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How many here save their squirrel tails and sell them ? What kind of prices do you get ? I have been looking for some grey and black but didnt want to hit ebay.
 
When I was a kid my favorite outdoor magazine was Fur-Fish-Game Magazine (still enjoy that magazine) and they always had an advertisement from Mepp's Lures about buying squirrel tails. My Grandpa, dad and I killed a lot of squirrels, both grey and fox squirrels, and I started saving the tails. For several years I saved squirrel tails and processed them according to Mepp’s directions and shipped them to Mepp’s for equal trades in fishing lures. It was fun and a good experience. That has been a very long time ago…
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I don't remember, that has been about forty years ago. I swapped mine for fishing lures and I do remember those Mepp's lures worked pretty well in our farm pond and in the creek that ran through our farm. Odd now that I think of it, I haven't used a Mepp's lure in a very long time. I may have to revisit some Mepp's spinners this spring.
 
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I will guarantee those Mepps will get fish for you. I still use mine. They aren't quite 40 years old but a solid 35 years old. I have added some squirrel and buck tail hair occasionally, but they still have the wiggle to get strikes.
 
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My old Mepp's lures are long gone, but I may save some more squirrel tails and get some new lures...
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I get about 40 cents in credit on average. They'll bring 3 to 5 bucks in a fly shop.
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I've got a bunch of grays I'm getting ready to ship out. How many do you need and what's your bid.
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Originally Posted By: HideHunterHere's 329 that are about to become fishing lures.
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Wow,,, what does the inside of your freezer look like?
 
Originally Posted By: tincan
Wow,,, what does the inside of your freezer look like?

Empty..
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I salt and semi-dry them (couple days) then put them in paper sacks in the freezer. Works great. Lose very little hair.
 
ultramag.. just saw your post. Virtually nonexistent here. A few show up in cities. I have seen exactly one in Iowa - outside city limits.

junglecat.. nope. in fact Mepps specifies bone left in.
 
We still send ours to Mepps every couple of years.
We just cut them off with a pair of sidecutters, dip the fleshy end in a strong saltwater brine and dry them out for a week or so and send them in a box.
 
Originally Posted By: ultramagWe have a certain area out here that all the squirrels are jet black....you guys get many of those?

i live on the border of illinois and iowa and we have a lot of them in town, never seen them out in the county though.
 


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