Squirrel Hide

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Will it just dry out or is it gonna stink like ChadBoy's arse if I leave that bone in?

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if you unshave the arse, it smells like shite.
if you shave the arse, it smells like sweaty vagina with a hint of poo.

Don't split it. Once you skin the squirrel out to the tail, take a pair of wire cutters and cut the tail bone far enough into the back to give you a bit of a grip. Then peel the skin toward the tail exposing enough of the bone to grab. Take a rag and two pieces of wire. We always used 2 2" 1/4-20 bolts but even a coathanger wire will work. Place the wire on either side of the tail bone and between your fingers. I took a couple pics for reference:



Place the wire like this


Imagine the caulk nozzle is the tail(sorry no squirrel tails at work)

Now grip the bolts tightly against the bone like so:


now grab the protruding piece with a rag, squeeze the wires and pull. This will pull the bone out 95% of the time and turning the hide inside out for tanning. By the way, this works well for deer tails too. Just use 3/8 bolts

It's going to stink no matter what. I'd leave the tail in and maybe put it in a ziploc with some lime (powder not the fruit) until you get home.

Bob: you need some


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Freakin' Genius!

Man, I really appreciate that you took the time to put that together.

I wish I'd have known that trick when I was a kid. Thanks again! Will get materials & try it out here in a few minutes.

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if you unshave the arse, it smells like shite. if you shave the arse, it smells like sweaty vagina with a hint of poo.

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