Squirrel Tail Harvesting Q.

[namekagon]

I let them sit till the exposed butt is dry.
Yes I leave the bone in and over many years have not had a critter problem....don't try that with a rockchuck though

I agree with the shampoo and conditioner...it also tends to line up the hair so that it is easier to clip the clumps off in an orderly fashion.

I've been wearing a squirrel tail toupee for several years now.
Thanks for the heads up...so to speak.

[NJTroutbum]

I almost spit coffee all over my laptop!

[LadyFisher]

It was Diet Pepsi and I did. For shame!

[Clay]

Here is a book for those who wish to use the materials that they harvest themselves: http://www.amazon.com/Field-Fly-Tier.../dp/1571882057

[Ray Kunz]

Most guts have it right. Chop off the tail and let it dry after a good soapy wash.

[garb72]

Now I just need the time to go get them.

[Clay]

While not fly fishing Mepps Spinners in Wisconsin buys squirrel tails for their spinners. This is how they want them: http://www.mepps.com/programs/squirrel-tail/

This thread does bring up one of those old sayings though that have become old for a good reason: "There is more than one way to skin a cat" or in this case a squirrel.

Rick

[aged_sage]

This question is for ducksterman and those who leave the bone in: By leaving the bone in, how do you go about making squirrel-tail soup?

[ducksterman]

The same way you make spotted owl soup.

[garb72]

The same way you make spotted owl soup.

owl.....