Doug,

Whiting has "basically" two different types of birds...There are several others but for the most part there are the Hebert Miner and the American stock (which came from Hoffman). The Hebert Miner birds are OK (middle of the road in my opinion) but the quality in the American stock or the actual "Whiting" brand is far superior. If your tying dry flies I would bypass the Hebert Miner birds and Opt for the other. Denny at Conranch also has nice quality hackle (reasonable price too!)

Hope this helps,


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John G.
Albuquerque, NM