In this three-part video series, we'll teach you how to skin, flesh, and stretch a raccoon hide.
If you don't have a tail stripper handy, tryClay Newcomb's two-stick trick. Anddon't let that meat go to waste, it might just surprise youhow delicious it really is.
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On a dark winter night in 1994, my best friend’s uncle taught me how to skin a raccoon using a short rope, two green sticks, and a knife. He emphasized getting green sticks just the right size and not cutting too shallow around the ears and eyes. He didn’t refer to it this way, but the method he...
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