Can anyone ID this fur

GroovyJack · Member Joined: May 21, 2005 Posts: 623 Location: Bama

Wifey found two of these at a yard sale .. Stockmann is a big retail chain in Europe with it's HQ in Helsinki Finland ..The barcode cannot be read with a US smart phone ..

Two prices , one is 379,00 MK which I thunketh might be Deutsch Marks but I dont believe that is the abbreviation for that currency , the other is 63,74 Euros which is around $US85 ..

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slimjim · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 11:38 am Post subject: Re: Can anyone ID this fur

Can't help you but interested in what you plan to do with it.

SingleShotLover · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: Can anyone ID this fur

European wolf maybe?

Elvis · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: Can anyone ID this fur

hair is solid..not hollow? like a deer
the shape is weird as neck is nearly as wide as body so yip wolf looks likely.

GroovyJack · Member Joined: May 21, 2005 Posts: 623 Location: Bama

after some digging , thinking either caribou or reindeer

Elvis · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: Can anyone ID this fur

so hair is hollow then...

DallanC · Site Admin Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3595 Location: Utah

Definitely caribou / reindeer. Got a caribou on the living room wall as we speak.

-DallanC

SingleShotLover · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 5:58 pm Post subject: Re: Can anyone ID this fur

Spoil sport! LOL

Vince · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: Can anyone ID this fur

I was initially thinking fallow deer until I had a closer look at the size of the neck. Beyond that, it is beyond my sphere of knowledge, but Dallan answered it for us anywayz.

For some reason I thought caribou would be much larger than that...unless it is a youngun'.

Suzanne · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: Can anyone ID this fur

I'd say caribou, seen lots of them and they are rather small animals 3-4 feet tall.

Suz

DallanC · Site Admin Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3595 Location: Utah

Suzanne wrote:

I'd say caribou, seen lots of them and they are rather small animals 3-4 feet tall.

Suz

Really? I'd put them between Mule Deer and Elk sized. Me and the wife shot a pair in Alaska too long ago. What species did you see? Quebec Labrador? Ours were Barren Ground 'bou.

-DallanC

Vince · Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 12:57 am Post subject: Re: Can anyone ID this fur

I had an idea that caribou were similar in size to moose, well a smaller moose. Reindeer to me (from pics I've seen of them in Norway) are about the same as a good size Elk.

Whichever way, that is a very nice looking skin Groovy old mate.

Aloysius · Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 1:13 am Post subject: Re: Can anyone ID this fur

"Two prices , one is 379,00 MK which I thunketh might be Deutsch Marks but I dont believe that is the abbreviation for that currency , the other is 63,74 Euros which is around $US85 .."

have a look at the monney in Finland pre Februari 28th 2002...

official rate: 1 euro = 5,94573 markka

(so you were close with your "Marks")

lesterg3 · Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 4:37 am Post subject: Re: Can anyone ID this fur

Yep, took a look at the animal hide/fur I use for fly tying and I agree that it is probably a small caribou or reindeer. There is a slight difference in the texture of your hides hair to my material because your hide is tanned and mine is not.

Bushmaster · Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 7:33 am Post subject: Re: Can anyone ID this fur

Well Damn Jack...Very glad to see you're still around (and alive too)... Smile