Just place each fly in thebag for a few minutes before you intend to use it. Guide to Common North American Deer Hair White-tailed deer is the most common deer and its hair is available. Thehair is ideal for most deer-hair work. White-tailed deer hair dyes very well. Mule deer is also common, second only to the whitetail, and its hair isalso available.
Mule deer have white undersides and black,white and gray-barred sides and back.
The hair dyes well. Western Blacktail is less available than white-tailed or mule deer, butplentiful on the west coast. Its very similar in use and color to thewhite-tailed deer and some mule deer. Elk is plentiful, and the hair is long and coarse. Elk hair is useful formany deer-hair tying needs.