I have a coyote that should be thawed enough to skin this evening. Would it be alright to wash the skin before I flesh it? There are a couple big spots of blood and other areas that are quite dirty. I was thinking of washing in soap and cold water with basacryl. I would then get as much water out of the hide as possible and blow dry the hair before I start fleshing. I don't like the idea of fleshing the dirty hide and getting blood and dirt on the clean areas during the fleshing process. Any help would be appreciated. Thank You.
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Why bother, it'll all come out in the wash later. As for basacryl, I'm not so sure of that stuff. I lost a fox and a bobcat using it. I'm not saying it caused it, but I haven't had the problems before or after. I've asked for an MSDS and I've heard other folks with similar problems using it.