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Post by trpnhnt on Feb 5, 2012 9:21:03 GMT -5
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Post by trpnhnt on Feb 5, 2012 9:26:21 GMT -5
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Post by Law Dog on Feb 5, 2012 9:56:58 GMT -5
Sweet job there!
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Post by cageycat on Feb 6, 2012 0:19:36 GMT -5
Ive got to throw this one in , my best cat to date.
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Post by pappasmurf on Feb 6, 2012 8:26:11 GMT -5
Wow that is a spectacular belly. Beautiful cat cagey!
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Post by lyonch on Feb 6, 2012 8:37:52 GMT -5
Great looking "put ups"! I love seeing well handled fur!!
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Post by pappasmurf on Feb 6, 2012 11:14:43 GMT -5
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Post by lyonch on Feb 6, 2012 11:42:20 GMT -5
Put up looks great pappasmurf!! Best looking fur models i have seen to date right there!!
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Post by cageycat on Feb 6, 2012 20:48:51 GMT -5
Nice pappasmurf!!!, where did you get that NAFA poster ? I need one of them for my fur shed!!!
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Post by pappasmurf on Feb 6, 2012 22:27:48 GMT -5
Cagey, the guys at the NAFA booth at the Nebraska convention had those posters. Should have grabbed a couple different ones that afternoon.
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Post by minifoxer on Feb 6, 2012 22:30:52 GMT -5
Beautifull!!!!! You guys have some very, very well handled fur!! Well Done!! Cagey, thats a serious nice cat!! Papa, those are some darned cute fur modlers you got there!! (nice fur as well )
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Post by mud on Apr 20, 2012 1:54:45 GMT -5
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Post by ewoktrapper on Apr 20, 2012 5:26:32 GMT -5
MUD
WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!! I like seeing a trapper that takes pride in their furs..Very nice!!!!Great job...Frank
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Post by mud on Apr 20, 2012 22:54:53 GMT -5
Thank You Ewok, its a labor of love, thats for sure. I was glad to finish it all up a few weeks back, but I'd be ready to start again now if it was time, lol That pic is just the cherry picked stuff I sent to Nafa, but havent had conformation yet. Called today and they said they dont have any record of that stuff yet, so I'm getting nervous. THey said they want to give it another week before they go nuts, but said it was a bit unusual. It was sent the end of March.
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Post by ewoktrapper on Apr 21, 2012 9:21:45 GMT -5
I wouldn't worry to much..They always seam to lag on the spring sale for some reason.I think it's due to the volume of goods the trappers are finishing up.The dealers mostly!!!!
Good luck ..Frank
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Post by lyonch on Jun 5, 2012 16:34:37 GMT -5
mud - awesome job on the put up fella! Give yourself a pad on the back for doing such a great job! Coon inspection windows look perfect, skirt are straight, and fleshing is perfect! Beaver are uniform, shiny, and look clean! Minka and rats are top notch as well!
The only thing that i do different, and this is not required but preffered by me, is to cut the ears off the beaver, and the nose/whiskers.
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Post by pappasmurf on Jun 5, 2012 17:39:26 GMT -5
Mud, that is some beautiful work. Tremendous job.
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Post by happersilderness on Jun 5, 2012 18:04:52 GMT -5
I would post pictures of mine but I don't want you guys to ruin your fancy computers from throwing up looking at horrible put-up....
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Post by mud on Jun 6, 2012 1:02:44 GMT -5
Thank you fellas, I appreciate the kind words...I learned the last couple years though... Our state auction works like this...they do a good job grading IMO, but generally with coon atleast all good xl and up go in one lot. And I've done decent averages on that over the last couple years....18.00 avg in 2010 which I thought was exceptional, but you always look at those handful of exceptional furs going into that large lot and kinda scratch your head...this was my first time shipping those exceptional coon for my area and it payed off..I avgd 14 local on my large lot of "good" ones, but shipped what I though was atleast xxl and good color and avgd 27 on those coon. Live and learn. A plan is definitely taking form for 2012 on how I will approach the season. A couple years back I had about 70 reds and wanted to put a reserve on them and they really didnt want to do it at the state auction. so I withdrew them and shipped and got the avg I wanted to put the reserve on by shipping. That was my first experience with the auction houses. This auction was the first experience with Nafa that i've had vrs fur harvesters. I was worried about maybe the grading and whether someone would tinker with what I sent. once I saw the lotting letter I knew what i was credited with was exactly what I sent..certain furs you can just Identifiy in the lotting letter because they stand out in your memory. I have no doubt that what I was credited for is exactly what I sent.
Still getting the hang of those beavers Chris, Ive only been messing with them for a couple years now, but I'm learning!!
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Post by lyonch on Jun 6, 2012 7:47:29 GMT -5
mud - those beaver will come fella! They are a ton of work, but be proud that your fur looks great!!
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Post by hoosiercooner on Jun 8, 2012 22:28:19 GMT -5
C:\Users\Kevin\Pictures\DSCF9645.JPG
Mines probablt way worse than yours, happer!
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Post by hoosiercooner on Jun 8, 2012 22:29:05 GMT -5
ehhhhh, pics dont work for me! lol
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Post by Sask hunter on Jul 7, 2012 22:43:49 GMT -5
Here is some from last year. 1st picture is 9 coyotes and a beaver headed to NAFA for the June sale. 2nd picture is 6 coyotes headed to NAFA for the Feb. sale The final picture is a 63 lb beaver I put up.
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Post by wormbobskey on Jul 8, 2012 10:55:13 GMT -5
Can someone explain the nevada stretch to me?
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Post by mud on Jul 8, 2012 11:11:36 GMT -5
Nevada stretch pertains mostly to cats and it entails leaving the front legs out and pinned forward while flat and bringing the back legs completely together below the belly line to elongate the look of the belly...thats my understanding of the intent anyway...
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Post by lyonch on Jul 9, 2012 15:59:31 GMT -5
Mud - you are correct fella! Good looking stretch on that cat too!
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Post by coondagger2 on Apr 20, 2013 20:42:37 GMT -5
Is it too late to post? this was my first year, had to get some help, did a lot of things wrong, but learned a ton!...only averaged like $9 on coon and $50 for the fox...but the coon are nc coon lol ;D
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Post by sniperbbb on Apr 20, 2013 20:57:59 GMT -5
Whats up with that wood stretcher on the end? That doesnt look right in a few ways.
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Post by coondagger2 on Apr 20, 2013 21:58:27 GMT -5
Its a wire to wood converison....
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Post by coondagger2 on Apr 20, 2013 21:59:38 GMT -5
Here it is
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