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Taxidea Taxus - Badger Pelt
My new American badger pelt. I am in love with him. He's one of those pelts that are just so easy to fall in love with. He's 34 inches of thick, soft fur with heavily clawed paws and that ridiculously...
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SUE - Merry Christmas 2010
I'd really like to say that this gorgeous creature is a part of my natural history collection, but... that would be a lie. I recently had a unique opportunity to photograph Sue, the Field Museum's...
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Sharp-Tailed Grouse Pelt
Pelt of a female Sharp-Tailed Grouse, also known as the "fire bird" or "fire grouse" by the Native American Indians because of this species' reliance on brush fires to keep their prairie habitat...
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Coyote Mohawk
This is my new coyote pelt. She was found as roadkill and brought home, skinned, and tanned by me.She has the thickest fur I've seen on a coyote yet and there's this glorious ridge of fur that starts...
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Coyote Paws
These are the paws of my new coyote pelt. All her claws and toes have been kept intact.Disclaimer: I did not kill this animal! It was found already dead on the side of the road where it would have...
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Three Yotes
My three coyote pelts. From left to right: Kestrel, my new coyote, and Kyoht.Kestrel's guard hairs are thin and flexible which makes her coat very soft. My new coyote has lots of nice, stiff guard...
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New Coyote - Tanned
My new female coyote pelt. She was found as roadkill and I skinned her and took her through the tanning process so her skin is now a nice soft leather made to last for years to come.She's quite the...
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Young Raccoon Pelt
This is Squeakers, the young raccoon that I found as roadkill this past July. He was the second animal that I skinned (first was a baby mouse). He was the first and the last raccoon I'm going to pick...
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Stowaway - Deer And Chipmunk
My Eastern chipmunk skull perched on the entrance to my white-tailed doe skull's nasal cavity.Both skulls found and cleaned by meDisclaimer: I did not kill either of these animals! If you do not like...
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Fur - Groundhog
A close up shot of the grizzled fur around Murphy's shoulder area where it is at its longest. Compared to my other pelts, his fur is rather course and, while he does have an undercoat, it is neither as...
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Marmalade Tabby Cat Pelt
Okay, now before you say anything, this was a feral cat that was found dead in the middle of the road. I could have just left him there and he would have been a cat pancake by the next morning,...
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Cross Fox Pelt - Tarot
A somewhat better picture of my Cross Fox pelt, Tarot. It's still not as nice as I'd like but it seems to be immensely hard to capture her in a photo with as much beauty that she possesses and exudes...
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Africa's Coyote - Jackal Pelt
A better picture of my jackal's face. I love the bold black 'V' on his back and how fine and soft his fur is. It's kind of like a cross between fox and coyote fur. Another thing I find interesting is...
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Coyote Mohawk
This is my new coyote pelt. She was found as roadkill and brought home, skinned, and tanned by me.She has the thickest fur I've seen on a coyote yet and there's this glorious ridge of fur that starts...
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Coyote Paws
These are the paws of my new coyote pelt. All her claws and toes have been kept intact.Disclaimer: I did not kill this animal! It was found already dead on the side of the road where it would have...
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Three Yotes
My three coyote pelts. From left to right: Kestrel, my new coyote, and Kyoht.Kestrel's guard hairs are thin and flexible which makes her coat very soft. My new coyote has lots of nice, stiff guard...
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New Coyote - Tanned
My new female coyote pelt. She was found as roadkill and I skinned her and took her through the tanning process so her skin is now a nice soft leather made to last for years to come.She's quite the...
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Fischer's Lovebird - Skull
A Fischer's Lovebird skull displayed on a piece of zebra hide. That red bill cover gave me issues... Still I'm lucky to have some of it rather than none at all.Skull taken from a friend's parrot after...
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