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    just found one hit by car, died on the way to my house, so how do i skin it for the pelt? not anything useful on the net.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wareagle69 View Post
    just found one hit by car, died on the way to my house, so how do i skin it for the pelt? not anything useful on the net.
    How 'bout this? http://www.primitiveways.com/skinning_a_critter.html

    Or this: http://books.google.com/books?id=9aJ...esult#PPA74,M1

    Here's a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBxaZLH7GyM
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    same way you'd skin any small animal i'd imagine.
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    WE - I've never skinned a mink, but here's a discussion on it on a beginners taxidermy forum. http://www.taxidermy.net/forums/Begi...3C4CC5E4A.html
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    Be careful! Mink have a musk gland. That stuff stays with ya longer than skunk does. I really wish I had asked someone before I skinned out my first one.
    Well why not?

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    Quote Originally Posted by crashdive123 View Post
    WE - I've never skinned a mink, but here's a discussion on it on a beginners taxidermy forum. http://www.taxidermy.net/forums/Begi...3C4CC5E4A.html
    yup found that one last night looking for methods, boy are those guys grumpy
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    thanks ken, the primitive ways one helped the most
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