Bewsher500 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 what do you do with them? I kept a couple from a couple I shot in the garden but don't keep them normally. Are they worth anything to anybody? I just assumed there were so many floating about it that there was unlikely to be a "shortage" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshLamb Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 I keep them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 have a look on ebay as a way of selling them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 leave them attached to the owner.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted May 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 have a look on ebay as a way of selling them ha ha, just had a look £10! Ok that is boned and cured I assume, but still..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy198712 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 How do you prep them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobgoblin Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 How do you prep them? i was told to bone it &soak it for a month in methalated spirit then wash in detergent.... well after 1month i tookit out started to wash it ...all the fur dropped off!!! not worth the bother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted May 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 I just left the tail in and let it dry. could bone and treat with Alum or salt I suppose. My Canadian neighbour treated fur bearing leather with a very watery porridge mixture (oatmeat/oats and water) then dried and stretched to keep soft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyrus Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 i was told to bone it &soak it for a month in methalated spirit then wash in detergent.... well after 1month i tookit out started to wash it ...all the fur dropped off!!! not worth the bother! That's the method I used, sometimes bone them sometimes not, soak for a maximum of 2 weeks, give them a wash and hang on the line to dry Come out great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 leave them attached to the owner.... :yes: stinky things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browning123 Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 About 45 years ago I used to get £1.00 for an adult fox brush and 10 shillings for a cubs. This was from the local rabbit clearance society. At the time I was employed as a Pest Officer by the Ministry of Agriculture, my wage was £14.00 a weeks plus 5 shilling towards the upkeep of two dogs and 2/6p for the ferrets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobgoblin Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 That's the method I used, sometimes bone them sometimes not, soak for a maximum of 2 weeks, give them a wash and hang on the line to dry Come out great maybe thats where i went wrong left it a month(told by a friend) That's the method I used, sometimes bone them sometimes not, soak for a maximum of 2 weeks, give them a wash and hang on the line to dry Come out great maybe thats where i went wrong.told a month bt a mate ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 another method is to leave it attached to its owner, run your knife around the base of the tail ,get a hazel stick like a twig split it place the stick either side of the brush squeeze together and in one fast movement pull the stick towards you .the brush should come cleanly away leaveing the bone behind on a freashly killed fox . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Mule Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 another method is to leave it attached to its owner, run your knife around the base of the tail ,get a hazel stick like a twig split it place the stick either side of the brush squeeze together and in one fast movement pull the stick towards you .the brush should come cleanly away leaveing the bone behind on a freashly killed fox . So you would have the tail between the two halves (almost like you have threaded a needle) and pinch the open end back together again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyrus Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 So you would have the tail between the two halves (almost like you have threaded a needle) and pinch the open end back together again? Yep that's it Have a look back through the video section, there is a good demo vid using a hacksaw blade, that's what I use, works a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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