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Pheasant feathers

  • 12-11-2009 7:40pm
    #1
    fiattech
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    Hi i have been told that if i get some pheasant feathers and put them inside a sock i can use this to train my dog to hunt.is this true ? if so can anybody around gorey north wexford or wicklow sort me out with some thanks....


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  • #2
    elius
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    fiattech wrote: »
    Hi i have been told that if i get some pheasant feathers and put them inside a sock i can use this to train my dog to hunt.is this true ? if so can anybody around gorey north wexford or wicklow sort me out with some thanks....


    My grandad use to put a a dumy into a pair of tights and stuff it full of feathers he would then tie a piece of rope onto it and let fly. Then he would gently pull it towards him with the dog still attached after a couple of sessions he would leave the rope a side and the dog though it was second nature to return it to him..


  • #3
    EPointer=Birdss
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    My homemade dummy is half a cushion with 2 wings tied to it fixed at one point so the swing. I have stuffed it with a towel for weight & the rest feathers. Works a treat to get a dog keen.
    Bad in water though as it will sink after a few throws but once the ground principles are set, water is only progression.


  • #4
    pullandbang
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    On both my dummies I have duck wings attached with string. They work great - they just need a little bit of straightening now and then.


  • #5
    Nemesis
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    Drive between Avoca and Woodenbridge and you can pick up as many Pheasant feathers as you want.

    Probably a good few on railway track too! :).

    Of course this would be highly dangerous stopping on the road and walking on the railway.

    Go ask in East Coast Dog & Gun in Gorey..I'm sure someone there could arrange it for you no problems.


  • #6
    Feidhlim Dignan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 671 ✭✭✭Feidhlim Dignan


    ill post you up a bag for nothin wings to if you want


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  • #7
    jellybaby21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 535 ✭✭✭jellybaby21


    fiattech wrote: »
    Hi i have been told that if i get some pheasant feathers and put them inside a sock i can use this to train my dog to hunt.is this true ? if so can anybody around gorey north wexford or wicklow sort me out with some thanks....

    I did this and it worked well and I have a pheasant hanging, you can have the feathers off that if you want. Im in wicklow.


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