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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Hunting Gate => : DAMAGE October 17, 2006, 07:49:16 AM
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Hey do any of you guys here skin the racoons you shoot ??? does the critter have any thing like fleas or any other type of mite or parasite on them that would prohibit them from being exported without a lot of treatment I would very much apreciate if somebody could help me out on this.
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S.Kirk
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I haven't kept any skins for years but I can tell you this much regarding fleas and the following works for any wild game such as rabbits or squirrels:
Once you have your kill leave it on the ground somewhere around the hunting area for 30 minutes to an hour. Once the body temperature drops a bit the fleas......uh, flee.
In general fleas and ticks know when something is dead by the body temperature. As soon as that temperature drops they're off to find something else to feed on. Leaving your game in the field a bit makes it more likely that the fleas and ticks will leave to feed on other wild critters rather than the family pet or family itself.