Fox Feet

[TrapperJeff]

Im seeing that leavin the feet on your foxes is becoming more
popular again. Ive always taken them off my pelts. Just curious what you guys are doing with yours.

[Wileykiller]

Trapper Jeff I have been selling my fox & coyote with the feet on for about four years now. Found a guy that makes hats and want's the feet left on. It only take's a little time and it's worth it. Wileykiller

[Mr. 16 gauge]

When you guys skin your canines and decide to leave the feet on, how do you do it? I have read in several books and magazines to leave the feet on, but no one has ever showed a method (with photos) as to how to do it. Do you skin down to the nail and cut them off? do you leave the pad on? I am curious as to how it is done, because I look at my dogs foot and wonder......seems like a lot of work to leave the feet and nails on.

[Wileykiller]

16 yes skin the feet down to the last knuckle and cut off. Yes you leave the pads on also. The Alaska trappers had a video out shows how to. It's almost like pullimg your sock off when you skin there feet out. It's worth it I get about $20 more a pelt.

[Firetiger]

Yep, My old trapper buddy is still laying steel,and I buy pelts off him to mount and I always have him leave the feet on,the mount would kind of look funny w/out them,LOL,Pelts really worth more on a good habitat base then sold to the garment Industry,any one tag a grade A northern coyote this winter give an e-mail or a post i'll take a few of them

[Wileykiller]

Firetiger how many coyote's do you want & what will you pay for them? Also where are you from? Wileykiller