Until I recently read the article in TBM, I completely forgot about a couple of turkey wings in my freezer from last April/May.  Will these still be good to use?  Also, I have heard that it is a good idea to treat the feathers with some sort of pesticide due to mites that can eat away at the feathers.  I searched on the Powow and How-To but can't find any info on this...does anyone know if that is true and if so, what should I use?  Other than that, I am ready to make some flectching...hopefully it will go well and my guide buddy can supply me with alot more this coming season!  

duck'n  If stored in the freezer should be good to go.
Once stored in normal inviroment I like to put a little seven dust on them. Those little mites etc. will eat holes in them sooner or later.
Ron

Thanks macbow, that is the info I was looking for!

Freezing kills the mites.  Though mites can get into the feathers once the feathers are taken out of the freezer, I've never had a problem with them doing that on my arrows.  I do treat my feathers with a waterproofer.  Maybe that repels them.  I believe there are a few tutorials on this and other sites that explain how to process them.  Good luck.

They sure can.  I left both Turkey wings that had been once frozen and dried in a plastic bag in the shop and forgot that I had them for about two years.  The little critters ate them to dust and I cannot figure out how they got in, let alone thrived in that tied off plastic bag.

Now my feathers bags have mothballs in them!