got my first squirrel, preserving the tail?
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got my first squirrel, preserving the tail?
I just shot my first squirrel, a small one, by random chance and I'd like to keep the tail as a trophy. I remember seeing this discussed on here earlier but I've searched and didn't find the right topic. can you help?
#3
RE: got my first squirrel, preserving the tail?
haha, i was on my way back to the truck and was in sight of it when this fella came hopping across my path.
i ended up not getting to go back out today. family came to visit [:'(] oh well, still got 3 weeks of it...
i ended up not getting to go back out today. family came to visit [:'(] oh well, still got 3 weeks of it...
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RE: got my first squirrel, preserving the tail?
Congrats on him. They're fun, ain't they? I thought they would be dull to hunt but they're extremely fun.
I just dry the tails out for about a week or so. Make sure they dry straight. I don't know if that's the correctway to dothem but that's how I do it. I know that some people split the tails butI don't think it's necessary. Good luck and happy hunting.
I just dry the tails out for about a week or so. Make sure they dry straight. I don't know if that's the correctway to dothem but that's how I do it. I know that some people split the tails butI don't think it's necessary. Good luck and happy hunting.
#5
RE: got my first squirrel, preserving the tail?
Ah, I figured that's about all there was to it. I shoved the cut end in salt because there was obviously some meat there so I thought that might help suck the moisture out.
Thanks for the help man!
Thanks for the help man!
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RE: got my first squirrel, preserving the tail?
Hold the tail bone with a pair of pliers, then pull turning the tail insideout oventually the tailbone will finally come free. Then role the tail so its back to normal, take a pair of scissors and cut right down the back of the tail till your atthe base of the tail. Fill will salt and dry, it will take practice for I have done it serveral times and still rip the tail, Have fun.