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Should we place an order for some lovely mitts or hats with this guy??
Regina man harvests fur from road kill
MSN Autos (EN): Regina man harvests fur from road kill
By David Menzies
Espousing the mantra of “waste not, want not” Gerry Armsworthy is amassing a fine collection of fur hats, mittens, slippers and even Scottish regalia these days. Better yet, his material costs are precisely zero. The reason: Armsworthy doesn’t purchase farm-raised minks nor does he hunt game. Rather, he harvests his fur from road kill.
According to a CBC report, the Regina man says there’s an excess of raccoon, fox and badger pelts to be found on Saskatchewan highways thanks to a surplus of animals that gambled poorly when crossing the road.
“Nobody's using them [dead animals] for anything,” says the self-proclaimed road kill specialist. “They get hit by 16-wheelers and they’re good for nothing. So these little foxes get rolled onto the side of the road and I thought I could do something with them.”
Armsworthy notes there’s a right way and a wrong way to harvest road kill.
“First thing you have to do is you don’t pick road kill up until it freezes,” he says. “I drive a Cadillac and everyone says, ‘You mean you throw those dead animals in the back of your Cadillac?’ And I say, ‘Well, I put them in bags first.’”
Some of Armsworthy’s furry creations adorn his basement walls while others are sold at local church craft markets.
A few of Armsworthy’s commuting colleagues have also pitched-in, scraping frozen carcasses off Saskatchewan highways and delivering the frigid furry raw product to the amateur furrier. Indeed, Armsworthy claims he has an entire freezer filled with expired critters waiting to be transformed into mittens and slippers.
Although he isn’t actively on the lookout these days for more deceased animals thanks to his ample stock of frozen fur, Armsworthy nevertheless admits his winter car kit always includes a plastic bag in the trunk. Just in case...
P.S. And people thought I was weird for making a calendar. Sheesh.
Regina man harvests fur from road kill
MSN Autos (EN): Regina man harvests fur from road kill
By David Menzies
Espousing the mantra of “waste not, want not” Gerry Armsworthy is amassing a fine collection of fur hats, mittens, slippers and even Scottish regalia these days. Better yet, his material costs are precisely zero. The reason: Armsworthy doesn’t purchase farm-raised minks nor does he hunt game. Rather, he harvests his fur from road kill.
According to a CBC report, the Regina man says there’s an excess of raccoon, fox and badger pelts to be found on Saskatchewan highways thanks to a surplus of animals that gambled poorly when crossing the road.
“Nobody's using them [dead animals] for anything,” says the self-proclaimed road kill specialist. “They get hit by 16-wheelers and they’re good for nothing. So these little foxes get rolled onto the side of the road and I thought I could do something with them.”
Armsworthy notes there’s a right way and a wrong way to harvest road kill.
“First thing you have to do is you don’t pick road kill up until it freezes,” he says. “I drive a Cadillac and everyone says, ‘You mean you throw those dead animals in the back of your Cadillac?’ And I say, ‘Well, I put them in bags first.’”
Some of Armsworthy’s furry creations adorn his basement walls while others are sold at local church craft markets.
A few of Armsworthy’s commuting colleagues have also pitched-in, scraping frozen carcasses off Saskatchewan highways and delivering the frigid furry raw product to the amateur furrier. Indeed, Armsworthy claims he has an entire freezer filled with expired critters waiting to be transformed into mittens and slippers.
Although he isn’t actively on the lookout these days for more deceased animals thanks to his ample stock of frozen fur, Armsworthy nevertheless admits his winter car kit always includes a plastic bag in the trunk. Just in case...
P.S. And people thought I was weird for making a calendar. Sheesh.
