Tiz the season. Bunker crop of pecans, mild summer and plenty of rain. Squirrels are everywher
It has begun.
It has begun.
Squirreltail 2025
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What do you do with the tails? There are a few fishing flies that use squirrel tail and fur. One of my favorite tarpon flies is called a cockroach and it uses squirrel tail for the collar. There's an Ozark trout fly called a Pine Squirrel Nymph that is completely made from pine squirrel fur. I'm not looking for squirrel tails, just wondered what you did with them all. If you have a local fly shop that might take them and sell them.
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I usually just hang them for a tally at the end of season or until wife goes in backyard. No aware of any fly fishing in south central Oklahoma
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And the tail continues.
Which species of squirrel critter?
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Fox squirrels
There is a great market for squirrel in fly tying….let me do some research.
By the way congrats. Nice hunting. Do y’all eat ‘em?
Does my heart good to see the world rid of this many of them thar varmints.
I sure wish I could get BigD to make a stealthy run or two through my yard!
We have a bumper crop of walnuts this year and the tree rats are starting to gather to make a run at them. Good thing I’ve stocked up on 20 gauge steel shot. No need for stealth here.
Oh, to live in the country.
Walnuts, whisky, ammo, and something to shoot. Sounds like heaven.
You are welcome anytime.
I'm going to take you up on that one of these days... but gotta get through my daughter's wedding this Fall, first.
Congratulations to you both! It will be a great day for your family. We’ve done it twice.