Any ROFFians need bucktail or deer hair?

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With hunting season upon us, I have a few extra tails and a fair amount
of hair. Does anyone need any? If you want it "au natural," it's
free...if you want me to process it for you, it's $1000.00USD a tail and
$1000.00 a sq, in. - IOW, it's free, you process it. I'll freeze and
microwave it to kill (hopefully) any critters, but you'll need to bone
out the tails and tan the hide. Actually, if I have the time and
inclination, I might split and bone the tails _only_ while I'm doing my
own, but please do not expect it.

Let me know via email,
R

You may be in violation of some laws if you ship the tail with bones. It
may be in the Chronic Wasting Disease illegal transfer material. Can not
send brain material or any spinal material.

"Bob Weinberger" wrote


Is that Mountain Beaver as in Boomer (Aplodontia rufa) or Beaver as in
Bucky Beaver (Castor canadensis). I'm sure that most roffians (ala Larry's
response), or most people not from West of the Cascades in OR, WA or BC,
assume you are talking about the latter beast and have no idea what a
Mountain Beaver (aka locally as Boomer) is. If you are talking about
Boomer skins, I'd like a patch. I have plenty of Beaver patches.




Having just googled Aplodontia rufa I see I certainly didn't know what a
'Mountain Beaver' is ...

Is trapping and tying with the cute little rodent legal? What is the fur
like? lots of guard hair, little, color ranges, etc etc

ignorant, but inquiring, minds want to know

On Dec 10, 10:07*am, "Larry L" wrote:

I'll try.
I don't think they are protected. In fact they are considered a pest
in most areas here because they go after tree seedlings. But then so
does Buckey, as the Ponderosa seedlings on my place in Dayton attest.
I am not the best source on the tying Q's as some can affirm :-)
but . . .

Its kind of a cross between muskrat and squirrel. I use it for dubbing
my crude little nymphs. Fair amount of guard hair. Belly from whitish
to light grey/Brown. Back dark brown and grey. Very buggy. Easy to
pick out.

I got it from an old guy up on the Olympic peninsula, and I will never
use it up so . . . .

Dave

"DaveS" wrote


I got it from an old guy up on the Olympic peninsula, and I will never
use it up so . . . .

Dave



I have several similar items .... a full Muskrat skin, a full Fox Squirrel
skin, several full Hare's masks .... I could go on ....

several times the amount I can possibly use

One of my most used flies is a Trusty Musky ... aka Muskrat and Partridge
..... I tie them 2 or three dozen at a time, several times a year ( I make no
effort to prolong their lives, often tossing rather than drying and
reusing ) .. At the current rate I use about 1.6372 sq inch of Muskrat /
year .... how many years will a whole skin last ??? G