One day, not too long ago, I was thinking about my upcoming Christmas party, and I said to myself, "Self, you dinnae hae a guid sporran. They're cursedly expensive, ye ken, so I think ye should mak it yourself." (I often converse with myself in a very bad Scots accent - myself isn't from Scotland, so he doesn't know the difference)

So, I decided to make a sporran.

This being decided, I then of course need to decide what kind of sporran to make. Reflecting on my meagre collection, and considering the fact that I would like some variety in my daily wear, and that I also could use a nice sporran for formal occasions. Thus, I decided that a full mask sporran would do nicely. Knowing mine and my family's fondness for novelty and our collective wacky sense of humour, I decided on skunk.

Now, this is good and well thus far in the theoretical work. To restate Mr. Chesterton, this sporran is, as is every sporran I never made, by far the best sporran I have ever made. I would, however, very much like to actually have the thing itself, not a mere mental image of how great it is.

Thus, I must act. I believe from my many readings of the posts on this forum and in the few books I have on Highland dress, that it would be conducive to my ends to purchase a skunk pelt (or two).

To make a long story short ("Too late!"), could anybody point me to a place where I could possibly purchase a skunk pelt of good quality but which I, being a Poor, Starving Liberal Arts Student, could afford without fasting for a week? Naturally, any helpful pointers with regards to construction of the sporran would be greatly appreciated.