Unless I am mistaken, they probably did skin the ponies. A big Dutch family friend on military training in Scotland had some bagpipes made for him and he chose the unfortunate pony that would be "processed' for the air bladder.
Reuven -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Deborah Duran Sent: Monday, 29 August 2005 7:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [VFB] RE:Temple Dog Jim Turrall markets a Temple dog fur but I believe it's fox fur. I don't think they killed the dogs. I just think they left a few naked patches. :) With Arctic runner though I think they probably do skin the ponies. From what I hear that is part of the reason it's called Arctic Runner because in this country PETA would have a fit if you sold it as horse hair. If I remember right I think it was Dick Talluer that shared that tidbit with us at a salmon tying class. Regards, Deb -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Collins Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 9:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [VFB] RE:Temple Dog I haven't been following this thread too closely since I cannot join more than one swap at a time right now, but I do know there's an article on the Temple Dog fly in the Summer 2003 issue of Fly Tyer magazine - and the pattern as given doesn't require hair from any type of dog. :) Jim Collins ------------ Fishing is not a matter of life or death. It's much more important than that!
