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pheasant tail feathers for fletching??

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John K:
Jackcrafty uses them and seems to like them.

hawkbow:
I have made lots of arrows from them.. four fletch works great.. they fly quiet and true.. but if they get wet not so good.. Hawk

JW_Halverson:
Just another reason to go out and massacre our South Dakota state bird, the technicolor ditch duck!

adb:
I've used Pheasant feathers, but wing primaries, not tail feathers. Worked good, but didn't last very long. Nicely barred, however.

JackCrafty:
As already mentioned, I like using them...probably my favorite.  I use feathers that are 12" (or longer) to cut my fletching from.  The smaller feathers are too delicate in my opinion.  The straight quill is also a bonus.

I've lost arrows with pheasant tail feathers and when I find them, the feathers are "scruffy" but a little steam makes them almost good as new.  I cut mine really short, but you can leave them full height (with the wispy reddish part intact).  They fly quieter than goose or turkey in any case.

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