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Title: crow feathers
Post by: bearfootin on December 13, 2007, 10:01:00 AM
Anyone use crow feathers to make fletching
Title: Re: crow feathers
Post by: Bert Frelink on December 13, 2007, 10:35:00 AM
Yup,
They are no good, way too soft even though they look like they should be great.
Goose feathers are way!!!!! tougher and water proof to boot.
Regards, Bert
Title: Re: crow feathers
Post by: Orion on December 13, 2007, 10:45:00 AM
They're also too small for fletching.  Crow breast feathers work well for the legs on a stonefly I tie.
Title: Re: crow feathers
Post by: John Nail on December 13, 2007, 12:03:00 PM
best check, but I think crows are considered migratory( something about an agreement with Mexico)and might not be legal to use their feathers.
Title: Re: crow feathers
Post by: vermonster13 on December 13, 2007, 12:24:00 PM
Crows have legal seasons to be hunted so you can use their feathers but there is little point to it. They are very very poor fletching.