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Another option is to

take your tails to the
factory to sell or trade
them. If you live close
enough or are passing
through the area, I
would recommend this
if for no other reason
than to see a little

behind the scenes of
what happens with
your squirrel tails

When you walk in to
the selling department

you will find one lady in
the small room sitting
at a table full of
colorful tails, hooks, string and scissors. Her job is not just to buy the tails, but she also washes and
dries each tail that comes through the door. Also, if the tails need to be dyed for a specific lure she does
that too. And, she is also the one sitting at the table hand tying each hook that will later become the
business end of the popular lures. Truly a one woman show. However, there are a few people that
work from home tying lures too.

I must add that do not go out to kill squirrels just to sell their tails. Mepps only want tails from squirrels
that were harvested with the intention of human consumption. Selling the tails is just an added bonus.

Mepps prefers tails from squirrels taken after October 1st. Also, do not remove the bone from the tail.
Deboned and spit tails are
not of any value. It is illegal

to sell squirrel tails in the
states of California and
Idaho, and it is illegal to sell
Western Grey Squirrels in
the state of Oregon.

So, instead of throwing
squirrel and deer tails away

this year, turn them into
something you can use like
cash or fishing lures. For
more info on selling to
Mepps visit,
www.mepps.com/squirrel-
tail.