I would have complimented the hunters and then gone to the fly shop and bought the whole tanned pelt for $9.95 (Yep, ringneck pelts are very inexpensive) and saved myself all that work. Plus, I'd already be tying flies while others might be waiting months for the pelt to be ready.

I guess I'm just getting lazy in my old age. I look at the amount of work and time for a DYI project vs just buying it, and then do the math from there. Laziness usually wins for me.

Just my 2 cents

Joe