Does a wild sheep ewe make a good

[jonmyrlebailey]

sheepskin cowboy jacket of the traditional style?

How many ewe hides are usually needed?

Are California or desert bighorn hides good for this purpose?

Who makes clothing from a hunter's sheep hides?

Have Stone and Dall skins made good coats, parkas and jackets?

Of course, I want the fleece side inside as a lining.

[sachiko]

Take it from a sheep. That would make a terrible jacket. All the real cowboys now are wearing yak fur jackets from China. Wool is good though.

[jonmyrlebailey]

Originally Posted by Mooswa

The simple answer is NO. Wild sheep in North America are hair sheep........... it is not like the fleece of domestic wool sheep.

Even if you were going to do this, which would be odd, where would you plan on getting enough of these hides........... given the lack of availability?

I am trying to explore the full potential for clothing for North American game species. I have always fancied hunting a critter and then making something really neat to WEAR of this animal's natural exterior covering. I would be getting the hides by going out and hunting them. That is how. I don't like synthetic stuff. I fancy old-fashioned finer clothing as the cowboys of 1880 may have worn.

Might coyote or bobcat hunting be more practical for shooting up something with a gun to put on during cold winters?

Does buffalo (American bison) make for a nice cozy warm coat?

What is the potential for pronghorn antelope to make clothing?

Does a black bear make a nice warm garment?

A mountain lion?

What is a popular game/varmint species besides coyotes for making neat, warm clothing?

Remember, the American Indians used wild animal hides extensively to wear upon their bodies for warmth.

[JoeA]

I'd check the prices paid out by fur buyers to get an idea of which animals are suited for making cold weather clothing.

As for the haired animals, once you tan the hide, it's leather whether you leave the hair on or not.

[jonmyrlebailey]

Originally Posted by JoeA

I'd check the prices paid out by fur buyers to get an idea of which animals are suited for making cold weather clothing.

As for the haired animals, once you tan the hide, it's leather whether you leave the hair on or not.

I take it that not many American sport hunters are into to WEARING their quarry upon their bodies.

[jonmyrlebailey]

Originally Posted by Mooswa

A lot of rather strange questions for someone on a hunting forum. If you are that new to it, try doing a bunch of reading.......... there are all sorts of good books out there on hunting, trapping, tanning and even making your own 'mountain man' gear.

Your post show you are from CA, probably not a lot of hunters running around in fur unless they are at a blackpowder rendezvous.

Well, perhaps you kind people could name a few resources regarding making clothing from game animal hides. Forgive me if my questions sound strange. I thought there might have been some seasoned hunters here who share my enthusiasm for wearing what they shoot. I thought there might be some folks here who have experience with clothing from hides and pelts. I please don't want replies from those who don't know anything about making clothing from hides. I was hoping to get some creative ideas, that is all. I have never seen one book on the subject in any hunting or outdoor magazine artcle I have read except I remember there was an aearly '90's article on a hunter who shot coyotes in the mid-west and made coats for his wife and him.

I am not interested in rendezvous events. I am only seeking PRACTICAL ideas of what could be done PRODUCTIVELY and USEFULLY with the skins of any of the various game/varmint critters by modern outdoorsmen who take these animals nowadays. Most hunting material for reading that I have encountered regards game and varmint critters for human consumption only in terms of meat and skins/heads/horns/antlers for taxidermy and/or rack mounts. Apparently, us city slickers and suburbanites are NOT warmly welcomed here.

Aren't there any folks here with some imagination? Aren't there any ethical sportsmen among these forum pages who strive to put as much of the remains of taken animals to good use as possible as matter of conservation and ecological soundness? Does wearing what you kill sound like too much of the stuff in Native American folklore and Davey Crockett?

Why is the notion of wearing what you harvest so strange and remote to sportsmen these days?

[Sluggunhunter]

With hair animals such as your antelope, wild sheep, deer, elk ect. Usually it is tanned with out the hair. On animals such as bobcat, coyote , ect. it you could make a vest out of around 3-4 depending on size. If you really wanna be like liked in the hunting community go to idaho and shoot some wolves and make some clothing out of them. Were you planning on tanning the hide? As for the sheep if you were really serious, my family raises icelandic sheep and we could sell you raw haides with the fleece on them still for around $40 a piece i would say? PM for more info. I would send to a tannery if you like a professional job. PM me if you have questions!

[westtexducks]

Well Mr Bailey youtube has many instructional video on how to make leather out of skins from dehairing to stretching and tanning. Instead of coming on here and asking these questions google will be able to help you out a lot more than this link forum.http://www.crazycrow.com/hide-tanning
was found in less than 3 seconds by typing in native tanning books into google.
And I found tons of videos on youtube by typing in how to tan a hide.
And once you get started you will realize how much work is involved in tanning the skin. that is why my Fox and Coyote skins will soon be shipped off.

And why are you trolling for somebody to divulge something that you can go report to your peta buddies? Based on the fact that you think that you can just go out and shoot a desert bighorn sheep shows that you obviously have no clue whats so ever how hard it is to get a tag for these animals, and how hard it is to hunt one of these animals. And the same goes with all of the sheep species from dall to stone. You also think that you can just go out and shoot a mountain lion in California? You are definitely a PETA troll You are obviously trying to get one of us to bite and say something you can use for ammo. Also the fact that you are based out of California and Shooting up is bolded in you comment shows what your true agenda is.

Everybody quit responding to this guy he is trolling for ammunition!!!

[finnbear]

Well I was ignoring him fer pretty much the same reason....plus he was askin about shootin wild sheep EWE's which a real hunter would know that would never happen!!!!!

[jonmyrlebailey]

Originally Posted by finnbear

Well I was ignoring him fer pretty much the same reason....plus he was askin about shootin wild sheep EWE's which a real hunter would know that would never happen!!!!!

No, I take it that ewes taste better than rams.

I am not here to troll, but to get sound information.

I have no actual "real" hunting experience EXCEPT for a 95-pound forked-horn buck I took in CA back in '96 on some rancher's private spread on a "canned hunt" and I took a few ground squirrels on his land also.

Just to prove I am no PETA weirdo, my gun was a Browning A-Bolt II in .25-06 Rem. with a BOSS accurizer on the end of the barrel and topped with a Leupold Gold Ring Vari-X II scope with 1.75-6x power made in Beaverton, OR. Do I sound like some trolling idiot NOW, here?

And yes, any REAL hunter knows the meat of a female critter, be it doe, cow or ewe, always tastes much better than that of a male animal.

Perhaps this is a Mickey Mouse website.