The Denver Fur Ban that’s on the ballot sounds simple enough, but opponents point to potential unintended consequences for fly-fishing shops, hat makers and Native American traditions.

Stetson creates close to 1,000 unshaped hat shells a day at a nearby felt factory, utilizing beaver, rabbit and wild hare fur. Though production numbers are down from the Roaring Twenties, there has ...

The "Hands Off My Hat" campaign claims this ban would strip away Colorado's Western heritage and infringe on Native American customs, ... Are fur cowboy hats enough of a reason to justify the mass ...

“I located and moved to Denver in 1996. I am a custom hat maker, starting from the base blank of a felt hat and making custom orders to fit any shape, style, size of felt hat,” Orr said.

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Beaver felt top hats were initially expensive status symbols, but they were also functional, as beaver fur shed water. Beaver fur was so popular the European beaver population had been depleted by ...