Fur garments

[trappermatt]

I have a few questions for everyone here ?

Would you you consider buying good quality real wild fur hats and mitts if you could get easier access to them ? Would you have a price point for these garments that would make or break the deal ?

Would you buy them for your kids ? And lastly in your circle of friends does anyone wear fur ?

Im working on a few things currently and I know we have a very diverse group of people on this forum from many different walks of life and I'd like to get some feedback

[Goosesniper]

I would buy it. Don't have a problem with the entire concept. I do prefer to make my own. I have started a hat and mitts. Got friends who want to make a coyote cloak. I know line52 wants three yotes this year to make some garments. I don't have a problem with fur. I like the trimmed ones as well though.

[terrym]

I have a beaver hat and a set of mits. My buddy trapped the beavers so they have more value than if I just bought them. I don't even remember how much it cost to have them made but it wasn't cheap. Our whole ice fishing gang all wear the same hats and mits that are made by a lady in North Bay. Nothing warmer than beaver skin garments.
As to your question, I would think if you advertised here you would have no trouble selling fur products. Most of my buddies have at least one fur hat.

[fishy steve]

i see beaver mitts on kijiji up here every so ofton, probably from the same person terry mentioned, think they sell for around $150...

[Species8472]

I lived at Kingfisher Lake FN for a year - 250 km north of Pickle Lake. While there I purchased numerous fur products made by the wives of some the old-timers. Picked up a beaver hat mated to a home tanned (traditional brain paste method) moose hide. Also picked up home tanned moose (lined with polyester) gauntlet style mitts and and a similar pair of gloves. Gauntlets were trimmed with snowshoe hare fur and embroidered with bead work depicting an eagle on each forearm and my name on the cuffs. Also picked up a muskrat hat but it was commercial tanned but still very nice.

Don't get to use them very much because as Terry said they are very warm and unless it's -20 or colder I overheat.

With respect to buying as gifts for kids or other family - I bought all of them home tan fur cuffed moccasins and a a few additional hats as well as gifts.

In my current circle the only people I know that wear fur probably don't even realize it. It is coyote on the rim of their Canada Goose parka hoods.

[LiveBates]

Matt, you'd save me a ton of time and about 4 full wasted pelts if ur sellin' em. I'll pm ya some sizes and we'll go from there. I win/you win. My only request is I want the full skull cap and tail to cover my neck.......

[mosquito]

Just trying to figure out how to justify the price to the wife on the boots, but alot of items I wear have down, fur or leather.

http://www.furcanada.com/seal-skin.html
or some gloves...
http://www.furcanada.com/seal-skin-mitts.html

[Pat32rf]

Manitoba Muclucs are a hot item right now with the GTA crowd after seeing them on a morning fashion show. The host made a big thing about the "Canadian content", even though the small print says "made in China".
There is a reserve on the north side of Rice Lake where they are also made by hand however......for about half the price.

[chesapeake]

I've ordered a pair of coyote mitts for my wife. They came from Wisconsin. Saw the adds on predator quest (not sure).

Yes they are to match the hood on her goose jacket.

I would love some beaver mitts at some point. Also really keen on getting a beaver blanket, just alot of coin for a trimmed

[awndray]

I would buy fur garments, so long as I know where the fur comes from. I'd have no problem buying from a local hunter/trapper. I lack the resources to do it myself, but I would gladly pay someone to process the pelt of an animal I hunted myself. I regret not buying anything when I was in Iqaluit last summer. I would buy garments for family and friends. I don't know what price point I'd be comfortable with though, just because I can't fathom what kind of markup there would be compared to what I saw in the NWT and Nunavut.

Slightly off topic, but I'm also a fan of muskox wool garments.