They are starting to pile up after harvesting 11 birds over the last three seasons. I've got three from this season that still need to be defleshed, pinned, and dried out. Do you just stop cutting them off at some point and leaving them with the carcass?
I've sold a couple on ebay. Spurs and beards too.
I give them to an a guy I know that it's flies and what he doesn't use he gives to a woman that paints them
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Sorry, Ties flies
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Ive got 3 on the wall the rest are in a big tote. I'll do something with them someday
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I clean everyone and keep them.I have a couple of walls covered and another pile on a shelf.I'm building a new and bigger house and when I'm done I'll have room to hang them all much rather see turkey fans and deer horns instead of random pictures on the wall.
Some art sounds nice
Donate them to local tribes to be used in their ritual dances, headdresses, etc.
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Quote from: thunderbirder on April 29, 2017, 06:09:03 PM
Some art sounds nice
Who did that for you??? That's incredible!
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Very nice Thunderbirder
thats an awesome painting dang
I only have 3 here. The rest are back home in the attic of Dad's garage. I'll get them someday.
Quote from: birdman24 on April 29, 2017, 06:14:24 PM
Donate them to local tribes to be used in their ritual dances, headdresses, etc.
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Also a great gesture.
Give them back to nature!
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The only thing I keep a fan for is if it's really unique.
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It is some beautiful art, sorry forgot to give the credit, which goes out to Nicole Larson. You can reach her at 612-619-4629 or Fieldofdreamstv@gmail.com
This will hold 8 pretty slick.
MK M GOBL
Quote from: MK M GOBL on April 29, 2017, 07:46:47 PM
This will hold 8 pretty slick.
MK M GOBL
Nice fan display ...were can they be purchased?
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Quote from: MK M GOBL on April 29, 2017, 07:46:47 PM
This will hold 8 pretty slick.
MK M GOBL
Nice fan display ...were can they be purchased?
Walmart, about $8 it's a wire file holder.
Necessity is the Mother of Invention :)
MK M GOBL
That is a great idea for fan display without taking up wall space .
thats a cool thing, but what do you do with the beards ??
Quote from: rock54 on April 29, 2017, 08:29:41 PM
thats a cool thing, but what do you do with the beards ??
This will hold 25!! and 10 sets of Spurs
MK M GOBL
I throw all mine away
I haven't cut one off in years.
Used to speak at elementary schools on career days before I retired and would pull them and give away to the kids. Had a teacher that made quill ink pens but she retired too. Now have a friend that does Native American education events so he gets mine now.
I've been giving them away...Indian reservations, fly fishermen, etc.
Give them away. I know a few guys who use them in their traps during trapping season.
I've got a few special fans on the wall but now I pull out the feathers and put them in jars or give them to random kids
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I pluck wing feathers and feathers from the fan and give them to a school teacher who always makes Thanksgiving treats for her students. I also ship some to Indian tribes and use some for eye appeal on bobcat and coyote traps. If they're real unique I'll cut it off and save it for a wall hanger.
I have the fans from my first tom with a bow and a gun along with the beard and spurs. Now the fans get thrown out with the rest of carcass. I still keep the beard and spurs.
So far I have only hunted Easterns. Someday I plan to hunt other subspecies and I will save the fans from those.