Mounted my first lifesize coyote. When it was shot, it made a bloody mess of itself. Fur was absolutely saturated with blood. I squeezed out what I could in my haste and froze it. Defrosted, turned/fleshed and salted until dry. Washed with Kemol and used Blood-X to remove blood. Lots of blood came out, but the cape was still in a bloody liquid wash. Should have washed in another bath again but didn't...duh. Rinsed, pickled and tanned. Trouble is some white areas on the under body has a slight red tinge. Was planning on trying the brush on method of that blood-X but didn't do that yet. In the meantime, does anyone know of a good way to get that red blood stain tinge out of an already mounted coyote?
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You can use peroxide, if it's not on a white area be careful, it can lighten colors if left on to long.
I've also started using that "oxy-clean" (or similar product) in my initial wash, with the soap etc. on bloody hides. It works well on blood also. You may be able to mix up some of it and spray on or wipe on, they put it on colored things. Then spray with a water bottle enough to rinse off and towel it off then.
I handle a lot of coyotes. I am guessing that since you specified the belly area, that the red color you are seeing may not be blood. If the red tainted hair is between the rear legs it is more than likely the result of sarcoptic mange. Unless the pose is going to exspose the belly area on the finished mount I wouldn't bother trying to bleach it.
Chris
Turkey Creek Tanning & Taxidermy