I couldn't find anyone else commenting on this so I thought I would add it.

I use a lot of tails and fur and have found it hard to find good straight hair. I now use a hair straightener to make it straight. It can make even the nastiest curly hair and tails straight for perfect ties. It does take a little work but getting them wet or using steam will help the process go faster.

I now have very little or no waste using squirrel tails and kip tails and have used it to straighten the short hairs of elk when tying in wings and such.