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Title: suggestions from crafters
Post by: Uncle Buck on February 03, 2012, 02:43:00 PM
I just bought 4 mink pelts from Goodwill for $6. The bodies are about 15" long one is missing the tail. and all are missing the front legs. Any Ideas on what to do with them? I was thinking maybe a quiver or a whole lot of string silencers

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May God Bless
Buck
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: on February 03, 2012, 03:18:00 PM
a hand warmer, a muffler i think is what they call it...strapped around your waist. but i'm not sure you would need one in gorgia..?
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: huntsmanlance on February 03, 2012, 03:25:00 PM
Great find! You could use a strip from one to line the inside of a quiver to keep your arrows from ratteling around.....or if cut correctly you could make a great looking possibles bag.....
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: rraming on February 03, 2012, 05:34:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by huntsmanlance:
Great find! You could use a strip from one to line the inside of a quiver to keep your arrows from ratteling around.....or if cut correctly you could make a great looking possibles bag.....
Tried that, did not make a difference, I thought that was a good idea too.
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: COLongbow on February 03, 2012, 05:45:00 PM
You can buy mink pelts from Goodwill???

Holy cow!
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: yekrut on February 03, 2012, 05:52:00 PM
yes you can , i have 2 of them I bought years ago!!
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: Uncle Buck on February 03, 2012, 07:10:00 PM
yes you never know what you can find there. Ive found camo of all types, tree stands, wool shirts and sweaters, knives and archery gear. The one in Orlando had a 50's Kodiak special last week and 3 other vintage Bears.
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: YORNOC on February 03, 2012, 08:06:00 PM
Leave one as is and use it as predator bait. Tie it to a sapling about 2 feet off the ground. Tie fishing line to the sapling and run it under logs/branches to your stand/blind. Call and pull the line and watch the mink dance all over. Eyes will be off you!!
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: 7 Lakes on February 03, 2012, 08:11:00 PM
Put one in a bird launcher and tell the kids you finally caught the flying killer rat out of the garage.  Let them come close to the laucher out of curosity and spring it into the air and watch em scream.
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: David Yukon on February 04, 2012, 12:53:00 AM
I like the idea of a possible bag!!
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: wooddamon1 on February 04, 2012, 01:08:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by 7 Lakes:
Put one in a bird launcher and tell the kids you finally caught the flying killer rat out of the garage.  Let them come close to the laucher out of curosity and spring it into the air and watch em scream.
:biglaugh:  That's a good one!
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: Dimondback on February 04, 2012, 05:49:00 AM
Looks like quiver material to me.
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: Jim Jackson on February 04, 2012, 10:59:00 AM
Would make great string silencers in addition to what has been suggested already.
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: Kavogt on February 04, 2012, 02:36:00 PM
Mink stole for the wife, which just happens to appear the same day a new bow is delivered?
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: Dave Worden on February 05, 2012, 11:17:00 PM
I like the "killer rat".  The other ideas are OK, but I'd go with the rat.  BTW you can also buy mink stoles, and jackets at Goodwill and then turn them into a lifetime supply of string silencers for you and all the rest of us TG'ers, or quivers, or possible bags, or even herds of "killer rats".
Title: Re: suggestions from crafters
Post by: Zdogk9 on February 06, 2012, 04:46:00 PM
Sporan