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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: BowEd on April 12, 2021, 06:23:40 pm

Title: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: BowEd on April 12, 2021, 06:23:40 pm

Something I put together months ago.Jazzed it up a bit even though I use it while hunting holding my calls.Made from brain tanned
smoked deer and aluminum sulfate tanned gray fox hide.Beadwork is sky blue,brown,and red 11 seed beads.Beaded is such a fashion diamond like to represent arrowheads.Arrowheads and rosette lazy sioux stiched with nymo thread.Lanyard is 4 way braid of thick brain tan lace from neck of a buck.
Forgot to mention the deer hide was one I shot with a self bow,and the gray fox was shot with a shotgun on the yard.
(https://i.imgur.com/zjRNiwS.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/dPubJPF.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/rVXRWlw.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/dkRBdHz.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/GasROYE.jpg)

Title: Re: Coyote possibles bag.
Post by: Pat B on April 12, 2021, 06:47:49 pm

Beautiful work as always, Ed.  :OK

Title: Re: Coyote possibles bag.
Post by: Outbackbob48 on April 12, 2021, 07:21:31 pm

Some super skills applied here, Thanks for showing them Ed. Bob

Title: Re: Coyote possibles bag.
Post by: bjrogg on April 12, 2021, 10:13:16 pm

Really missed seeing your stuff Ed. Always Top Shelf.
Thanks for sharing.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Coyote possibles bag.
Post by: HH~ on April 12, 2021, 10:33:40 pm

Very nice bag. Look nice stuffed with Chanterelles!

Shawn~

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: BowEd on April 12, 2021, 10:45:00 pm

Thanks fellas.
I use a paper bag for mushrooms.

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: chamookman on April 13, 2021, 05:21:55 am

Nice  (A) ! Bob

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Post by: BrianS on April 13, 2021, 09:03:11 am

Nice work

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: Yooper Bowyer on April 13, 2021, 09:17:23 am

I thought this was coyote?  Nice work, I'll have to do one soon. :D

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: JEB on April 13, 2021, 09:32:26 am

That's just OUTSTANDING work.

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: HH~ on April 13, 2021, 10:22:24 am

Sure Ed, I usally put them in a mesh crawfish bag so spores can fall thru back to earth for another years mushrooms.

I always liked gray fox, like the way there front claws curve downward. Once ya learn a little about them they are not hard to catch. They are really not like a red at all. I dont see many of eaither with all these yotes around any more.

This coming fall I am not giving any passes to Bobcats. Just to many here and I was told they can eat thru a clutch of hatched turkey chicks or polts in a hurry. Time to take a few outta there here woods.

HH~

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: BowEd on April 13, 2021, 02:25:51 pm

Mostly reds here.Their mostly out on the flat.The grays are a curious little creature.Had them come right up to me in the woods at night while leaning against a tree waiting for the hounds to strike.Their a little smaller than the reds here.They've been known to climb trees occasionally.I imagine a hollowed out leaner.Their hair coloration is a lot like our ground hogs here only finer hair and softer.
Spotted this litter of reds last spring.
(https://i.imgur.com/d03qHzl.jpg)
I tanned a pair of Iowa bobcats some time ago.Tom was over 3' long with the female around 30".Made a cat quiver out of the female with all the appendages attatched.
All these creatures are just about the right thickness leather wise to make bags,quivers,or hats from.
(https://i.imgur.com/bSXbwUE.jpg)
I still have a couple of coyote hides yet to make a pouch from.One my old hammer dog caught in 10 below zero weather one winter.I'll dress that one up sometime in the future.She weighed 35 to 40 pounds.The other I use to put on my chair/backpack rig.He weighed 45 to 50 pounds.
Does it really make a difference to you tradecraftsman?They are related you know,but it might depending on what type of project you want to do.Although each is big enough to be a quiver or a hat or a pouch.In this case with the backpack/chair that hide is big enough to cover the chair.It is a big coyote for around here.
(https://i.imgur.com/9kuiIFZ.jpg)

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: bjrogg on April 15, 2021, 08:24:50 am

I remember that combination backpack chair Ed. That coyote hide looks really sweet on it.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: BowEd on April 15, 2021, 08:32:18 am

Well that's good at least someone remembered.Thanks.

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Post by: Trapper Rob on April 18, 2021, 01:54:44 pm

Those look nice

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: Hawkdancer on April 18, 2021, 02:12:33 pm

Excellent work, Ed!   Nice to see your work!
Hawkdancer

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Post by: Will B on June 03, 2021, 07:18:33 pm

Really nice Ed. Love the quiver and possibles bag. Beautiful work!

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: BowEd on June 04, 2021, 09:56:26 am

Thanks Will....Your doing fantastic with your bows too.

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Post by: White Falcon on August 24, 2021, 01:06:53 pm

All look grreat.

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: Hawkdancer on August 25, 2021, 02:51:59 pm

I got to see that pack chair at MoJam this year, but not the coyote liner!Very nice!
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: Morgan on August 25, 2021, 11:12:53 pm

Not sure how I’m just now seeing this. Love to see what you do with your hides and skins Ed. Great craftsmanship.

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: BowEd on August 26, 2021, 06:59:50 am

Thank you....I've been around for quite a while.Many other things in the past on other threads.

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Post by: Don W on August 26, 2021, 07:39:20 am

Exceptional work!

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: BowEd on August 26, 2021, 09:56:22 pm

Thanks Don...For me it's not too bad.I can live with it.There are others though that do exquisite finer detailed work borderlining art.

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: superdav95 on September 23, 2021, 02:50:17 pm

this is super cool!  you've inspired me to try it.  I have been offered a nice coyote hide freshly tanned.  I wasn't sure what to do with it till now!  awesome work!  keep it coming.  also can I get some details on that chair??? that thing looks sweet.

cheers

Dave

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: BowEd on September 23, 2021, 08:02:39 pm

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,67273.0.html

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: lebhuntfish on September 24, 2021, 05:30:47 am

Great work Ed! That is a beautiful and well made bag. I to remember your backpack chair. I actually mocked up some drawings of it for a possible future project, one day.

Patrick

Title: Re: Gray fox possibles bag.
Post by: White Falcon on September 24, 2021, 09:12:55 am

Very nice work.