Ticking

[JohnnyFM]

I’ve used bear oil and, from my experience, there is nothing slicker but I find it can be a bit runny if temps are on the balmy side.  Messy.  As Daryl said, mink oil from Track can’t be beat.  I’m a fan and user of deer and/or lamb tallow but they are no better than mink oil for hunting lube.  And mink oil is a lot easier to get for some than the others.
Some say rendered raccoon fat is just as good as bear but I haven’t tried that.  The marmot oil sounds interesting.  I’m guessing woodchuck or groundhog would be the same?
Others mileage may vary

[Daryl]

I suspect woodchuck should be the same. I only used the fat from inside the cavity. Outside fat makes hard tallow. The inner fat was
literally dripping, oil. After handling, I had to wash my hands twice with Dawn dish soap to get the oil off.  It also made a good waterproof
boot dressing. An old logger told me about marmot oil, back in about 1976 or 77. I hiked up to the top of Hudson's Bay Mountain to shoot
some.  The very next year, they were on the protected list. Hoary Marmots. They were very good eating, too.

[hanshi]

Ticking makes good patches for certain loads and guns.  I still have a modest supply of pillow (.015") and mattress (.018") ticking, + or -, laid by and still use it for a couple of loads in one gun.  Mostly I use that heavy unbleached canvas (.024") and cotton canvas duck (.019" - .020").  TOTW mink oil is much prefered for hunting with Hoppes #9 BP Lube and sometimes mink oil at the range.