The animals tying materials come from.

[SILKHDH 0]

Mikechell,

You crazy!!! You allways make me laugh. That was a good one. I have a couple of those creatures running around. But when I tackled one and snipped off some hair, I got 5 to 10 years. Like you said,, it grows back. I didn't see the problem.

 

P.s. I have never gone to jail. This is only a joke..

 

Hey people, there are some really cool pictures on here. This was a neat post. I enjoted it.

[Peterjay 0]

The guy in the picture is Smokey, the head of our security department and all-around best friend. (he's a chow chow/sharpei cross) I washed the cover on his bed this week, and when I cleaned out the lint filter on the drier, it was full of beautiful charcoal gray dubbing. Don't know what I'm gonna do with it yet, but it'll probably be shrimp. Since he sheds twice a year, there's probably gonna be a lot more where that came from.

[Piker20 0]

While not true synthetics, these creatures can provide a wide range of hair colors to work with. The natural colors, and semi-naturals are relatively easy to find.

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Very rare, but extremely desirable, are the mutli-color phases of this attractive creature.

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The object is to seek out and utilize as many different hair color phases as possible. It is possible to find some of the more attractive creatures in very wide color variances.

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Remember, it is catch and release only with these creatures. Collect desired color samples and release the beauty back into the wild. They have amazing resilience, and will grow new hair, sometimes with even more beautiful coloration.

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You can often hear this species late at night with its familiar coo-ee, or bay-bee call. Watch out however for the agressive call often demonstrated once a month which is easily recognised in short persistent bursts of nag nag nag nag nag.

[rolsen 0]

I so hope your wives aren't reading this forum

[mikechell 0]

OH, dag nabbit, Rolsen ... you said NOT reading this. I just went out and told my wife about it. Perhaps I am fortunate that she's in the "late night" or "mating" call stages .... and not the "Nag nag" call stage. She took it pretty well.

[Wavey1988 0]

While not true synthetics, these creatures can provide a wide range of hair colors to work with. The natural colors, and semi-naturals are relatively easy to find.

4 orange.jpg 3 natural-purple.jpg

 

Very rare, but extremely desirable, are the mutli-color phases of this attractive creature.

1 multi.jpg 2 multi.jpg

 

The object is to seek out and utilize as many different hair color phases as possible. It is possible to find some of the more attractive creatures in very wide color variances.

5 green.jpg 6 blue.jpg

 

I have friends with very vivid hair. I wonder how mad they would be if I utilised it?

[Gravytrain 0]

Swan feathers from this years hunt

 

[firetool 0]

Wow thoose are big birds gravytrain!

I was woundering if peaple ever trade for other materials?

[dayhut 0]

I did a little investigating on marabou tonight:

 

There has been a feather trade around the world, for centuries. We think of it in a sort of micro view, i.e., in fly tying terms. But feathers have been used for many things through the ages, for everything from stuffing pillows to royal adornment.

Most feathers in modern times have found their way into fashion, hats and various clothing lines. Because of this trade, the early 20th Century saw both federal and internation laws enacted to protect birds of all kinds.

 

The African marabou stork is one such bird and it is where the feather of that name originated. Feather boas, dust brushes, fly tying, clothing - these uses ultimately led to the storks troubles. The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) has been on the CITES list of protected animals, although my research currently calls its protected status into question: some say it is, others say it isn't.

 

Regardless, feathers from this bird are no longer widely traded or used for fly-tying - or anything else. A brief search on the internet turned up NO, true stork marabou for sale.

What we're dealing with today in fly-tying is mainly marabou from turkeys. The soft, fluffy down-like feathers called "marabou" come from the belly and underside of the bird. Lacy Gee, the original founder of Wapsi, was the first to recognize and sell turkey marabou as a substitute for the stork feathers. It's an interesting story and can be seen here - - *

http://renegadefishers.com/material/marabou.html

 

Where you find chicken marabou, it is often called "Chick-a-bou," and sometimes, "mini marabou." This small stuff yields a finer sort of tuft. Grizzly marabou and grizzly chickabou also come from chickens. You may also see ostrich origin marabou and peacock varieties, referred to as "Peek-a-bou." These appear to be fairly uncommon, though, and you will have to dig around if you want to try them.

 

* The US is the only country that produces white turkeys - CHINA buys the long turkey feathers by the boatload for dying and reselling here as feathers boas, etc.! The shorter, downy feathers are turned into fly tying marabou. These feathers are dyed many different colors, and come in several different types, including select marabou plumes, strung marabou or blood quills, wooly bugger marabou, etc.