Denny's Hackle is the best, for the buck! That is what I have found, from doing business with Conranch Hackle. They are Sponsor of FAOL, and Denny is a member of FAOL.
Does not get any better than that.
~Parnelli
Denny's Hackle is the Best
Denny's Hackle is the best, for the buck! That is what I have found, from doing business with Conranch Hackle. They are Sponsor of FAOL, and Denny is a member of FAOL.
Does not get any better than that.
~Parnelli
Quail Feathers
The "eyed" feathers from the cape of a male Mearn's Quail (aka Fools Quail) make EXCELLENT substitues for Jungle Cock Nails when the outer spot is colored with a # 136M Pantone pen and then coated with vinyl cement. For the benefit of gpatton, they have been a legal game bird in Arizona in the very recent past. They may not be today. Beautiful birds!
Alas,
My huntung friend moved away, so I never got a Mearns skin from him.
As far as I know, they still hunt them here. But as everyone knows, such regulations change continually....
Buddy
It Just Doesn't Matter....
Two years ago I hunted mearns quail in AZ with a friend from Flagstaff. We shot quite a few and I skinned them all for tying skins. I gave them to quite a few folks, even some that post here. There are a couple people on ebay selling them and getting very good money for the flank feathers especially.
My friend in Flagstaff saved his skins from this season and is selling them. I believe he is contacting Castleman Arms and others to market them.
I have saved skins from all North American quail, except mountain... I was plucking into baggies in those days. I far prefer the whole skins. They are available dirt cheap on ebay for the common flavors if you watch the auctions carefully.
art
As an addendum... Hen mearns quail have the prettiest pinkish-buff feathers of the whole works...
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