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Guess what's molting...?

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billy:
Yeah now is a great time to pick up some Canada Goose Wing feathers.  I've collected LOTS of them from parks and lakes.  They look identical to the wing feathers of a mature bald eagle but are legal!  I have also used them on arrows for wet, rainy weather and they held up much better than turkey feathers.  Even still I usually avoid using my primitive gear in the rain. 

I think they will continue molting for the next 3 weeks or so.  So keep checking back at the places where you picked them up because they will keep being replenished by the geese for the next few weeks!

They work great for fletching..... but I don't use them because you can't see them in flight.  I prefer to use white feathers because I film my hunts and need to see the arrows in flight, and so does the camera.  But if you've got them...use them!!

gudspelr:
Billy-

I've heard how hard it is to see the good fletching, but like you said, I'll use what I have :).  I've thought about it though and am thinking of using white thread to wrap the feathers and maybe trying to use some of PatB's rabbit zonkers-sounds like they work well.  I'll keep checking back at the ponds and see how many I can get-I love free :).

Jeremy

Carson (CMB):
Been watching ebay for turkey feathers and they are about $1.00 per primary right now.  So good  reason to find and collect these geese feathers.  I worked near the willamette river last year and would pick them up from the waterfront park during my lunch.  I guess it was about this time of year.  I need to go back and check. I really like goose fletching.  8)

jackcrafty:
Awesome.   8)

Chicknlady:
Finally got a chance to hit a park with a huge pond nearby... Jackpot!  :)  I didn't count how many goose feathers I collected, but it got to the point I couldn't hold onto them with one hand.   If I had been a day or so earlier, before they had mowed, I could have had a ton more... saw too many sad, ripped-up feathers laying around.

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