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My buddy just hit a ring tailed phesant. Can anyone explain how to preserve it to use feathers?

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How many times did he have to swerve to hit it? :clapping:

Hahaha....im sure he avoided several obstackles to hit it.

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Maybe try this:
You can simply pluck them. Use your hands as any tools may damage the quills. It will take a lot of time, so be patient. To clean feathers, place them in a bath of 5 parts warm water, 1 part vinegar and 1 part witch hazel. Let them soak for 24 hours. The astringents will help sanitize the feathers and kill any possible feather mites. Remove and spread out flat on a towel to dry. You can use a blow dryer to help speed this up.

Also here is another link for you: http://globalflyfisher.com/tiebetter/preserving-feathers/

Hope this helps.

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Skin it out, scrape the fat from the inside. Then lay it flat and rub some borax into the skin side, cover the skin side with newsprint and set in a dry place for a few weeks.

This. Pluck the tail, leave the rest on the skin. Make sure it stays dry to prevent mold.

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Skin it out, scrape the fat from the inside. Then lay it flat and rub some borax into the skin side, cover the skin side with newsprint and set in a dry place for a few weeks.

Not sure he knows how to do that...but i will ask him..

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  • 5 months later...

I have a friend who used to raise all types of exotic birds. He gave me some skins once, I just cleaned them up (removed all the fatty portions) and nailed them to a board and salted the hide. turned out great.


I have also collected feathers from road kill turkey. I did not treat them with anything special, just air dried them. I have used them for flies quite often.

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I used to freeze the birds ....thinking it would kill any bugs it might have.......After thawing I cut the skin from the anus to the throat & then removed all the skin , leaving the leg meat & half the wing meat on the carcass ....like a whole chicken we buy at the stores. There isn't much fat on pheasants & borax will quickly cure the skin .....just rub it in ... Allow the skin to cure for 24 hrs. & hang on a hook . If you want those small head feathers , just freeze that part and pluck them out anytime ......

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