question about snake skins

[Ari_Bonn]

Soo   Im thinking of snake skins instead of a fancy veneers for my new bow ordered.  Would really like some feed back.  Live in Canada BC  what do you guys think would camouflage best here?   Also  What are the most easily obtainable patterns?    Lastly  what about those inexpensive   fake skins?        I appreciate everyones opinion.

[JimB]

I believe you will encounter some heavy import/export fees,moving animal parts across the border.

[Ari_Bonn]

would be done by the bowyer in the states then the whole bow shipped over

[Fattony77]

Personally, I don't think that there's any better camouflage pattern than a copperhead's. It seems to blend in almost everywhere, and still manages to look beautiful on a bow.

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[HOGLESS2]

I second the copperhead skins. I just had Jim at Centaur bows put some on a one piece slivertip, came out awesome.

[Eric Krewson]

I have put snake skins on about 50 selfbows for other people and a few for myself. I think the camo aspect is more for the hunter than to hide from deer. I have never had a deer pick up my bow even when I was using a freshly made osage bow with limbs that looked line a bright yellow lemon in the sun.

[Orion]

I agree with Eric.  That being said, I like Eastern Diamondback, but I seldom put skins on a bow anymore.  When i did,  I mounted my own, but from what I've read, the vinyl skins work just fine.  And, they're less expensive and easier to put on and remove.

[JimB]

Personally, I don't think that there's any better camouflage pattern than a copperhead's. It seems to blend in almost everywhere, and still manages to look beautiful on a bow.

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I get what you are saying and I bet that some get past the radar that way but  I'm pretty sure there is an import/export process for wildlife parts.

[JimB]

https://www.fws.gov/le/commercial-wildlife-shipment.html

[rraming]

I was turkey hunting in 1992 in some wet swamp and had a cottonmouth hit me right below my right knee. He was hung up in my rip-stop camo pants and i pulled him off and twisted his head off.
I felt something running down my leg and thought it was venom but when I pulled my pants leg up...it was blood.
Didn't make it back to the truck before my bowels let go. When they gave me anti-venom, I think I bent the stainless steel table I was sitting on.
Turned yellow around the bite and a few days later a lovely shade of lavender but it cleared up in a few weeks. I'm much more careful now 8-)

Wow, no wonder I am scared of them!

[JimB]

 These days the medical costs are worse than the bite.It varies a lot by hospital but a cost of $150,000 is not uncommon and heaven help you if you need life flighted.I'm more afraid of hospital and drug costs than snakes.

[Bob Morrison]

If your going to put skins on put the real thing on or just spray on Camo. There are lots of good looking skins that make great camo.

Bob

[cacciatore]

If your going to put skins on put the real thing on or just spray on Camo. There are lots of good looking skins that make great camo.

Bob

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