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Hawkdancer:
What is the easiest way to remove the wing feathers without damage?  I have been reluctant to risk the quality by pulling.  Some have been in mothballs over 2 years and should ne well dessicated, the rest have been in the freezer along with a healthy dose of borax for at least 10 months.  Both turkey and goose!
Hawkdancer

mullet:
I lay the turkey wing on a block of wood fully open and cut them with a hatchet where the quills attach. A real good pair of shears works also but the hatchet is fast while in turkey camp.

Pat B:
Unless you want to use the quill for something, what Eddie says.   :OK

ksnow:
For fletching, where the quill doesn't really matter, I've used a wood chisel but prefer a long handled pair of side cutters. On old, freeze-dried wings I've even run them through the band saw with a fine toothed blade.

Kyle

gutpile:
I just pull one feather at a time and they come out cleanly ... leave whole till time to use and I strip mine ..gut

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