Quote Originally Posted by artificer View Post
As far as I understand, the European Badger is currently a protected species. If there is a cull, my guess is that any pelts would be used for the new "Scottish Regiment" or put to some similar use. But that's just a wild guess.

ith:
That may be, but again, Kate Macpherson only creates sporrans from donated or roadkill animals from the Scottish Highlands. And Kate does not use simply the pelts, but the entire animal - she is an expert in proper taxidermy, and deep freezes the animal entirely first, in order to kill all bacteria and 'bugs.' Most of Kate Macpherson's sporrans arrive with their appropriate licence as well. I'll scan my licence and upload it to the forum, as an example.

Cheers,