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Post by Tim Rose on Jul 29, 2008 14:18:31 GMT -5
The first sales date for the next season January 9th with a last receiving date in North Bay of Dec. 14th Get them Raccoon Boards Made
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Post by DaveM on Jul 29, 2008 17:06:58 GMT -5
Whats the last receiving date for Greensburg, IN USA? Thanks for the board dimensions, they will be a hot item this fall.  |
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Post by Tim Rose on Aug 27, 2008 14:45:00 GMT -5
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Post by furbuy46 on Aug 27, 2008 15:39:39 GMT -5
Those board dims are identical to the boards I build.
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Post by foxcatcher1 on Aug 27, 2008 19:40:20 GMT -5
Don do you put your Indiana coon up on those boards? Do you ever have any XXL or XXXL?? I think those boards are a little too wide for us.
I'm trying to get a board that finishes a coon at 7". so what board width should be 6 1/2 or 6 3/4.
Don (Wilson)
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Post by furbuy46 on Aug 27, 2008 23:34:55 GMT -5
Don that is the correct board size for our coon. I have loads of xx,xxx,xxxx and a few xl. & in board is a bit on the narrow side. The majority of my coon stretch at 7 3/8. Over60% of what I buy goes xx or above. If I could get some darn basswood I could build you some real nice 6 3/4 or 7 in wide boards. I have a pattern for several different sizes
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Post by Tim Rose on Aug 28, 2008 6:33:20 GMT -5
Don W, let me get this straight...you put most all your coon on the same board dimensions that are pictured above?
I do feel a few narrow boards (7") come in handy for those L coon...for the small runts..
Got 10 dz coming that are same as the pic above from a PA guy....being delivered at the OSTA Conv....
I feel a fox board works in a pinch for real small coon, but the nose is too pointie..
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Post by furbuy46 on Aug 28, 2008 9:45:45 GMT -5
Tim I use one board for everything except the x small coon. Most of the x small I don't mess with. The boards that you bought from me last yr. will handle all sizes without any problems . They are made so that when you get a lg. coon, he will stretch at 24 in. at the base. Anything less than 24 will be a bit narrower that that. The standards on coon call for the lg. coon to be 7 in wide st 24 long. If you get any narrower than that the grader is going to catch the coons being undersized and grade them down a size..
Any grader worth his salt can look at a coon and tell if the coon is supposed to be smaller than the lengrh you have him stretched at. Most of the time the tail tells the story. and when you get to a certain size, the fur pretty much dictates what size coon you may have.
As far as the boards being to wide to get a coon on comfortably, 95% of the coon you get will fit one board size. Like I said earlier, if I have some dinks, they can go on a fox stretcher or a wire. I personally don't have but a very small handfull of coon that won't fit that board.
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Post by mjkluesener on Aug 28, 2008 9:58:29 GMT -5
Got 10 dz coming that are same as the pic above from a PA guy....being delivered at the OSTA Conv.... Tim, it sounds like you plan on putting-up a few coon this year. Think it will be a hot item this season  Mike |
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Post by Tim Rose on Aug 28, 2008 13:23:54 GMT -5
They are not all for me, We"ll have some with us at times during FHA pickup routes in Indiana. If a guy feels the need to pickup a few boards we'll have them there.. Matter of fact I should get 20 dz as I think they would move at the next few conventions, but the markup isn't that great so just get some and see what happens....2 of the dz are already pre-sold we will also be doing a "Put up" service this year (for green coon) and will need extra boards for that.....have one guy that is having us do 200-300 coon right off the bat to get our feet wet...lol... I put up about 600 coon last year (I didn't catch them..lol) and had time to trap/goof off......now my goof off time may get shorter if the "put-up" service gets rollin.. Gonna have to have Alexis fleshing this year...hehe...or atleast take them off the boards (more like it  Don, if you start making boards again let me know...I liked the ones you made. |
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Post by furbuy46 on Aug 28, 2008 13:54:50 GMT -5
Thanks Tim. All I need is a steady supply of Basswood. I turned down a lot of orders this yr. because I could only get a small amt. of wood. That sucks!
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Post by furbuy46 on Aug 28, 2008 13:57:31 GMT -5
Tim how much are you going to charge for coon scraping? I might need some done . Do you have a lot of freezer space? Can you handle 500 at a time?
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Post by Tim Rose on Aug 28, 2008 15:15:27 GMT -5
Tim how much are you going to charge for coon scraping? I might need some done . Do you have a lot of freezer space? Can you handle 500 at a time? $2.50 scraped, put on wood and dried. Freezer space will not be as big of an issue as previous years, cause I'd have them packed with meat for the yotes, ain't as concerned about that as the last few years.... I think close to 500 skinned in the freezers, may be possible... Shoot Don, how many coon you gonna get this year? When I was down to your house the one time those bails were impressive |
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Post by mjkluesener on Aug 28, 2008 15:31:50 GMT -5
Don, I have a source for basswood. PM me what you are looking for and I'll check on a price
Mike
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Post by foxcatcher1 on Aug 28, 2008 22:15:13 GMT -5
Dam it Tim stand in line.  I asked for boards from Don a few months ago and got the basswood story  . I think he can bang out a doz or two for me pretty quick. Then he can do yours. ;D |
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I asked for boards from Don a few months ago and got the basswood story 
. I think he can bang out a doz or two for me pretty quick. Then he can do yours. ;D