Canada goose feathers for fletching?

[ricktrojanowski]

Early goose season just opened here and I was wondering do wing feathers from Canada Geese make usable fletching?

[El Destructo]

Early goose season just opened here and I was wondering do wing feathers from Canada Geese make usable fletching?

Sure do......

[Little John]

I like them a lot, I get lots every year from my shotgunner buddies. I think they are a lot easier to use in a primitive situation than turkey. Not quite as durable.    Kenneth

[Woodland Roamer]

Canada goose feathers work great. I use them for the cock feather and then two turkey feathers.

Alan

[Auggie]

As far as Im concerned,thats all them danged canadians are good for. And some okay jerky.

[Bowbound]

I get them each june and they seem to work fine for me. Just not as durable as turkey.

[JackCrafty]

Goose feathers work pretty good.  Some say they hold up better when wet....I agree.  The only think I don't like about them is they don't look as good as turkey feathers when "spiral" wrapped.  The vanes of the goose feathers seem to get wrinkled easily and don't "zip" back together as well as turkey.

[son of massey]

  along waterways, in campgrounds, and so forth goose feathers can be easier to find in bulk than turkey. they are good considering how easy they are to get your hands on. SOM

[Hillbilly]

I really like goose feathers, better than turkey in some situations. Never seen much difference in durability myself.

[JackCrafty]

I wish I could find goose feathers lying around here (in bulk)....the parks I've been to yield about one feather per goose.  Maybe there's a critter around here that eats feathers?  Maybe other birds are making nests with them?  I dunno.

[El Destructo]

As far as Im concerned,thats all them danged canadians are good for. And some okay jerky.

                                               Somebody needs to learn how to cook a Goose!!!!

                                                                               

[sailordad]

yup all my goose hunting buddies have been told to cut the wings off and give em to me 

hopefully by the end of the season i will have a pound or two lol

                                                                                                     tim

[mullet]

  I've got some if anybody wants it. Not feathers, meat, like eating a red tennis shoe but the shoe is better. My lab wouldn't eat it.

[ricktrojanowski]

Thanks for the info guys.  A lot of Goose shooters around here.  So hopefully I can manage a good number of feathers.

[Pat B]

Even the smaller wing and tail feathers can be use as fletching. Anything over 4" or 5".  I like goose feathers and especially during wet weather. Like Hillbilly, I don't find them any less durable than turkey.     Pat