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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Ramblings and Such From Hunting Coyote
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<blockquote data-quote="DSheetz" data-source="post: 2014378" data-attributes="member: 91783"><p>Each animal has it's own sized and shaped stretcher . I like wooden stretchers for bob cats , coyote and fox . Bob cats have a nice rounded nose where coyote and fox have a longer nose and a fine shaped head . A bob cat should be 6 - 7 " wide for it's whole length . Fox are pretty much the same but a little wider at the hips . Coyote are around 8" at the shoulders and wider at the hips . I like to take two push pins and tac the lower lip up to the stretcher so it lays flat when I have them stretched . Then I pull the pelt down tight fur side in and make a small fold at the bottom of the back legs . Wrap the leg around the side of the stretcher so it is 50 percent on both sides of the stretcher and tac it with a #4 finish nail on each side . I then pull the stretcher open and fasten the cross bar so it stays open . Next I put a piece or nylon cord doubled in half and looped through it's self so I have two long tails . These I pull down around the cross bar and half hitch them to keep the back tight and flat . next I tuck the front legs back into the fur side . now I wait till the skin side is dry enough so as not to stick to the wooden stretcher . When it is I take it off the stretcher turn it fur side out and stretch it again . I pull the front legs out put some rags or paper towels in the leg holes and then use a piece of cardboard on the slit legs and tack them so they lay flat tie the tails down and tack the lower lip up . Now I comb the fur and take out any burrs or knotted fur hang it up and let it dry well on the stretcher . That is how I do bob cats coyote and fox . Skinning them is another story .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DSheetz, post: 2014378, member: 91783"] Each animal has it's own sized and shaped stretcher . I like wooden stretchers for bob cats , coyote and fox . Bob cats have a nice rounded nose where coyote and fox have a longer nose and a fine shaped head . A bob cat should be 6 - 7 " wide for it's whole length . Fox are pretty much the same but a little wider at the hips . Coyote are around 8" at the shoulders and wider at the hips . I like to take two push pins and tac the lower lip up to the stretcher so it lays flat when I have them stretched . Then I pull the pelt down tight fur side in and make a small fold at the bottom of the back legs . Wrap the leg around the side of the stretcher so it is 50 percent on both sides of the stretcher and tac it with a #4 finish nail on each side . I then pull the stretcher open and fasten the cross bar so it stays open . Next I put a piece or nylon cord doubled in half and looped through it's self so I have two long tails . These I pull down around the cross bar and half hitch them to keep the back tight and flat . next I tuck the front legs back into the fur side . now I wait till the skin side is dry enough so as not to stick to the wooden stretcher . When it is I take it off the stretcher turn it fur side out and stretch it again . I pull the front legs out put some rags or paper towels in the leg holes and then use a piece of cardboard on the slit legs and tack them so they lay flat tie the tails down and tack the lower lip up . Now I comb the fur and take out any burrs or knotted fur hang it up and let it dry well on the stretcher . That is how I do bob cats coyote and fox . Skinning them is another story . [/QUOTE]
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