Judging Criteria used in the Pelt Competition

BEAVER		MINK
Cleanliness of fur	10	Cleanliness of fur	10
Cleanliness of leather	10	Cleanliness of leather	10
Nose and lips removed	10	Saddle on	10
No false cuts	10	Grease removed	10
Legs sewn or nailed closed	10	Inspection window	10
Shape	10	Lips removed	10
General appearance	10	Wide Tail	10
	70	General Appearance	10
			80
OTTER	BOBCAT
Front legs removed and closed	10	Cleanliness of fur	10
Cleanliness of fur	10	Cleanliness of leather	10
Cleanliness of leather	10	Front legs dried & turned inside	10
Inspection window	10	Lower lip removed	10
Shape of tail	10	Squared off butt (apron)	10
Lips removed	10	Width	10
Squared off butt (apron)	10	General appearance	10
Width	10		70
	80
RACCOON	FOX AND COYOTE
Front legs removed	10	Cleanliness of fur	10
Cleanliness of fur	10	Cleanliness of leather	10
Cleanliness of leather	10	Tail bone removed	10
Inspection window	10	Shape of nose	10
Not over scraped	10	Front legs dried and turned inside	10
Lower lip remover	10	Width	10
Squared off butt (apron)	10	Lower lip removed	10
Width	10	Squared off butt (apron)	10
General appearance	10	General appearance	10
	90		90

There are  eight categories for the pelt competition.  One pelt can be entered in each of the following categories:

1. Beaver    2. Otter   3. Raccoon   4. Mink    5. Fox    6. Bobcat    7. Coyote

8. The eighth category is a Group of Five: This may be made up of any combination of the first seven species or any four, plus muskrat, to make a total of five pelts.

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Rules for Pelt Competition:

1. Anyone entering fur must be a paid up member of T.A.N.S. and present their membership card when registering their pelts.
2. No fur will be accepted after the announced deadline for entry.
3. Fur prepared at the two day workshop is not eligible for competition.
4. All claws must be removed from pelts.
5. All pelts entered must be completely dry including ears.
6. There will be no handling of the fur after entry, due to possible damage to the pelts.

**Fur can be collected after the judging has taken place**