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Offline mcginnis6010

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a feather find that found me
« on: May 17, 2012, 05:08:03 pm »
Anyone know what bird this belongs to? It floated down on my front yard while I wad working on a project on my porch. There wasn't a bird in sight.
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Re: a feather find that found me
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2012, 05:09:13 pm »
Another pic.
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Re: a feather find that found me
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2012, 05:58:06 pm »
Looks like a Canada Goose to me. But it could be anything.
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Offline mcginnis6010

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Re: a feather find that found me
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2012, 07:44:09 pm »
yea thats what i was thinking but i wasnt sure because there wasnt any birds around ANYWHERE around and it was just strange how it just gently floated down and landed like 5 ft from me in my front yard. I do have some Canandian geese that stop here a couple days out of the week every year though.
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Re: a feather find that found me
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2012, 07:51:47 pm »
Now all i need to do is figure out what i can do with it. I know before i do anything im gonna carve an exact replica of it outta either red cedar or spare black walnut that i have laying around.
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Offline Badger

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Re: a feather find that found me
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2012, 07:57:25 pm »
  If it fell out of a goose high in the air it may have drifted a few miles or so.

Offline mcginnis6010

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« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2012, 08:20:41 pm »
Yea thats what i was think as well badger. i love seen those geese they are beautiful birds on the other hand i love hunting them as well and boy do they taste good! We have a short season for them here in virginia.
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Offline Scowler

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Re: a feather find that found me
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2012, 08:45:55 pm »
Looks like Canadian Goose to me.

Offline Ifrit617

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Re: a feather find that found me
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2012, 09:04:48 pm »
definitely a goose... Make an arrow out of it!

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Offline raghorns

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Re: a feather find that found me
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2012, 12:25:34 am »
Goose...I pick them up around my pond...make a special arrow.

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Re: a feather find that found me
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2012, 12:28:07 am »
Goose feather.  One of the primaries.  Left wing.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: a feather find that found me
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2012, 12:12:16 am »
Pretty sure it is Canada goose.
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Re: a feather find that found me
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2012, 01:49:16 am »
Looks like a Canada Goose to me. But it could be anything.

yah i think it is aswell, i found one snapped in half on the lake out side my house, when i went to look at my boat

Offline stickbender

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Re: a feather find that found me
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2012, 02:46:48 am »

     I would agree with the Canada Goose, theory.  Yep, use it on an arrow.  Or you could slice the thick part of the quill on a diagonal and fold the point up into the quill body, and wrap it, and run a thread, or sinew thong through the loop of the quill, and attach it to your quiver, either on the bottom, the middle, or top part.  Good Medicine there! ;) 8)   How do you cook those geese?  Everyone I hear talking about them, it is like eating a tennis shoe!  I have plenty of Canada geese in Montana.  Some say they just eat the breast meat, and pound the snot out of it, before cooking it.  I would hate to throw the legs away.  I like the thighs, and drum sticks best anyway.  I have Friends who used to hunt ducks, and just pop out the breast, and toss the rest.  I hate that! >:(  Anywho, that is pretty cool that it just floated to you.  What part of VA are you in?  Are you in a fly way?

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Re: a feather find that found me
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2012, 04:15:28 am »
Buddy up in Smithers makes goose burger - tastes great on the grill.