Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
Yep most of the US is open for hunting Badger..

Badger Fur for brushes is mostly from Asian Fur Farms and a few left in Finland, at least that is what my research over the years has yielded...
I haven't researched it at all, but Simpson calls them "Manchurian" because that is where they are harvested AFAIK. I've heard that most knots come from China, or the Far East.

What I find interesting is the big outfits like Simpson, Plisson, Rooney &c get superior knots. The golden nib, or whoever just do not hold a candle to them. They cannot compare ..... IME.

As far as labor conditions ......... as of 2008 ;

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/05/bu...pagewanted=all