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Bleach goose feathers?

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billy:
I got some white feathers from a guy on here many years ago.  He obtained them from a turkey farm so they are from domestic turkeys.  But the turkey farm was more interested in getting the turkeys fattened up as soon as possible so they could ship them off to market, rather than growing sturdy feathers for arrows.  The turkeys were sent to a processor while they were  young and tender, and because of this the feathers are not as sturdy or durable as wild turkey wing feathers.  But they definitely do work.  If you can locate a turkey farm or processor they may be able to help ya.  The turkey feathers I got were also covered in turkey sh$@ and a little bit of blood and when I opened up the box it sure smelled like a barnyard.

Pat B:
Add a tracer to your arrows for visibility. I have used "rabbit zonkers" from a fly tying shop with good results. They are 1/4" strips of rabbit fur. Just cut them to length and glue them down around the shaft . I put them behind the feathers and have tried a few bright colors bu found white to be the most visible in low light shooting conditions.    I have also seen colorful feathers added to the forward end of the fletching for a more primitive look.   Pat

BigWapiti:
Actually Pat, thats precisely what I did. :)  I dug into my fly tying gear and added white marabou as I would to a wooly bugger.  Tickles the nose something mad, and won't be worth much in the rain - but where I live, it hardly rains anyway.  I thought the marabou might cause less influence on the flight too.  Rabbit fur would be stronger though - might give that a go too.

Thanks for the ideas!

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