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Pulling turkey feathers off the wing?

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Savate:
I wasn't able to harvest a turkey with my bow (no big surprise there) but I did ask my buddies (who are NOT archers) to save me some right-wing feathers from the turkeys they got.  I'm making my rivercane arrows with Cherokee fletching... ;)

So today I get a WHOLE WING from a friend.  Before I just start YANKING feathers off the wing, is there any special way or special prep I need to do to the feathers or wing so I don't ruin or break these feathers?  ???

jaybird:
I use a pair of side cutters to cut the quill at the bottom of the feather

boo:
just cut the feathers with a pair of wire cutters if you are going to use the feather for arrows. if you want them whole take a raiser knife to the meat between the feathers and pull them out. 

ricktrojanowski:
What happened to all the left wings?  I have a home for them .  ;D   I just cut the feathers close to the base with a pair of pruners.

Pat B:
Armondo, as they said above...side cutters are the quickest.

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