processing fly tying materials at home

[kbproctor]

Do not tie flies with blackbird feathers . It is a federal offense and can lead to a large fine. Don't even keep them. Dove feathers if they are a legal game bird in your state are all right but if you are not certain of what a feather is don't keep it.

Isn't that a kick in the north end of a southbound donkey?

I don't know if these are true blackbirds or not, but from the looks of that list for the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, it's probably there someplace. They are black and they are birds and they migrate. It doesn't seem right that hundreds of those little critters can invade my backyard and leave feathers all over the place that, apparently, I can't even rake up and throw away legally. I am going to have to dig into this further, but I appreciate the heads up.

Kind of makes that rooster's prospects for a long noisy life a little slimmer.