Deer body hair (head) White calf body hair (Two clumps, spun)
How to tie it
Mount a size 8 5XL streamer hook and start white 140-denier thread. The heavier thread is needed for spinning deer hair later.
Tie a slip of light mottled turkey in on top at the rear as the tail and trim the butts.
Strip a short length of medium red chenille down to the thread core, tie it in, and take two wraps for the butt; secure it with a few wraps forward.
Tie in medium silver Mylar tinsel for the rib with the silver side facing the hook so it shows when wrapped.
Tie in one strand of white acrylic yarn, bind it back in loose open wraps, and wrap the body forward in touching turns to about the 60% point. Leave plenty of room, there are three components still to come.
Rib the body forward with the silver tinsel in evenly spaced turns, tie it off on top, fold it back over itself and take a couple of wraps to lock it in.
Tie in a few barbs of teal flank on top as an under wing.
Cut matching light mottled turkey slips from a left and a right quill, put the concave sides together, measure them to about midway down the tail, and set them on top with a pinch wrap. Loose on top, pull tight, second wrap, check the wings, then secure and trim.
Stack a medium clump of natural deer hair, thin it by pulling some out of the middle, hold it on top and take a wrap or two with light pressure so it flares all the way around as a collar; cord the thread up with a clockwise spin and add two tight locking wraps.
Trim all the butt ends of the collar hair forward, then smooth the area with thread, leaving room for two clumps of spun hair.
Spin a small to medium clump of white deer body hair: one loose wrap, a tighter second, a tighter third so it spins all the way around; zigzag a wrap up through it and take the thread just in front.
Spin a second, similar clump of white hair the same way, pull everything back, take a few wraps in front and zigzag a whip finish through without clobbering the eye.
Trim the white head to shape with a razor blade or scissors, working slowly and taking care not to cut the flared natural collar hair behind it.