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Squirrel Tails Preserving

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#1 User is offline   SullyTM 


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Posted 20 October 2005 - 09:24 AM

Good morning...What is the easiest/best way to preserve a squirrel tail? I've been told you can just cut it off and then soak the end in salt water overnight? Thanks. SullyTM
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Posted 20 October 2005 - 11:00 AM

You can do that or you can fill up a plastic zip lock bag with some powdered laundry detergent and put the squirrels tail in it for about a week until the skin is leathery and completely dry. Hope that helps.
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Posted 20 October 2005 - 11:51 AM

LRS... Thanks...I'll give your technique a try. I'll be driving around the neighborhood this weekend shifty.gif Thanks. SullyTM
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Posted 22 October 2005 - 09:49 PM

apon cleaning the squerial i cut off tail and use two sticks to pich onto the tail bone and pull the center tail bone out. then take a wooden dowel with borax and stuff it right side out-jason
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Posted 22 October 2005 - 11:14 PM

After it is dried out - either way - wash it with shampoo and rinse with a hair rinse and the fur will be clean, smooth and shiny - much better to work with.
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Posted 22 October 2005 - 11:37 PM

I've done about 30 tails by just smashing the cut off end of the tail into a bag of Borax while pulling the fur back as far as i can. Then just air dry them for a few days outside. They've been great for over a year with no smell.
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Posted 25 October 2005 - 09:54 AM

Thanks everyone for the tips...I'm now on "roadkill" road trips, lookin' for some tail smile.gif SullyTM
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Posted 29 October 2005 - 11:52 AM

you could just go kill one. i dont know about the state you live in but here in michigan the bag limit per day is 15.
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Posted 29 October 2005 - 12:01 PM

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you could just go kill one. i dont know about the state you live in but here in michigan the bag limit per day is 15.


I thought it was 5
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Posted 30 October 2005 - 08:48 AM

You could, of course, just leave the tail on the squirrel, run out and catch it, and snip a bit of hair whenever you needed some. Talk about your fresh material. smile.gif
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Posted 31 October 2005 - 09:18 AM

I'm not sure how my uncle dries out his, but we have a little deal going, He keeps me in squirrel tails and I keep him in flies.

Funny thing is I think he got the better deal as I now have at least 100 tails, he lives in a very rural area surrounded by boreal forest and the squirrels are everywhere, he has no choice but to get rid of them, they get in his shed, etc.

So needless to say I've got enough tails to last a life time!! LOL!
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Posted 01 November 2005 - 09:52 AM

Well, with winter setting in here in Northern California I have 3 squirrels that call my bird feeders home. My neighborbors cat is bound and determined to catch one...I'll just wait devil.gif

15 a day limit in Michigan bugeyes.gif No wonder it's called the Water, Winter, Wonderland biggrin.gif

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Posted 02 November 2005 - 03:02 PM

my bad its 5 per day and 10 in possession.
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Posted 14 November 2005 - 10:47 PM

After I eat all the dills I just drop em in
the jar.
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