Mark: I don't know yet .. They do have hair on their belly though, but I
wouldn't wanna get leprosy and have my fangers fall off while tying with them
LOL, Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Romero
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: SLF Dubbing- now possum
Hey Chuck, what the heck do you use Armadillo for in fly tying???????? I saw
them on the road dead in Arkansas a lot......but i've heard they can carry
Leporsey(sp?)????????? mark
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From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: SLF Dubbing- now possum
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 18:00:32 -0600
>I see... Well, I'm starting to think we have had too many run over
>here as Possum and Armadillo both are not as common on the roads as
>they were just a few years ago...They used to be EVERYWHERE, Chuck
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Brettell"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 5:39 PM
>Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: SLF Dubbing- now possum
>
>
>>No, I think they're the same, just that here in Maryland they
>>aren't
>>the state animal. I think in Virginia the squashed possum in the
>>road
>>is state animal. My grand dad used to catch one about three weeks
>>before Thanksgiving and put it in a trash can and feed it table
>>scraps. Granny would then roast it (post mortem) stuffed with
>>persimmons and sweet potatoes. Grand dad like the head on. It was
>>a
>>bit of a shock to see that on the table along with the turkey and
>>ham.
>>Looked like a real mean rat.
>>
>>But, to stay on topic, the fur works very well for dubbing and
>>tailing. of course the tail hair has to be used on really really
>>small flies.
>>
>>Steve,
>>In Maryland
>>
>>On 2/9/07, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>wrote:
>>>Steve.. You mean there is a difference between Virginny possums
>>>and Bama
>>>possums??? Just a different type??? I wonder if they don't tan so
>>>well cause
>>>they are real greasy, like some ducks.. My Mother In Law used to
>>>cook
>>>"possum and sweet potatoes" years ago, and she'd boil them, pour
>>>out the
>>>water to get rid of some of that oil/grease/fat... Then, cook them
>>>in a
>>>baking pan... Good if your were REAL hungry LOL...That was in FL,
>>>and they
>>>had a real thin coat of fur, and I didn't tie then, so I don't
>>>know how
>>>those would be..I'm gonna pick up the next one I find and see how
>>>it does
>>>for rsure.. Chuck
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Steve Brettell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>To: <[email protected]>
>>>Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 5:21 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: SLF Dubbing- now possum
>>>
>>>
>>> > I've used Didelphis virginiana, the wiley Virginia (not
>>>Alabama)
>>> > opossum, for tying. It works a lot like grey hares' mask:
>>>good under
>>> > fur and stiff guard hairs, and since squashed on the road is a
>>>natural
>>> > death for the little critters, there's plenty of them around.
>>> >
>>> > I just don't have much luck with tanning any of these things,
>>>so I
>>> > salt 'em down, and when they get funky, throw 'em away.
>>> >
>>> > They's a good well fed one living under my porch right now;
>>>well fed
>>> > out of my trash cans.
>>> >
>>> > Steve,
>>> > In Maryland
>>> >
>>> > On 2/9/07, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Don, How does regular ol Alabama possum work??? I JUST ran
>>>across one >> a
>>> >> while ago, but My wife had groceries in the car and wouldn't
>>>let me >> stop
>>> >> and get it LOL, But I run across them pretty often here,
>>>Chuck
>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>
>>> >> From: DonO
>>> >> To: [email protected]
>>> >> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 1:17 PM
>>> >> Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: SLF Dubbing- now possum
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Reuven,
>>> >>
>>> >> I LOVE that Australian possum hide that you sent Jimi for
>>>the swap.
>>> >> It rope-dubbs perfectly, blends great, and stacks like
>>>wool.
>>> >>
>>> >> Those who got the possum strips in Jimi's material swap
>>>have gotta >> try
>>> >> it out.
>>> >>
>>> >> I've seen Australian and New Zealand possum dubbings in
>>>bags, but >> it's
>>> >> already clipped and blended, so stacking is out. Also,
>>>when it's
>>> >> pre-blended, one cannot choose a particular portion of the
>>>hide to
>>> >> harvest hair for a particular look in the dubbing.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Now I can't wait for the wombat.
>>> >>
>>> >> Don
>>>
>>>
>
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