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Post by Tim Rose on Mar 12, 2008 8:17:20 GMT -5
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Post by Rwaddell on Mar 12, 2008 14:15:11 GMT -5
That market has came off from the $5 it used to be!
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Post by foxcatcher1 on Mar 13, 2008 3:02:44 GMT -5
I tried that last year as I had a guy that wanted to make wallets out of them. You know how hard it is to cut those all the way out to the edge and then flesh them?? They would alway rip right in the center of one of the sides.
Don
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Post by eric on Mar 13, 2008 6:49:01 GMT -5
I used to skin and prep for a taxidermist, I'm telling you right now I wouldn't do one for $30 they are delicate and a lot of WORK to prepare correctly, that is why most taxidermists use fake tails.
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Post by Rwaddell on Mar 13, 2008 14:34:09 GMT -5
I've worked hundreds of the darned things and they are a real pain to fillet off clean. At three dollars my time is better spent scraping nutrias.
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Post by foxcatcher1 on Mar 13, 2008 16:31:47 GMT -5
 Now thats funny. scraping $2 nutrias. Almost as much work as a beaver, more work then a coon for...........$2 Don
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Post by Rwaddell on Mar 16, 2008 10:51:04 GMT -5
If I work a nutria it isn't for $2. I do from time to time send nutira off to be tanned for the tanned fur and to me they are worth more than $2.
Have you ever seen a nutria teddy bear? They are "cute" in an ugly baby sort of way.
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Post by foxcatcher1 on Mar 17, 2008 5:41:50 GMT -5
Have only seen pics but hav seen many o many o nutria pelts. They shed no matter how fresh they are. You can pull the hair out almost right of the live critter. Thye are fragile to keep them looking good.
Don
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Post by Rwaddell on Mar 17, 2008 8:05:47 GMT -5
The back half of the pelt is never used, only the belly side.
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Now thats funny. scraping $2 nutrias. Almost as much work as a beaver, more work then a coon for...........$2