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Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: k.c. on May 20, 2009, 06:51:22 PM

Title: dying deer hair
Post by: k.c. on May 20, 2009, 06:51:22 PM

Wondering if antone knows the best way to dye deer hair?

Title: Re: dying deer hair
Post by: jetboatjim on May 20, 2009, 07:32:39 PM

pinks, orange, blues...ect , you can use procure (yeah the stuff for roe) just warm some water, almost too hot to put your finger in. put the deer hair in, swirl around till you reach the desired colour. rinse off after in cool wter.

Title: Re: dying deer hair
Post by: HOOK on May 20, 2009, 07:41:20 PM

i was told that you can use Kool-Aid but im not sure how effective it would be  :-\

If the deer hair is a dark colour then you'll need to bleach it out first. i had 2 full muley pelts but found it was to much hassle to bleach then dye so i just tossed them out.

Title: Re: dying deer hair
Post by: jetboatjim on May 20, 2009, 08:05:21 PM

cool-aid colour will leach out, I have used procure for many years to dye feathers/fur.....try it.

Title: Re: dying deer hair
Post by: k.c. on May 21, 2009, 07:50:00 AM

Thanks guys  :)