Natural fur for fly tying question.

[KoldFusion]

My cousin bagged a bear the other day/week/year, and this weekend he is bagging a deer.

I asked him to grab me some fur from the animals for fly tying. Is there a specific spot he needs to harvest from on these animals for decent fur?

I figure at $4 for a little patch of fur --*snicker* reminds me of a joke-- is a little crazy if I can source my own.

Does any prep work need to be done to the fur before it can be used?
Any specific types of dye specifically for this?

Thanks in advance. You guys are the best!

Deer hair has various qualities from different areas of the hide.

Are you looking to tie deer hair hoppers, streamers or wings on dries?

Search the net and you'll find alot of info. Just make sure you process the hide with borax or tan the hide to preserve it. I my self just buy patches from fly shops. Easier that way and garanteed no bugs.

Alright I'm back from work and a quick fly fishing session.

This will help you out if Google didn't.

There's about 7 areas on the deer that could be used as fly tying fur.

The face has short fine hair, good for caddis wings.

The neck area this hair doesn't flare and is good tailing fibers.

The flank is great for spinning deer hair.

The rump stacks very well and is great for spinning.

The belly hair is excellent for spinning and dyeing.

The tail doesn't flare much and is suitable for streamers.


That should cover that. Just make sure it's properly clean and bug free before bringing inside.

[KoldFusion]

Awesome!

[BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES]

You need the hide tanned man or it will stink something fierce . I had one done as with my fish hooks go thru 150 bucktails a year and it just wasn't worth it , as I can buy the, bulk from my wholesaler .

[.308]

All I have ever done is nail to a board and borax it, no smell and then I give the hair a rinse and its good to go.