Fletching Temptations!

[PrimitiveTim]

I have to admit!  I am tempted all the time to pick up "illegal" feathers for fletching.  In fact whenever I think of a bird, I think of how its feathers would look on an arrow.  Saw this anhinga bird today and just wanted to pluck a couple tail feathers out.  So what I'm wondering from y'all is what is your most desired fletching (for looks) that you will never legally be able to use?

Here's one of mine right here.  Eastern two fletch those tail feathers!

[Newindian]

Ocellated turkey (although legal)
Flamingos
Bald eagle (not that pretty but cool)
Quetzal
King fisher
Penguin would be interesting and so would blue Jay if their feathers were big enough.
There are plenty of beautiful legal feather I'll never be able to use.

[Scallorn]

Definitely Barn owl. If one comes up dead around my place some day, I think I'll have to use it lol.

[Olanigw (Pekane)]

Great Horned Owl
Swift and silent.

[PrimitiveTim]

I've found a few shed owl feathers and man it's tempting to pick them up.

Quetzal

  Jungle spirits would haunt you forever if you used quetzal feathers!

Those ocellated turkey tail feathers are sweet looking!  Next time I'm in the yucatan....

It seems like kingfisher and and blue jay feathers would be too small.  I was thinking about using dove feathers.  Is there a way to use such small feathers?

[Bugtussle]

Sonoran Raven (for the mojo )

[Scallorn]

Flicker feathers would be good too.

[JW_Halverson]

For beauty and pure hunting mojo, there is only one choice for me.  That would be primaries, secondaries, and tailfeathers from a turkey I had harvested with a bow I have built myself. 

Some may think that is not exciting, but so far I have not been able to put that combination together.  Sad, huh?

[Youngboyer2(billyf)]

There is no temptation for illegal feather harvesting for me, any color in the world can be ordered for less than the fine of getting caught with said feathers

[Newindian]

There is no temptation for illegal feather harvesting for me, any color in the world can be ordered for less than the fine of getting caught with said feathers

I would rather have chicken feathers brown from being left in the poo to long than get fakes

[PrimitiveTim]

For beauty and pure hunting mojo, there is only one choice for me.  That would be primaries, secondaries, and tailfeathers from a turkey I had harvested with a bow I have built myself. 

Some may think that is not exciting, but so far I have not been able to put that combination together.  Sad, huh?

That would be awesome!  I definitely think Turkey feathers are sweet looking, no doubt.  Harvesting and fully utilizing your harvest to help with the next harvest would be incredible.

There is no temptation for illegal feather harvesting for me, any color in the world can be ordered for less than the fine of getting caught with said feathers

I would rather have chicken feathers brown from being left in the poo to long than get fakes

  I'd rather use penguin feathers! LOL

[JW_Halverson]

Yeah, PT, that's why I think there is big mojo in getting those turkey feathers on a set of my arrows.

As for the penguin feathers....would you use those arrows for bow ice fishing?

[PrimitiveTim]

Yeah, PT, that's why I think there is big mojo in getting those turkey feathers on a set of my arrows.

As for the penguin feathers....would you use those arrows for bow ice fishing?

I'd probably hunt seals with those suckers.  Have walrus tusk arrowheads too. lol   ....while I'm being a poacher I might as well go all out. lol 

[4dog]

These fer sher!

[PrimitiveTim]

4dog!  The crested caracara!  I totally forgot about those!  I've seen a few of those while out and about too.  Those are certainly protected here in Florida.