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DOC-CANADA said:
Hey kgd, nice pictures. Glad to see you're practising your bow drill.

A quick heads up about the turkey feathers. Since you're going to save them for fletching and if you find a few more wings, don't mix right and left wing feathers! It will be much easier at fletching time.

You don't mix right and left feathers on the same arrow. It causes erratic flight.

Doc
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Good to know doc, thanks!
 
kgd said:
Finally, we made it back to the school and I said goodbye to Joe as he found his vehicle. I then started my way back home alone, with beta of course. As I was walking, I found the full wing of a large hawk. Just the wing. Clearly something was munching on the rest of it. I removed the primary feathers for future arrow projects.

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mtwarden said:
nice pics :) what's the first knife pictured?

even though it was a turkey, curious what are the laws in Canada on possessing raptor feathers? here (US) for all intensive purposes, it's unlawful
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kgd said:
First knife is a Brian Breeden Cub.

Our bureaucrats haven't really gotten around to worrying about possession of dead things stuff yet :D As long as I don't have a freezer full of bear penis' and gall bladders, I can rest easy!
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For those reading in the US, mtwarden brings up a very important point. Possession of feathers (or nests, eggs, talons, etc. etc.) of ANY and ALL migratory birds violates the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16U.S.C. 703-712). This treaty covers 83% of all native birds found in the US, and the penalties can be severe.

In addition,

It is a "strict-liability" law, meaning that there is no requirement for law enforcement agencies to prove "intent" to violate the law. That is, if you are found in possession of a protected species or its parts or products, you are automatically in violation of the law.
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http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/birds/feathers.htm

Be careful out there, and keep your fatwood dry. ;) :thumbup:
 
Those first feathers are from a woodpecker,downy or maybe hairy.
Nice pictures good to see spring hurrying along out that way
Thanks for posting
Dan'l
 
dboles said:
Those first feathers are from a woodpecker,downy or maybe hairy.
Nice pictures good to see spring hurrying along out that way
Thanks for posting
Dan'l
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Thanks dboles, I got similar pm's from others that this might be it!
 
Without something to provide scale, it is difficult to be sure on the two lone feathers you wish to identify, but I would add my vote for woodpecker feathers.
 
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