Grey squirrel

[bucktail]

Brown head 
glo eye
natural squirrel for tail

 

[Jay Wirth]

Nice jig. squirrel is a great material; I use it on jigs 1/32, 1/16, 1/8.

 

[Barefoot]

Handsome jig there and it will hold up well.

 

[bucktail]

Thanks Jay and BF..this is a 3/32nd oz head..alot softer than bucktail for sure,I like the natural look but am going to dye a few and see how that works out

 

[Jay Wirth]

I dye blue, orange, yellow, and green; I also use red squirrel (chip monk) and have good results from all. The tri colored hair presents a very nice natural look. I would love to get my hand on a black squirrel pelt and tail. I have seen these animals about two hours North of me around N Syracuse, NY they are a little bit large than our typical gray squirrel.

 

[bucktail]

I have a few of these in my neighborhood Jay,one has a half tail ,he is a lucky one,then there is the chosen one ,lol....there really are more than this just these two I notice often
Funny thing was the only buck I seen during rifle season last yr had no tail,I said "god likes you"...lol
I figure he was a tacked by a coyote when he was younger,I have never seen this before
Gods way of telling me there is more to this specie...haha
feel free to post a pic of how you tye squirrel...IIke to see them
side note a fella is sending me over 20 grey tails for just the shipping cost,...can't wait to see these
in return I'm tying him some marabou steelhead jigs free of charge

 

[bucktail]

Which kind of dye do you use JW?

 

[Jay Wirth]

Jacquard dye if I can get it but I also have good results with Rit heated just below boiling with vinegar & water. You can also get dyed tails from Barlows & Haggens

 

[bucktail]

Thanks for response ,only reason I'm trying to dye myself is I got 20 tails and may never need to buy one for awhile if I do 4 of each

 

[AtticaFish]

Nice tie. I always like the natural look of squirrel.

 

[bucktail]

Thanks Attica,Guy just sent me 22 squirrel tails for just shipping cost....he said send a check for 6.88...lol
I sent him more than enough plus a dozen jigs,now to get the dye for a few....

 

[bucktail]

Guys please post pics of your squirrel jigs I need ideas

 

[AtticaFish]

Sounds like a good deal o me. I have a buddy who was just telling me about some coyote hunting he has been doing. I told him that if he can get me a few tails that i can keep him supplied with enough smallie jigs to get him through several seasons! Hoping he gets a few more yotes and can clip some tails.

 

[bucktail]

My cousin is a taxidermist,think I finally talked him into keeping anything he doesn't need ,he does all his own fleshing and
tanning ,hope to score a bit of everything ,

 

[Pup]

Excellent tie. I think that grey squirrel could be useful for tying clear water minnows.

 

[bucktail]

Thanks pup