Well, I guess it depends on the fly tier. Was out running some errands at work. Working light duty thanks to a flare up of my discs in my neck. Had to meet a driver to drop off a few misc. stops to him right near a Taxidermist. Thought I'd meander in and see what's inside.
Man. Did I score. Asked if they had any scraps, and they said "Sure!". Grabbed out a big box and told me to find what I wanted, pick the size piece, and they'd quote me a price. Well, these were a mixture of some REALLY old furs and some newer pelts. Got a big piece of elk hide, mixture of side and belly fur, maybe a 2' x 2' (yes feet). Then, got an almost as big piece of grizzly fur. Then a slightly smaller piece of black bear fur. Got the whole thing for just under $10!!!!!!! Then here's the topper. He told me he was going to be triming up an antique polar bear rug for a customer. Shot somewhere in the 1800's. Well, he is going to let me have first shot at all the trimmed off pieces (he said most range in the 1' x 3" scraps). Will basically give to me. I double asked, and he assured me all fur was legal, he'd be out of business fast if he was dealing illegal furs. What a day. Now I have quite the supply of bear hair (which will go fast) and more grizzly then I'd figure I'd see (may go and buy what he has left).
Wooooohooooo. And who said being nice doesn't count for anything?????
Man. Did I score. Asked if they had any scraps, and they said "Sure!". Grabbed out a big box and told me to find what I wanted, pick the size piece, and they'd quote me a price. Well, these were a mixture of some REALLY old furs and some newer pelts. Got a big piece of elk hide, mixture of side and belly fur, maybe a 2' x 2' (yes feet). Then, got an almost as big piece of grizzly fur. Then a slightly smaller piece of black bear fur. Got the whole thing for just under $10!!!!!!! Then here's the topper. He told me he was going to be triming up an antique polar bear rug for a customer. Shot somewhere in the 1800's. Well, he is going to let me have first shot at all the trimmed off pieces (he said most range in the 1' x 3" scraps). Will basically give to me. I double asked, and he assured me all fur was legal, he'd be out of business fast if he was dealing illegal furs. What a day. Now I have quite the supply of bear hair (which will go fast) and more grizzly then I'd figure I'd see (may go and buy what he has left).
Wooooohooooo. And who said being nice doesn't count for anything?????