdie
Today at 12:57 PM
Bismarck roads and driving
Latest: Lycanthrope
Today at 12:11 PM
Skinwalker Ranch
Latest: BrokenBackJack
Today at 10:31 AM
B
Walleye Replica
Latest: bigv
Today at 10:00 AM
Answer me this
Latest: svnmag
Yesterday at 7:26 PM
Check your bags boys
Latest: DirtyMike
Yesterday at 3:19 PM
Mega Live
Latest: wslayer
Yesterday at 11:30 AM
A good movie
Latest: risingsun
Monday at 8:37 PM
Friends of NDA
Forums
Hunting
Furbearer & Other Hunting
Coyote
One man's quest for 1000 Coyotes
Top
Bottom