Sorcha:

There is a Mountain Man Discussion List that I'm sure would generate a lot of answers. The page to join is at http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html. You have to join to post to the list, but I've been reading their archives and there are a lot of very well-informed people participating, most of whom do a lot themselves.

My wife and I recently started Buckskinning ourselves, so we're absorbing as much information as we can. Let me know what you and he find out.

jeffp