Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: PrimitiveTim on January 08, 2014, 04:07:12 pm
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Was at the feed store to pick up some hay for a target and one of the guys working there mentions that one of the peacocks that hung out around there died so they threw it in the dumpster. peeked in and there he was in all his glory laying dead as a door nail. I reached in a pulled him out. He'll make some might pretty fletchings
So sad the poor bird died >:D
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I like them tri color wings
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You do indeed have some great fletching. :o 8) The orange flight feathers are neat, as well as the barred ones. The barbs from the tail feathers, are highly prized for fly tying. As are the blue green, other colored breast, and back feathers. Good find, and save! Check around the feed store for other feathers from the other peacocks, and peahens. ;) 8)
You definitely have some trade material, for any of the members who fly fish, or make flies, or want exotic feathers for various projects. ;) the back and breast feathers would make nice decorations for bows, arrows around the fletching, on possibles bags, quivers, on and on. Limited only to your imagination. ;) Of course you could always drag it into the kitchen, and tell who ever is in there, hey, look at the chicken I found down by the nuclear plant....... ::)
Wayne
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can you say fly tying material.
holy smokes .
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imagine those breast feathers backing a bow!!!! holy bright eyes!! wanna trade for em???
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Looks like I'll be skinning it too.... ugh yes, I'll trade I guess
Ok... I just went all Tarzan and tore off as many feathers as I could and put them in a bag. I'm really not sure how I was supposed to do that but I'll trade them... so just PM me and address and I'll send them there. The fletching feathers aren't for trade... yet?
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That would make a beautiful feather backed bow. Nice dumpster find.
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Tim, just make sure you washed your hands well. You don't know what it died of. ;) Wouldn't want you to get spotted lungs. :o :P (Parrot fever) Great find and great save. I told you, you would have some trade material! ;) :D 8)
Wayne
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Those are some amazing feathers and birds.
DBar
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. You are an official dumpster diver.
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Well the peacock I guess got ill from the cold snap we had so the owner shot it and the guys that work at the feed store tossed it in a dumpster.
I'd like to mail out those little feathers tomorrow so someone needs to PM me an address. sold traded to the first bidder!
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The best and finest use for peacocks is in the kitchen. Ain't nothing but an overdressed and oversized pheasant with a penchant for screaming all bloody night long keeping nice people awake.
Nice find!
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Taste like chicken! ;D
Tracy
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I know Emus are closely related to Peacocks, and Emu is VERY tasty ! Gary & Matt and I got some Emu leg tendons once upon a time - AWSOME sinew. Bob
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I know Emus are closely related to Peacocks...
No, they are not. Not even vaguely related, except both are birds.
Emu is related to Ostrich, Peacock is related to Chicken, Pheasant, Quail, Turkey and such.
8) 8) 8)
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But very tasty! And can as my Dad would say "Out run the word of God!" I once made the mistake of thinking I could get close enough to one with a stick, and have dinner, when I was in my twenties. After running for all I was worth, it casually looked back at me from about twenty yards, and then took to the air. >:( It let me chase it for sometime, then after it figured it had played me for a fool, it left the ground, and flew off to other parts of the area. Now I know how Wil-E Coyote feels! :( But they are tasty, as are guineas, etc.
Wayne
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Great find! Around here, you could make some great trades with Navajos and Hopis for those feathers. Probably get some outstanding turquoise and silver jewelry for them.
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Sad news about Rocky Racoon...... Wayne
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You're absolutely right medicinewheel - knew that, just typed it wrong :-[. Fingers going faster than My brain ;). Bob
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Sad news about Rocky Racoon...... Wayne
Too funny Wayne! Now, who do you think put it there?
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Man, there's a lot of good fly tying material on there, too.
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Sad news about Rocky Racoon...... Wayne
Too funny Wayne! Now, who do you think put it there?
Gideon checked out,
And left it, no doubt,
To aid with good Rocky's revival....
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Those peacock wing feathers look a little like red-tailed hawk when used for fletchings. Curtis
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Those peacock wing feathers look a little like red-tailed hawk when used for fletchings. Curtis
They lack the black subterminal band and the white terminal band of a redtail tailfeathers, but now that you mention it...
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Sad news about Rocky Racoon...... Wayne
Too funny Wayne! Now, who do you think put it there?
Gideon checked out,
And left it, no doubt,
To aid with good Rocky's revival...
Went to his room, only to find, Gideon's Bible..
As to who put it there? So many suspects....... Hercule Perot, Inspector Clueso, Columbo, and Judge Dee, would have to form a committee, and each take a few suspects.
Wayne
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so i go to the post office to check and see if i have any Christmas goodies,,and im also expecting a package from primitivetim,,,no Christmas goodies but tims parcel arrived ( just as good....maybe?) anyway im working and in texas its warm midday's this week..so i get in the truck and there is this faint hint of death in the truck,,now i was warned by tim this might happen.....so i take the package home open it up and ...whew!! i was correct ,,tim was correct the breast feathers were um smelly...now the gesture was incredible ,sending those beautiful pacock beast feathers..but for the love of God,,,pull the feathers from the skin!!! half expected the F.B.I. to come to my house lookin for body parts...lmao....really Primitive tim is extremely...well...primitive. (he was warned i was posting thisas a lesson to anyother feather senders to anyone else,, please make every effort to pull feathers from the skin new guys..otherwise ya could become....newsworthy) Goodday!! and thanks for the feathers Tim!