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« on: February 03, 2010, 08:06:27 PM »
I've got a fox carcass that I need all the bones from (not to articulate but for something else). Previously my bone cleaning method has been to throw the carcass in the woods and come back later, but I need these quicker. Is there any good strategy to stripping out the bones or should I just go crazy with a bunch of knives?
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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2010, 08:41:44 PM »
How quick??  Know anyone with beetles??  The right sized beetle colony could do it in a few days.
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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2010, 09:03:42 PM »
no beetles. I'm going to simmer the bones, but I was more wondering about gutting/getting meat off of them first
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2010, 09:21:58 PM »
Break out the knife...  Start cutting.
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« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2010, 09:32:12 PM »
do a shot of jack and break out the scalpel and just start playing surgeon, its way gross but its also better than most tv
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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2010, 10:12:34 PM »
lol, I thought as much. cheap blades and jack daniels on my shopping list then.
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« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2010, 12:42:29 PM »
How quick?  Throw it in a bucket of water with an aquarium heater and it'll be clean in a few weeks...
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« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2010, 11:24:41 PM »
maybe a short rope tied to the back of the car?  most of the hide n meat will be gone after a mile or two   Grin
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you said it would only hurt a litlle!!
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« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2010, 09:08:37 AM »
Quote from: skulley on February 06, 2010, 11:24:41 PM
maybe a short rope tied to the back of the car?  most of the hide n meat will be gone after a mile or two   Grin

hahaha... I'll have to try that with the next one!

I've been snowed in so I went crazy with a boning knife... though next time I'm definitely going to gut it first  Undecided
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« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2010, 09:11:26 AM »
awesome
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