Just got done skinning a full coyote and have turned lips, eyes, and nose. I been removing as much fat and meat from hide with my hands with borax for grip. I also used scissors and knife for fleshing and now I am salting. Not yet happy with all the fat and meat and membrane removal. After I salt for a couple off days would a high psi washer do the trick?
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if i were in your situation i would go ahead and throw it in the pickle, then you should beable to scrap off any excess meat or fat. the first couple yotes i skinned and scrapped of with the skife knife and scalpel but was cutting holes in it and took too much time and not really getting off fat that well. so i tried using the dakota flesher on it while it was still green and found out it did the job real well and somehow i managed to not cut holes in it.
Don't forget to turn the ears,and for the psi washer i don't know seems like way to much waterand possible damage to the hide.I my self would work with sissor's and knive it's all work.
do all of my coyote the same way - skin and turn e'thing - get off all chunks - now i do one of two things
1) throw in krowtann and wait at least two day
2) salt overnite and then flesh - the salt will firm up the flesh - actually you only need to leave it on for 3-4 hours - as far as gettting all of the membrane i think that is a waste of time - have mounted about a zillion of them and have never had any trouble - get as much as possible and forget the rest
i use both a wire wheel and fleshing machine