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Squirrel Tails
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10/14/18 11:37 PM
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Thunk
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Does anyone tie with squirrel tails? If so do they take to a dye very well?
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Re: Squirrel Tails
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10/15/18 01:53 PM
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Skip_48
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I have a good many that are dyed by Hareline. So they dye them. Let me get a pic from their site. https://sep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-137893261857465_2544_484660112Skip
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Re: Squirrel Tails
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10/15/18 07:18 PM
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gar1970
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I use squirrel tail quite a bit. It has a good action in the water. I have not tried dying it as they are pretty cheap already dyed. I found these on EBay
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Re: Squirrel Tails
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10/15/18 10:53 PM
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Re: Squirrel Tails
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10/15/18 10:55 PM
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Those look great! I have so many squirrel's that I hate to waste the tails. Feed the squirrels to the dogs cause the wife doesn't want to eat them!
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Re: Squirrel Tails
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10/15/18 11:42 PM
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gar1970
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Thank you sir! Since you already have the tails then i would suggest using kool-aid to dye them. I have dyed axis fur with it and it worked great. its cheap and the colors are vibrant and very easy to do.
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Re: Squirrel Tails
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10/17/18 06:25 PM
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TurboDan
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Are the tails being bleached first? How would you get such bright colors if tails are dark?
- dan "formally known as gazn357" "Life is what you make it. Always has been. Always will be." - Grandma Moses
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Re: Squirrel Tails
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10/17/18 08:35 PM
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gar1970
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I split the tails from the underside then dry in salt. Axis tails are white along the edge and dark in the middle so the bright yellow and green is the white edge you are seeing. The brown does take the color just not as much as the white. Btw that color was supposed to be chartreuse. I used one package lime flavor and one package lemonade.
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Re: Squirrel Tails
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10/17/18 08:46 PM
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gar1970
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Here's a pic of the other side of the tails.
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