You MUST clean the muscle and fat form the tail base or you'll have bugs and rancid smells for some time. Once clean just rub down and coat well with 20 mule team borax!
I picked a 20 up in one of Delta Waterfowl's online auctions. Sure didn't need it.........but now have it. Fits me very well and performs well. A real son of bugger to get put together tho!
6.5 Creedmoor, 142 accubond LR, just over 400 yds, wanted in the worst way to recover the bullet but it went thru the onside should and exited behind the offside shoulder after breaking a rib going out. I was impressed. Again.