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Post by whitetail101 on Jan 7, 2008 12:50:10 GMT -4
With this warm weather this year, won't be getting any good pelts . Needed it to be cold during Nov, Dec and Jan for any quality in the pelts. Guess I'll pass on the fur hunting and just wack a few yotes for the yote contests this year. I lost all of my deer hides this year due to that 60 degree warm spell the first week of the season . This summer, I think I'll build a refrigerated shed for my hides and pelts. Can't do anything about mother nature, but I sure can keep my hides from being ruined. Hopefully next year will be better for those of us who sell pelts and hides
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Post by zodiakgsps on Jan 7, 2008 13:24:00 GMT -4
Sorry to hear about your deer hides. Todd, so even if we get cold temps/snows this month thru March, yote & fox still won't have good pelts??? (I'm not a predator hunter)
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Post by mrlongbeard on Jan 7, 2008 13:42:26 GMT -4
thats a bummer to lose those hides. saw a lot of fox tracks while bunny hunting but if the pelts are bad no use in worrying about them. maybe next year will be better
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Post by whitetail101 on Jan 7, 2008 13:43:21 GMT -4
Pelts need at least 2 months of cold temps to develope the high quality leather and trim(hair) desired by the fur manufactures. With the season ending in Feb, we won't get it in time. Feb and March is also most fur animals breeding season and they tend to get in fights, and you know which damages the skin and hair. Also as the weather warms up furbearing animals start to loose hair in an attempt to cool off.
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Post by jeffpahunter on Jan 7, 2008 13:51:20 GMT -4
Pelts need at least 2 months of cold temps to develope the high quality leather and trim(hair) desired by the fur manufactures. Also as the weather warms up furbearing animals start to loose hair in an attempt to cool off. Gee.... I must be a furbearer and the weather must be warming up then....
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Post by whitetail101 on Jan 7, 2008 14:01:59 GMT -4
Jeff - thats TMI ;D ;D ;D
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Post by zodiakgsps on Jan 7, 2008 15:42:01 GMT -4
Pelts need at least 2 months of cold temps to develope the high quality leather and trim(hair) desired by the fur manufactures. With the season ending in Feb, we won't get it in time. Feb and March is also most fur animals breeding season and they tend to get in fights, and you know which damages the skin and hair. Also as the weather warms up furbearing animals start to loose hair in an attempt to cool off. Thanks for the info Todd.....my buddy wanted to get into some yote hunting, I'll tell him to wait next winter if he is looking at getting nice pelts.
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