Dying naturally

[clouserminnow]

I have a question for the "do it yourselfers" out there. I was fortunate to harvest some deer this fall and dried some deer hair and also collected some pheasant feathers. Now when I go into a fly tying shop and pay 5 bucks or more for a small patch olive deer hair and some dyed pheasant feathers. Is there an easy way to get similar results @ home? Or should I just save my money and efforts and support my local flyshop.

clouserminnow

http://www.kureoutdoors.com

[rookie]

Hi CM,

I did a dear hide recently and was very pleased with the outcome. I dyed red, yellow, green, dk green, purple, orange and navy. PM me if you would like the instructions on my method. It was pretty easy.

[ducksterman]

I'm sorry...maybe

But if you will look up ..."dying" ...and..."dyeing"....you will understand some of my thoughts when I saw the topic

[gonfishn]

Verniard dyes work well a little spendy but you really don't use much for each batch you dye.

[lee s]

Well duck,
My first response upon seeing the heading was "I certainly hope to!"
....lee s.

[Bear742]

I'm sorry...maybe

But if you will look up ..."dying" ...and..."dyeing"....you will understand some of my thoughts when I saw the topic

Thumbs up!

My first thought too was that you were bringing up the end of the lifecycle. This is frequently given as a reason for keeping trout stocked in waters that get too warm in the summer. "They are going to die anyway." And the fish are killed even though those hot summer days are 2-3 month away.

Yes, the made me say it.

[rookie]

I had to go back and check my spelling of dyed. I got that part right, unfortunately I may have dyed the wrong "DEER" (dear). She's going to be mad at me when she finds out she is a multitude of colors.

[Wednesday Caster]

Are you talking about dying hair (or hare)?
Sorry couldn't help it.
Man, I hope you got the right (write) answer before this whole (hole) thread gets twisted.
Anymore homonyms we can throw out here (hear) or there (their they're)?
Somebody stop me! I can't bare (bear) it anymore.

[ducksterman]

OK clouserminnow, I started it so I'll try to get us back on track...

Try the Kool-Aid method...very easy and many references on the site.

rookie...what method did you use?

[Wednesday Caster]

Got so off track I forgot to give an answer. On a pinch, I tried some food coloring and warm water/vinegar (got the idea from dyeing eggs with the kids).
Worked well on a small deer patch.