preserving fox tails

lee70

I've started removing the tails of foxes i've shot by leaving the tail bone still intact to Charlie. Now I want to keep the tails. So what is the best way to preserve fox tails?

garv123

lee70 wrote: »

I've started removing the tails of foxes i've shot by leaving the tail bone still intact to Charlie. Now I want to keep the tails. So what is the best way to preserve fox tails?

bit of white spirits through a straw/funnel into it is meant to do the job well.
Never done it, just heard it on here a few times.
Think tac made a video of it, but he's on a permanent holiday.

deerhunter1

lee70 wrote: »

I've started removing the tails of foxes i've shot by leaving the tail bone still intact to Charlie. Now I want to keep the tails. So what is the best way to preserve fox tails?

Pack some salt down the hollow of the tail where the bone was, this will draw out any fat from the skin preserving it, otherwise it will rot and draw flies.

transit260

just soak it in a jam jar full of meths,leave for 5-6 weeks,job done.no smell no rot ever,Ive done hundreds of em.Nothing else works as good,and simple .