Good advice so far. Note that the tails may be freezer burned and will thus be unusable. A plain ol' pair of slip-joint pliers work as good as any stripper you can make or buy, and most folk have some layin' around.
When the bone is out, split it clear to the end......
If you don't want to split it, poke a hole in the very end with a length of sharpened wire. Fill the tail with table salt, using the wire to work it to the end.......