I make a few every year for our trappers banquet auction. They bring $250 - $300 the last few years. Here is some from a year ago.

There is some time involved in putting together extra detail.

I'd want $200-$250 if I went through all the effort to finish one out

Can you use the holes from the nails when boarded to lace it ?

I use an awl to open them up a bit. The nail holes are usually pretty little.

Those are Beautiful Bob

How'd you go about preserving the tail?

Way cheap

Why don’t you use pealed wood for the hoop? Is it dried/seasoned?

Tail was tanned right along with pelt at Moyles.

good read guys, thanks for sharing,