Skunk Fur Dress Sporran

[Meadcrafter]

I would like to try my hand at making my own sporran and belts someday. Leather, goat hair, maybe some rabbit skin sporrans would be nice.

Well, I live in Tennessee and we have a lot of skunks around these parts, for sure. Open season on the little varmin year around. I like the looks of the skunk fur sporrans that I've seen. Kinda high dollar too.

So what to you all think about them?

"Nice fur?"

Or,

"Hey Dude, you got a dead skunk in your lap."

[creagdhubh]

L&M Highland Outfitters have made full-mask skunk sporrans in the past, however, I don't think they are in their 2012 line of sporrans. I tend to think of their pelt as a lovely contrast of black white to go with Highland evening attire.

[Highland Logan]

L&M Highland Outfitters have made full-mask skunk sporrans in the past, however, I don't think they are in their 2012 line of sporrans. I tend to think of their pelt as a lovely contrast of black white to go with Highland evening attire.

It's still there:

L&M Website

Frank

[piperdbh]

If you do decide to make one yourself, and you get to skinning the animal, and you see that little thing about the size of a shooter marble and the color of rotten beef, and you think to yourself, "Should I mash on it?", don't. Trust me.

[ShaunMaxwell]

I, too, am a fan of skunk sporrans. I commissioned Artificer to make mine after the successful elimination of a near Biblical plague of skunks we endured (some 15 or so...).

Here's mine:



And those Fergusson Britt skunk sporrans of Ryan's and McMurdo's are real beauties, if you haven't seen them.

With the right kit, a skunk sporran can be very striking, but I think for a full-mask sporran, I might go with something a bit more traditional.

SM

[creagdhubh]

It's still there:

L&M Website

Frank

I see, thanks Frank!

[cruiser348]

I personally really like the look of skunk fur sporrans. Like has already been said provides a nice contrast. Also, certainly nothing wrong with making yourself a sporran from something that is so readily available to you.

[Ryan Ross]

I love mine; named it Pepe.

Really nice feeling fur, and people seem to like it... the only "dead skunk...stinky" comments I ever get are from guys who are obviously feeling inferior and trying to save face, and that doesn't happen often.

...as soon as they find out that it's named Pepe, the girls usually want to pet it.

[AFS1970]

I love mine; named it Pepe.

I call mine Flower. It is currently my only sporran but serves just about every function I need.

[Bugbear]

Full mask skunk sporran sounds good to me. creagdhubh already expressed my general sentiments.