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#103919 - 11/15/04 05:30 PM Preserving upland bird feathers
SKYSTEELHEAD Spawner Registered: 12/01/03 Posts: 755 Loc: Lynnwood, WA	Does anyone know what are proper methods to preserving upland bird (phesant, quail, etc) feathers? I sometimes go upland bird hunt though I'm not very successful at it but if I do get one I'd like to keep feathers to use for tying flies. Your advise is much appreciated. Summer-Run
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#103920 - 11/15/04 07:32 PM Re: Preserving upland bird feathers
Preston Singletary Returning Adult Registered: 03/29/99 Posts: 306 Loc: Seattle, WA USA	You can always pluck and sort the feathers or skin the bird, scrape any fat off the skin side and cover it with borax (not Boraxo, which is a mixture of borax and detergent). Leave it for a week or two, changing the borax occasionally, until it is thoroughly dry, then shake off the borax and store the skin in a ziplock bag with a couple of mothballs. _________________________ PS
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#103921 - 11/15/04 09:25 PM Re: Preserving upland bird feathers
Homer2handed Repeat Spawner Registered: 02/06/04 Posts: 1395 Loc: DEADWOOD	Ya, what Preston said. I've do it many times that way. _________________________ Brian [img]http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:VeLkiG2PPCrjzM:www.bunncapitol.com/cookbook[/img]
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#103922 - 11/16/04 10:06 AM Re: Preserving upland bird feathers
SKYSTEELHEAD Spawner Registered: 12/01/03 Posts: 755 Loc: Lynnwood, WA	Wow, that's much simpler than what I expected. I was expecting some scientific formulas or something... kinda like curing eggs. $\:D$ Thanks for great info! Guys.
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#103923 - 11/17/04 07:46 AM Re: Preserving upland bird feathers
Queetsqueef Returning Adult Registered: 10/13/03 Posts: 303	I pluck, dry and zip. Seems to work fine!
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