What the Fox Hat

[bigfellascott]

Well I've had a fox skin sitting around for around a year now and figured I might as well doing something with it, so I had a crack at making a Fox Hat out of it for the Daughter. :rofl: She seems happy enough with it and I'm sure if I make the another one it will hopefully be a little bit better.

Anyway here it is.

[MeccaOz]

Thats not a bad job, especially for a first go mate. You gotta break these out when she's older, maybe at her wedding

[Chronos]

You know shes gonna gave to get a flint lock to go with that davey cricket looking number.

Good job mate, hope there's no funky chemicals in the hide that may come out later on.

Chronos

[Noisydad]

Ripper job! Now make one for yourself and you'll have just the excuse you need to go buy a muzzle loader!

[bigfellascott]

Thanks fella's - she's good enough for a first go, next one will hopefully have a bit more too it (only had the one fox and a small one at that) so was limited as to what I could do with it.

Chronos good point re the chemicals, I'll make up some sort of felt lining for it I reckon, would just finish it off I reckon.

Cheers Fella's

[Die Judicii]

Is that a tinge of RED hair I see, to go with the RED fox ?

Now what I wanna see,,,,,,,,,,,,, is a pic of you wearing it in a gun shop on a Saturday morning.

How about it Scott ??????

[MeccaOz]

Just oputta curiosity, how do you guys tan hides ? Using the brain juice method ?

[bigfellascott]

Is that a tinge of RED hair I see, to go with the RED fox ?

Now what I wanna see,,,,,,,,,,,,, is a pic of you wearing it in a gun shop on a Saturday morning.

How about it Scott ??????

Not likely!

[bigfellascott]

Just oputta curiosity, how do you guys tan hides ? Using the brain juice method ?

There's heaps of diff tanning methods, egg etc I used a commercial one

[Oldbloke]

You know shes gonna gave to get a flint lock to go with that davey cricket looking number.

Good job mate, hope there's no funky chemicals in the hide that may come out later on.

Chronos

what chemicals / recipe did u use mate? Depending, it may be fine for her to wear.

[bigfellascott]

what chemicals / recipe did u use mate? Depending, it may be fine for her to wear.

Just the Leders mate, seems to do the job fine.

I did a roo skin years ago and I didn't even tan that one, just salted it, let it dry out and then just broke it and its been fine (about 30yrs old) and never any issues with it.

I ended up making a rifle sling out of it - bloody would have to be the most comfortable sling I own too. perfect for the little Brno Mod 2.

[riggee]

That girls got style

[Manimal]

Looks good, she's obviously loving it.

[nords]

When's Big Fella Scott Clothing Inc. starting up?

[bigfellascott]

When's Big Fella Scott Clothing Inc. starting up?

Never!

[nords]

I am disappoint.

[Usurper]

I dunno... I reckon you might do all right at a stand at whatever your local arms and military fair thing is.

Got one of those running near by?

[veep]

Better than getting a measly $5 bounty for a pelt.

[Supporter]

Looks great BFS.

Keep up the good work.

[Combat_Wombat]

When you by fake fox fur you allow a dangerous predator to fight another day. Please support the environment and get a real fox fur hat today.

Good marketing campaign or what?

[bigfellascott]

I dunno... I reckon you might do all right at a stand at whatever your local arms and military fair thing is.

Got one of those running near by?

Nah not for me mate, I just made it for a bit of fun is all.

[bigfellascott]

Better than getting a measly $5 bounty for a pelt.

yeah we don't even get that in NSW.

Looks great BFS.

Keep up the good work.

Cheers mate.

[VICHunter]

$5 isn't terribly motivational.

If they could just cut down the requirements for pelts when turning them in to save time that would push it across the line for more people I think.

At the moment you need the pelt from the nose to the tail and everything in between to show you had the whole animal. Hard to do quickly without a lot of practice.

Why not just the tail which takes 1 second and no mess, how else do they think we're getting fox tails if not off shot foxes?

[Combat_Wombat]

$5 isn't terribly motivational.

If they could just cut down the requirements for pelts when turning them in to save time that would push it across the line for more people I think.

At the moment you need the pelt from the nose to the tail and everything in between to show you had the whole animal. Hard to do quickly without a lot of practice.

Why not just the tail which takes 1 second and no mess, how else do they think we're getting fox tails if not off shot foxes?

Yeah I think the same thing even the right ear would be easier again and still fairly distinctive

[VICHunter]

That would do too, any quick and clean option.

Same for the dog or goat bounties.

[RoginaJack]

I'd be a bit careful where you wear that Fox skin hat 'cause there is a well know Conservationist that has a hat made from a feral cat skin. I wouldn't like you two to meet in a china shop, all hell could break loose!

[bigfellascott]

I'd be a bit careful where you wear that Fox skin hat 'cause there is a well know Conservationist that has a hat made from a feral cat skin. I wouldn't like you two to meet in a china shop, all hell could break loose!

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John Wamsley

[RoginaJack]

$5 isn't terribly motivational.

If they could just cut down the requirements for pelts when turning them in to save time that would push it across the line for more people I think.

At the moment you need the pelt from the nose to the tail and everything in between to show you had the whole animal. Hard to do quickly without a lot of practice.

Why not just the tail which takes 1 second and no mess, how else do they think we're getting fox tails if not off shot foxes?

I thought that for foxes, all that had to be taken was the scalp, as per the Vic. web site -

4.1 Foxes

Eligible applicants must submit an 'entire' fox scalp including both ears, the skin surrounding both eyes and the nose.

And that's still a fiddly bit of work too.

Cheers,

[VICHunter]

I stand corrected.

TBH I hadn't looked for ages. At one point or was scalp to tail but I couldn't say how long ago.

As you say, still overly fiddling though.

[Oldbloke]

$5 isn't terribly motivational.

If they could just cut down the requirements for pelts when turning them in to save time that would push it across the line for more people I think.

At the moment you need the pelt from the nose to the tail and everything in between to show you had the whole animal. Hard to do quickly without a lot of practice.

Why not just the tail which takes 1 second and no mess, how else do they think we're getting fox tails if not off shot foxes?

Yep just tail or ear should be good enough. I dont bother handing in the scalps because in additon to taking the trouble to scalp tne fox you need to take a day off work to hand them in fot the cash. The gov needs to have more drop off points and times. Bit of a joke at the moment, as I only get about 3 or 4 opportunities a year. BTW its $10 for a fox last time I looked.