If you are thinking of a nz swamp (hen) bird - I suspect you are talking about the Pukeko (or Pookak as we call it in OZ).
A water hen with Blue Black feathers very useful and the key ingredient of some of my favourite flies..
Scotch Poacher Craig's Nighttime Taihape Tickler
unfortuntely this is a protected species so coming by pukeko feathers is rather difficult... I found a recenclty deceased on e on the golf course last year, but my wife wouldnt let me pulcuk some feathers.....
IM
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----Original Message Follows---- From: Dean Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VFB] butcher variations Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 12:12:45 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Pete
I was under the impression that the original Bloody Butcher had the feathers off a swamp bird from New Zealand that I am unable to recall the name of.
Dean
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I know this must be a day late or so, but I thought the Bloody Butcher had Crow's wing in place of Mallard or Teal? Or is this not legal, anymore, for tying? I'd think crow wing is still fine for a tying material... regardless, is this the "standard" butcher, with black hackle, that uses crow, or is it all? Just curious.
Tight lines,
Pete
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