Bucktails - 'Premium' size 365 LureCraft deer tails
Frustrated with the quality and consistency of the deer tails coming through the big distributors, we found ourselves knee deep in the bucktail world. We’re sourcing these tails from a variety of vendors around New England and beyond. Each and every tail that bears the 365 LureCraft name has been personally processed, inspected, graded, and dyed in-house (even the white tails are getting cleaned and brushed after they’re dried).
To help you pick out the tails that suit you best without seeing them first-hand, here are a few notes on our grading standards…
“Premium” tails are the best of the best tails. These are the top 1% of the tails we’ll see in any given year. Hair fibers are very long 5”-6”, overall size is way above average, and we don’t get very many of these at all. If you’re checking out this category, it will show as Out Of Stock pretty often, so you’ll need to check us out on Instagram and Facebook for when we’re releasing a batch of these.
In our opinion, these “Premium” tails are primarily aimed at specialty tyers - those of you tying Beast Fleyes, Hollow Flies, and other extra large patterns. To be selected as one of our “Premium” tails, we’re considering all the major characteristics and not size alone.
All that said, we know how particular you specialty tyers can be! We are NOT going to wash, degrease, tan, or soften these tails prior to packaging. We know that a skilled tyer has a very specific feel of hair they are after, and we don’t want to hinder or handicap that in any way. These tails are too precious to mess with, so we’re going to give them to you as natural as possible. This way you, the professional, can wash, dry, soften, and sculpt whichever way works best for you!
“Large” tails are average to slightly above average tails with hair 3”-4” long. Some “Large” tails might appear small at first glance, but have longer hair fibers. Other tails might have average length hair fibers, but be over-sized tails. The vast majority of our tails fall into this “Large” category, but we’re confident they are nicer and larger than the so-called ‘large’ coming from the big distributors
“Select” tails are above-average for at least two of the usual standards. For a tail to fit into the “Select” category, we’re looking for a good portion of hair fibers 4” or longer, slightly larger overall size, and/or just a tail that makes us say “wow, that’s a nice tail!”. This “Select” category makes up a smaller portion of our overall deer tail inventory, but we’re confident that you’ll be impressed with the size and quality that we deliver for the price point.
“Tyer’s Special” tails are tails that just sorta look funny. Prices will vary based on overall size and hair length. Some of these are ‘Select’ grade tails, some are ‘Large’ grade, others are just a bit on the small side. These might be curled, or de-boned poorly, or just plaid funny shaped. If they weren’t slightly odd-looking, they’d be several dollars more.
Just a few notes on bucktails before you go… Yes, these are natural products, literally from the butt of a whitetail deer. There will be variations in size, hair length, color, texture, and more. We do our very best to ensure quality and standards, but please let us know if you feel like you received less than you paid for. Also, because these are processed and packaged in-house, there can be a slight odor and sometimes moisture within the tail. We would rather package tails that have a little life left in them, as opposed to putting them in a commercial dryer and making the finished product virtually unusable.
If you’re unsure what category of tail you need, please feel free to reach out by email. Again, our primary concern is a quality product that over-delivers when compared to the competitors.
Most of our tails are packaged with desiccant cards to prevent moisture and mold, but we recommend proper care to prevent issues. Be sure to close the bag tightly when storing your tails. Store in a cool, dry place. If grease or mold does appear on the hide, wipe with Dawn or degreaser, then dry and store properly.
Frustrated with the quality and consistency of the deer tails coming through the big distributors, we found ourselves knee deep in the bucktail world. We’re sourcing these tails from a variety of vendors around New England and beyond. Each and every tail that bears the 365 LureCraft name has been personally processed, inspected, graded, and dyed in-house (even the white tails are getting cleaned and brushed after they’re dried).
To help you pick out the tails that suit you best without seeing them first-hand, here are a few notes on our grading standards…
“Premium” tails are the best of the best tails. These are the top 1% of the tails we’ll see in any given year. Hair fibers are very long 5”-6”, overall size is way above average, and we don’t get very many of these at all. If you’re checking out this category, it will show as Out Of Stock pretty often, so you’ll need to check us out on Instagram and Facebook for when we’re releasing a batch of these.
In our opinion, these “Premium” tails are primarily aimed at specialty tyers - those of you tying Beast Fleyes, Hollow Flies, and other extra large patterns. To be selected as one of our “Premium” tails, we’re considering all the major characteristics and not size alone.
All that said, we know how particular you specialty tyers can be! We are NOT going to wash, degrease, tan, or soften these tails prior to packaging. We know that a skilled tyer has a very specific feel of hair they are after, and we don’t want to hinder or handicap that in any way. These tails are too precious to mess with, so we’re going to give them to you as natural as possible. This way you, the professional, can wash, dry, soften, and sculpt whichever way works best for you!
“Large” tails are average to slightly above average tails with hair 3”-4” long. Some “Large” tails might appear small at first glance, but have longer hair fibers. Other tails might have average length hair fibers, but be over-sized tails. The vast majority of our tails fall into this “Large” category, but we’re confident they are nicer and larger than the so-called ‘large’ coming from the big distributors
“Select” tails are above-average for at least two of the usual standards. For a tail to fit into the “Select” category, we’re looking for a good portion of hair fibers 4” or longer, slightly larger overall size, and/or just a tail that makes us say “wow, that’s a nice tail!”. This “Select” category makes up a smaller portion of our overall deer tail inventory, but we’re confident that you’ll be impressed with the size and quality that we deliver for the price point.
“Tyer’s Special” tails are tails that just sorta look funny. Prices will vary based on overall size and hair length. Some of these are ‘Select’ grade tails, some are ‘Large’ grade, others are just a bit on the small side. These might be curled, or de-boned poorly, or just plaid funny shaped. If they weren’t slightly odd-looking, they’d be several dollars more.
Just a few notes on bucktails before you go… Yes, these are natural products, literally from the butt of a whitetail deer. There will be variations in size, hair length, color, texture, and more. We do our very best to ensure quality and standards, but please let us know if you feel like you received less than you paid for. Also, because these are processed and packaged in-house, there can be a slight odor and sometimes moisture within the tail. We would rather package tails that have a little life left in them, as opposed to putting them in a commercial dryer and making the finished product virtually unusable.
If you’re unsure what category of tail you need, please feel free to reach out by email. Again, our primary concern is a quality product that over-delivers when compared to the competitors.
Most of our tails are packaged with desiccant cards to prevent moisture and mold, but we recommend proper care to prevent issues. Be sure to close the bag tightly when storing your tails. Store in a cool, dry place. If grease or mold does appear on the hide, wipe with Dawn or degreaser, then dry and store properly.
Frustrated with the quality and consistency of the deer tails coming through the big distributors, we found ourselves knee deep in the bucktail world. We’re sourcing these tails from a variety of vendors around New England and beyond. Each and every tail that bears the 365 LureCraft name has been personally processed, inspected, graded, and dyed in-house (even the white tails are getting cleaned and brushed after they’re dried).
To help you pick out the tails that suit you best without seeing them first-hand, here are a few notes on our grading standards…
“Premium” tails are the best of the best tails. These are the top 1% of the tails we’ll see in any given year. Hair fibers are very long 5”-6”, overall size is way above average, and we don’t get very many of these at all. If you’re checking out this category, it will show as Out Of Stock pretty often, so you’ll need to check us out on Instagram and Facebook for when we’re releasing a batch of these.
In our opinion, these “Premium” tails are primarily aimed at specialty tyers - those of you tying Beast Fleyes, Hollow Flies, and other extra large patterns. To be selected as one of our “Premium” tails, we’re considering all the major characteristics and not size alone.
All that said, we know how particular you specialty tyers can be! We are NOT going to wash, degrease, tan, or soften these tails prior to packaging. We know that a skilled tyer has a very specific feel of hair they are after, and we don’t want to hinder or handicap that in any way. These tails are too precious to mess with, so we’re going to give them to you as natural as possible. This way you, the professional, can wash, dry, soften, and sculpt whichever way works best for you!
“Large” tails are average to slightly above average tails with hair 3”-4” long. Some “Large” tails might appear small at first glance, but have longer hair fibers. Other tails might have average length hair fibers, but be over-sized tails. The vast majority of our tails fall into this “Large” category, but we’re confident they are nicer and larger than the so-called ‘large’ coming from the big distributors
“Select” tails are above-average for at least two of the usual standards. For a tail to fit into the “Select” category, we’re looking for a good portion of hair fibers 4” or longer, slightly larger overall size, and/or just a tail that makes us say “wow, that’s a nice tail!”. This “Select” category makes up a smaller portion of our overall deer tail inventory, but we’re confident that you’ll be impressed with the size and quality that we deliver for the price point.
“Tyer’s Special” tails are tails that just sorta look funny. Prices will vary based on overall size and hair length. Some of these are ‘Select’ grade tails, some are ‘Large’ grade, others are just a bit on the small side. These might be curled, or de-boned poorly, or just plaid funny shaped. If they weren’t slightly odd-looking, they’d be several dollars more.
Just a few notes on bucktails before you go… Yes, these are natural products, literally from the butt of a whitetail deer. There will be variations in size, hair length, color, texture, and more. We do our very best to ensure quality and standards, but please let us know if you feel like you received less than you paid for. Also, because these are processed and packaged in-house, there can be a slight odor and sometimes moisture within the tail. We would rather package tails that have a little life left in them, as opposed to putting them in a commercial dryer and making the finished product virtually unusable.
If you’re unsure what category of tail you need, please feel free to reach out by email. Again, our primary concern is a quality product that over-delivers when compared to the competitors.
Most of our tails are packaged with desiccant cards to prevent moisture and mold, but we recommend proper care to prevent issues. Be sure to close the bag tightly when storing your tails. Store in a cool, dry place. If grease or mold does appear on the hide, wipe with Dawn or degreaser, then dry and store properly.