African Waterbuck is my favorite dry fly tailing.
The various African ungulates have very different hair properties, I've found...unlike American ungulates, which seem to be variations on a common theme of "hollow hair, compresses and flares under tension, floats" with each of those aspects, as well as coloration, thickness, and length, in various combinations.
In contrast, I've found most of my pieces of African hide having more solid hair and thinner coats (probably due to the warmer climate eliminating much of the need for insulation). Hair tends to be solid, short, and fairly sparse, though. Definitely one of those areas where there's not much "established", so you're mostly in uncharted territory as it relates to tying applications.
The various African ungulates have very different hair properties, I've found...unlike American ungulates, which seem to be variations on a common theme of "hollow hair, compresses and flares under tension, floats" with each of those aspects, as well as coloration, thickness, and length, in various combinations.
In contrast, I've found most of my pieces of African hide having more solid hair and thinner coats (probably due to the warmer climate eliminating much of the need for insulation). Hair tends to be solid, short, and fairly sparse, though. Definitely one of those areas where there's not much "established", so you're mostly in uncharted territory as it relates to tying applications.