Gray Goose Feathers?

[Weasel]

Anybody know of a good source for gray goose feathers?  I'm making some medieval arrows and wood like to use goose.

Thanks!

Jerry

[Hud]

I would check with the local sportsman club for trap & skeet shoots, you may find some goose hunters willing to supply them. Post a note in the local sports shop, ad in the paper during goose season.  Buying goose feathers at a fly shop could be expensive if you need more than a few.

There were a number of posts on this subject a few months back. Try a search.

[BOWMARKS]

Raven arrows.  

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[Jack Denbow]

Raven Arrows. 208-256-4341
Jack

[kbetts]

I'll have an almost endless supply once the goose season starts.  Both snows and Canadas.  Snows are a bit lighter.

[mscampbell75]

Same as what kbetts said for me as well.  Goose season starts in less than a month  in NC.

[cedarshaft]

A friend uses them and I asked where he got his. He goes to Washington Crossing Park and picks up the sheds from when they molt[?] I asked for a few to try and he brought me a big box of them. Also some goose hunting friends can help as Hud suggested. Good Luck.

[B/W lvr]

As mentioned above Raven has them but hang onto your haat they are not cheap. I go to a local place where  they congrtegate and pick up all I need.Frank

[snag]

Alton Baker Park....haha   (nice photo you donated for raffle at the club meeting last night! Nick won it)

[Rob DiStefano]

i don't see why canada goose feathers wouldn't be just as authentic?  

left is goose schrager, center picture is natural gray goose, right picture is white goose
 

canada goose feathers
 

canada fletched arrows
 

[2wfstlhunting]

I bought some yrs ago and had Kustom King fletch a few dozen arrows with them. I liked them a lot and they were indeed naturally water resistent and fairly tough.  However they were on the stiffer side, and more easily made noise if brushed against then other/turkey feathers.

[don s]

like cedarshaft said. i used to have a lot of them that i picked up off the ground. they hang around a nearby golf course and in july they molt. feathers were everywhere. i gave them all away when i started having health issues and thought i was done hunting.

[Rob DiStefano]

also depends on what genus of 'gray goose' (or 'grey goose').  there are both the english and american species, as well as other types around the globe.  personally, ya can't beat canada goose feathers for flight, durability, naturally waterproof, found just about everywhere, and ... FREE.  the only downside to canada and gray goose feathers is the dark color - can't really see the arrows in flight, fur tracers really help heaps ...

   

   

[Steve O]

Rob, what about Swan?  Those would be much easier to see in flight.

[Rob DiStefano]

yeah, swan or white goose would be just dandy - however, just not as prevalent around my neighborhood as the ubiquitous canada goose ... they're just everywhere and i go 'gray gold' hunting every june for the moult feathers.  in one month it's a snap to get well over a hundred primary and secondary flight feathers!

 

[Bill Carlsen]

I've heard of people being able to pick them up off of golf courses in the Spring/Summer when they molt.  Might want to check the local golf courses next season and see what they might have for you.

[Rob DiStefano]

here in the nor'east, most birds moult in june - it's like clockwork every year.  there's a quarter mile pond literally in my back yard that harbors a good hundred canadas (growing every year!) and when i walk the dogs around the pond in the early june morning i carry a small back pack for picked up goose feathers.

 

[wingnut]

Weasel,

Look up the goose outfitters in your area and give them a call.  You can probably visit them on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and get all the primarys you want.

I got about 100 left wings one weekend a few years back.

Mike