Natural Black Squirrel

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Hello: Anyone have any idea where I might get a natural black squirrel hide with tail.
I see lots of dyed but no naturals.....thanks for any help....jim

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I don't know where you can find the black color. If you cannot find it, consider coloring it yourself. You can use a coloring pen similar to a Sharpie to get the color you need. It may not show up solid black, but should be dark enough for what you desire.

I found a black squirrel hide sold at Gander Mountain. (I bought it at the store, not online) I do not know if it was natural or dyed black though.

The best way to obtain such an item on a regular basis is probably to go on hunting boards which service areas where the black squirrel variant exist and find a local hunter whose willing to assassinate a bunch for you and send you the cured skins. You also might try contacting wildlife control contractors in the same regions and negotiating a similar deal.

Here's a link which will provide some locations.

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_squirrel[/url]

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I see lots of dyed but no naturals.....thanks for any help....jim[/quote:2edf6a6495][url][/url]

Submitted by 1737246289 on

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I don't know where you can find the black color. If you cannot find it, consider coloring it yourself. You can use a coloring pen similar to a Sharpie to get the color you need. It may not show up solid black, but should be dark enough for what you desire.

I found a black squirrel hide sold at Gander Mountain. (I bought it at the store, not online) I do not know if it was natural or dyed black though.

The best way to obtain such an item on a regular basis is probably to go on hunting boards which service areas where the black squirrel variant exist and find a local hunter whose willing to assassinate a bunch for you and send you the cured skins. You also might try contacting wildlife control contractors in the same regions and negotiating a similar deal.

Here's a link which will provide some locations.

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_squirrel[/url]

[quote:2edf6a6495="Ziggy"]Hello: Anyone have any idea where I might get a natural black squirrel hide with tail.
I see lots of dyed but no naturals.....thanks for any help....jim[/quote:2edf6a6495][url][/url]

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