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Feather-Craft recently posted that they had gotten a batch of Prairie Chicken Skins (see link below). I have never seen them listed for sale before, so I had to buy one while they were available.

My skin arrived earlier this week (see picture below). The feathers look like they will work beautifully for soft hackles & flymphs. The coloration and markings looks like a cross between a Golden Plover & Hungarian Partridge. The flank feathers remind me a of Chukar or French Partridge.



LINK: https://www.feather-craft.com/item/tp12 ... kin/1.html

I am in no way affiliated with Feather-Craft. Just a customer. Simply wanted to give you guys a heads-up, about a rarely available gamebird skin.

That is a beautiful pattern on that skin. I will try to get one before they sell out because I'm sure they will go fast.

That is a beautiful skin! But, I gotta put the brakes on my spending for a while. Had too many unexpected bills come up recently. I will probably be sorry later when they are all gone, but unfortunately gotta say no. Thanks for the heads up Ray.

Ray,

There you go again with your inspiration!

This is literally a blast from the past in Eastern Oregon. My one and only similar skin came from a jackrabbit hunting trip over 40 years ago. I was using my Uncle Cleve's .22/410 Ga over and under. It was great in the narrow dry creek bed I was walking. Select the .22 for a standing rabbit, or the 410 for a running one or possibly a wing shot at a Sage Hen.

Now I have to come up with a simple Flymph and a Soft Hackle tomorrow with my old skin.

Ray, I found one of your flies from a long time ago in FTF, using prairie chicken hackle. It really does look like plover.

https://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php ... ken-twist/

How small does the hackle get? Size 10 is just about the largest soft hackle I usually tie.

Dale

Thanks Ray, They must still have a few skins as my order just went through.

I too am on a self imposed spending freeze. If I wasnt, I would try to purchase a skin.

Great looking skin

Letumgo you brought nostalgia back to my vise, love to see what beauties you create!
Thanks, this bird was fun to play with again ...

http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11223
http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11224

Bill

They are out of stock now