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Location: Valentine, NE USA | Seems like we've been having a really good year for skunks this year...i have about 45 tails in the freezer.
Not everyone uses them but, I've had lots of demand for custom skunk-hair bucktails lately...
How do you prefer your skunk-hair baits?
A> Nasty?
B> A little odor?
C> Odor free?
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Snowcrest 6, I'm guessing that you don't use that freezer for your food? |
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Location: Valentine, NE USA | well....actually...... 
But they're ziplocked so it's all good.
Maybe that's why I'm continually single......hmmmm.
lol
B
Edited by Snowcrest 6 1/29/2006 11:20 AM
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Location: Fishing the weeds | Dip them in gasoline then, wash them with dish detergent and warm water. Make sure you split and de-bone them. Rub Borax into the flesh side and lay them out to dry. When you see oil building up on the flesh wipe with a paper towel and re-apply Borax. In 2-3 days they should be dry and odor free. I do a lot of trapping and this is how I've handled Skunks for about 35 years. Pat |
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Location: Valentine, NE USA | Pat -
I've been handling hides & furs for 25 years...here's the skunk/mink recipe I use:
1 qt 3% Hydrogen Peroxide
1/4 cup Baking Soda
2-3 tsp liquid dish soap
This is about right for 2 skunk tails. DO NOT mix the ingredients until you are ready to immmerse the tails. Make sure you use an open container ( I use a cake pan)
Mix everything in the cake pan, immerse the tails in the mixture, let stand for 30 minutes.
Rinse with cold water. Lay out to dry.
This mixture chemically neutralizes the alkaloid oils in the skunk musk. ALL SCENT is removed, very quick, very safe.
Can be used on dogs/cats/people.
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| As a non user and possibly/probably and ignorant bystander, I thought the point was to have the essence of skund de plume wafting into the musky nostrils as they trailed and then ate the lure? Did I get the myth wrong AGAIN???  |
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | Stinky or not, a road kill loses it's tail to my lopers. I hang them for a day outside, then into the freezer in a zip lock, until I'm ready. Take it out, tie up a tail or two, then back to the freezer. No messing around with boning or anything. |
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Location: Valentine, NE USA | firstsixfeet - 1/29/2006 6:31 PM
As a non user and possibly/probably and ignorant bystander, I thought the point was to have the essence of skund de plume wafting into the musky nostrils as they trailed and then ate the lure? Did I get the myth wrong AGAIN??? :(
No, some people do like their tails to have scent, others don't.
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Location: Fishing the weeds | Sorry Brian. I didn't know you were experienced in the fine art of Skunkologie. Thank's for your recipe. I'm always looking to try new things. Pat |
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | The skunk recepie is AWESOME for descenting a bird dog. LOL. Guys, if you are out hunting, and see the tail, shoot for that first. A skunk that cannot lift it's tail cannot spray. I personally like stink on skunktails. No jokes guys. LOL |
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | I prefer the ones named "Peppy". |
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| Just one note of caution regarding that mixture & dogs, be very careful as it can cause a problem with the coats of some dogs.
My dog got nailed by a skunk and I used it; instructions by the vet were to leave the mixture on the dog.
I asked twice to be sure about this.
I washed the mixture off after 2 hours...in the dark , outside.
Next morning...she looked like a lion!
It had bleached a whole section of the coat around her head & chest. Quite a change from coal black fur.
I trimmed her but there was permanent damage to some areas with patches left and no regrowth of the fur in those spots.
For most dogs there may be no problem at all I suspect, but I would never leave this mix on a dog for very long. |
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