i required a badger from a friend and he wants me to mount it. He got it wednesday morning and i cant skin it till tomorrow which is saturday. I have it sitting in my garage unfroze and want to know if three or four days will be ok to let it sit until i skin it. Or will it start losing hair within this period.
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if its cold enough it should be okay,,,,,,,,35 degrees or less ,,,,personally i would have froze till the night before i was going to skin it,,,,,,,,,,,,you'll find out tomorrow ,,,,,,,,,,,,i hope your garage isnt heated,,,,,,,,,,good luck and happy holidays,,,,,jim
All depends on temperature. The sooner you unzip it, the better. If it is cold and the carcass hasn't gotten warmer than 40-50 degrees, it may be alright.
it was sitting in a shed not heated almost frozen for two days cause the temps here are below freezing. i picked it up last night and want to let it sit at my house for two days in probaly 55 degree temperatures until i can skin it so this should be alright shouldn't it.
i would make sure it doesn't re-freeze and thaw too much, else you'll probably have some trouble with freezer burn on the ears and such.