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Old 12-04-2006, 08:25 AM   #1
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Default Longest Pheasant tailfeather length?

Just curious to hear about anyones longest tailfeather lengths...I have had one over 23 inches in 2 years....23.25 inches...what about you guys?





( I plucked the two longest tail feathers on the bird and measured from very bottom point(quill?) then wait up and measured the tip of the feather)
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Old 12-04-2006, 05:23 PM   #2
 
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I have a bird mounted on the wall with 26" tail feathers.
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Old 12-05-2006, 07:57 AM   #3
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wow that is impressive! anybody else?
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Old 12-05-2006, 06:08 PM   #4
 
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I just got one that was 23.5 and a buddy I hunt with "says" his longest is 28.25 ( he still hasn't shown it to me, but he is usually not one to stretch the truth )


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Old 12-05-2006, 06:54 PM   #5
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28.5 that is pretty amazing!!!

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I've got all of my tailfeathers and the longest is only 21 in. I'm on a quest for the longest ones but I won't pass up the small ones lol. I've shot several old birds with very short tail feathers.
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Old 12-07-2006, 08:07 PM   #7
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Default RE: Longest Pheasant tailfeather length?

I have a pen with pheasants and the average tail length still on the birds is currently 21 inches still in the birds and all are younger then 1 year old.I will try to keep a couple for breeding to release the youngin the springand they should be carrying longer tails by then, I think.
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Old 12-08-2006, 11:28 AM   #8
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Yeah I would think pen raised birds could get even longer tails maybe 30 inches plus?!?!
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You might appreciate this link, its along the same line as this one-FWIW http://www.iowaoutdoors.org/forum/viewtopic.php?forum=9&showtopic=225476
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Yeah, game farm birds have extraordinary tail feathers. I'm sure some of the ones we shot at one of those places were over 2 feet. I've shot wild birds that were like 2 1/2 years or older and they had rather short tailfeathers.
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