A taxidermist recommended I buy a box of razor blades ($25) to cape out ears, lips etc. You get a 100 in a box, bring 10 with you on the hunt, You can buy the handle for $10. A razor is what i think he is using
RR
A taxidermist recommended I buy a box of razor blades ($25) to cape out ears, lips etc. You get a 100 in a box, bring 10 with you on the hunt, You can buy the handle for $10. A razor is what i think he is using
RR
Carl
He has developed his own little razor knife holder, slik little units, I have delt with him before and was thinking of getting a few of these to try out.
With a little practice a razor is a great tool, but can easily cut many holes in thin ear skin.
A small exacto knife with few extra blades works very well.
Willie is right, once you carefully get past the ear butt you can get your thumb or finger in and slowly seperate the cartlage and ear skin towards the edge and tip. Don't push to hard and you don't have to get right to the very edge, anything under 1/4 inch is fine the salt will penatrate the rest and you won't blow out the ear.
I have had them come in torn all the way around which is not much fun to work with but still better than having the slip.
oh man i cant wait
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Just take a plastic spoon, knife or fork and cut the business end off, smooth out the edges and round off the handle part making sure it's not too sharp or jagged. You then have a perfect tool to "pry" the ear skin from the cartilage and it won't cut into or thru the skin.. Carefully of course..Everyone has plastic knives or forks when your backpacking, right???Willie is right, once you carefully get past the ear butt you can get your thumb or finger in and slowly seperate the cartlage and ear skin towards the edge and tip. Don't push to hard and you don't have to get right to the very edge, anything under 1/4 inch is fine the salt will penatrate the rest and you won't blow out the ear.
I have had them come in torn all the way around which is not much fun to work with but still better than having the slip.
Last edited by eastkoot; 07-28-2009 at 04:00 PM.
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With the sheep count down on I thought it might be a good time to bring this post out again.
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