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hedgeapple:
Has anyone ever used "guts" intestines for bow strings?  In high school I remember tennis rackets being strung with cat gut.  I'm not sure it was really intestines from a cat or not, but that's what it was called.  I have a 50 acre farm.  My nearest neighbor is 1/2 mile away.  The next nearest neighbor is a mile away.  I have feral cats hunting/living on my farm all the time.  I hate the impact feral cats have on the wildlife, especially the quail population.  Feral cats on the #1 killer of young quail and the #3 killer of adult quail.  It would be good to find a productive use for these pest.

Also, I read the NA use sprial cuts from the neck of snapping turtles for string.  Anyone tried that?

Hillbilly:
Never tried gut, but always wanted to. The Cherokee in my area apparantly preferred bear gut for their bow strings. I may save some gut from the next deer I kill and try it. As far as cats, don't know-but the worst that could happen is that there would be less feral cats eating all the wildlife.

Ryano:

--- Quote from: Hillbilly on April 11, 2009, 10:13:05 am ---Never tried gut, but always wanted to. The Cherokee in my area apparantly preferred bear gut for their bow strings. I may save some gut from the next deer I kill and try it. As far as cats, don't know-but the worst that could happen is that there would be less feral cats eating all the wildlife.

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And you could send the rest of the cat to Patb....... ;D

hedgeapple:
 hmm  Maybe I need to know what he would do with the rest of the cat.  I might want to keep it for my self.  Then again maybe not.   :D

madcrow:
Check around.  I used to work with a man that had skinned over 1100 cats.  He was selling the hides to a fur dealer.  Also, cat quivers, cat fur lined mocs.  The possibilities are endless.

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