pheasant feathers

[bottomdweller]

Hi guys and gals. Just wondering what to do with some feathers from the upcoming season. Not looking for a full mount just something different to do with the feathers. Any ideas?

Thanks

[Mr.Seaguar]

work out a trade with a person who is crafty. They would probably take your feathers and make stuff for you in exchange for some feathers they can keep.

[rundrave]

I pluck a tail feather from each bird I shoot provided it has one long enough and put them in a vase. I started doing it about 10 yrs ago and it has been fun watching the collection grow.

[smalliehunter]

I've been doing the same as run. every bird my dog and I get together I pluck a feather and put it in a vase. then when she dies , I will get her cremated and put her earn next to her vase of feathers and probably mount it all on a piece of drift wood with a really nice picture of her, or something and put it in my outdoors room with all my other mounts and fishing awards...

[fishuhalik]

I've been doing the same as run. every bird my dog and I get together I pluck a feather and put it in a vase. then when she dies , I will get her cremated and put her earn next to her vase of feathers and probably mount it all on a piece of drift wood with a really nice picture of her, or something and put it in my outdoors room with all my other mounts and fishing awards...

This is quite possibly the greatest thing I've ever read. Outstanding idea sir!!

[fivebucks]

I've been doing the tail feather also since almost my first bird 30+ years ago. They are stashed in a few places. I love the idea smalliehunter has and I will have to do that with an estimated number of tail feathers.

[bottomdweller]

Great ideas!

Thanks

[BLACKJACK]

I pluck a tail feather from each bird I shoot provided it has one long enough and put them in a vase. I started doing it about 10 yrs ago and it has been fun watching the collection grow.

My variation of this that I have two coolie cups, one with feathers from previous years and one with one feather from each rooster this year. On opening day I will be cleaning out this years coolie so I can keep a count on the birds I get this year. I don't keep track of the ones from SoDak, just the MN birds, they're a lot tougher to get, and the later you get into the season, they get to be true trophies worth keeping track of.