Tupps dubbing is the
"fine wool from a rams testicles which is a beautiful dusty yellow" GEM Skues or
a little whitish hair from a rams testicles, lemon coloured spaniel fur, cream seal fur, a small amount of yellow mohair and a pinch of crimson seals fur.
Wes's post reminded me of something I've had some thoughts
about for some time.
Urine stained tying materials.
I can believe that one of the components of a Tups Indispensable
gets it's yellow color from urine.
Then we come to the famous/infamous 'pink' fur from a vixen fox for the
equally famous Hendrickson fly.
I know, I know, it is supposedly from a fox taken during a time of estrus.
I'm still not convinced. If blood would stain/dye any predator's fur,
none of them would have any white fur.
I haven't done any real scientific research. But I have obsrved
that my dogs can make their white fur/hair turn the same shade of 'pink'
when they lick various cuts and scrapes they collect from pursuring game
thru thorny thickets and/or barbed wire fences.
My theory is that the saliva is doing the staining in both instances.
Now who wants to collect some saliva from a female fox. Or not as
valid, but a lot easier, a dog, male or female.
For my part, I'm willing to take the 'pink' hair that my dogs have produced
and
see if I can tie a nice Hendrickson.
Tongue, almost in cheek.
Gary
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