Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
I have no real facts and figures, but I would say that KA have summed up the feeling about new full mask sporrans and hair sporrans in general, in Scotland, pretty well. We need to remember that, unfortunately I would say, Scotland and the UK in general is further removed from the land and its practical and "gruesome" realities, than many other countries appear to be. There are of course exceptions to this, but I suspect that they would be a minority.
Hi Jock,

I think that might be the perception if the media were to be believed, however the sporrans I see worn here are universally real fur for formal wear, which surely would not be the case if hair/fur was now considered unacceptable. It's true that full mask sporrans are quite rare, but I think that has more to do with the sensibilities of the ladies. My good lady is a case in point. She has no objection to my sporran being made from a dead mink or two, in fact it was a present from her, but she wouldn't thank me for having a dead animal stare her in the face from my lap. Don't go into the logic of it, she won't eat chicken (often bred in poor conditions), she won't eat venison (cute Bambis), but she will eat beef, fish, and a variety of other meats.

Going by the people I know, I'd say in general men would have no issues whatsoever wearing hair/fur unless it came from an endangered species or was in some way not ethically sourced. Women would largely be fine with hair/fur, though a few would not, and most wouldn't want it staring at them.