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Title: Goose feathers
Post by: Jay Scott on 13/12/2006 at 20:39

I am going goose shooting after christmas and want to make the most of my kills, for eating and for making flies with. What feathers on the goose do i take for fly tying? But i have to hit something first. :z4

Jay

Title: Goose feathers
Post by: Peter McCallum on 13/12/2006 at 20:53

The feathers around the preen gland on top of the tail end are CDC wing feathers have many uses as do body feathers

Title: Goose feathers
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 13/12/2006 at 21:16

Good luck!

You should go before Christmas and bag Crimbo lunch :grin:


Sandy

(i'd keep the CDC too.)

Title: Goose feathers
Post by: Jay Scott on 13/12/2006 at 21:58

So pretty much all of it has some use? It probably going to be Canada and greylag i'll be shooting, does it matter or does it all do the same job?

Jay