Help w/ a wet turkey fan......

[bmc]

I shot my turkey in the rain and the fan was soaked.

Today I'm working on my fan for a fan mount.

I've prepped the base as I normally do.

Now I've got the fan spread out and tacked down on a board for the recommended 2 week drying time. I'm wondering if I should blow dry the feathers now or should I wait for 2 weeks and then do it?

I'd say the feathers are pretty much dry now and look better than they did the day I shot my bird.

Any suggestions??

Thanks!

Brian

[walleyehunter02]

I would put a fan a few feet away and turn it on low or gently use the blow dryer.

[leech~~]

Turkeys get their tails wet!

Splay it out in your hands after lightly drying with a hair drier and pump it up and down in the air a few times to get all the feathers back in place. Tack it down on the board and use a fine baby hair brush to lightly brush the feather ends back in place.

[Sturg]

Don't wait two weeks, you can safely wash the feathers in your laundry tub with a little laundry detergent in cold water and then a good rinse under running water. Use a blow dryer to dry the feathers and they will fluff right out. Work them with a long pin as you blow dry them.

[1eyeReD]

i froze mine in a bag to work on when i have time. will this hurt it?