Re: [VFB] Any need for Crow Feathers

[mark romero]

Sometimes i guess it's just a case of the more things change, the more they 
stay the same. mark

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Subject: Re: [VFB] Any need for Crow Feathers
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:05:48 EST
In a message dated 2/14/2005 8:56:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I've been raising them for about 4/5 yrs. now. They roam wherever they
> want.
> You can't keep 'em penned if you want to get the most benifit from them.
> They eat all the ticks and mosquitos they can get..........which is 
good.
> And yes they are good to eat. But i have yet to do that. I have a very 
hard
> time killing anything i raise. In fact, i won't. The guy i know who does 
the
>
> bows and arrows, does traditional African type bows and arrows and 
things
> like that. You'd have to ask him. All i know is he uses Guinea feathers 
for
> the arrows. Guineas are an African bird by the way. mark

Mark,
    Tick and skeeter control is always a good thing, lol. I would love to
contact the gentleman about his craft, as I am always interested in hand 
crafted
traditional items. I think that is part of the allure of fly tying for me. 
It
is a time honored tradition that has, to some extent, stayed true to its
roots.
    When you think about it, a lot has and hasn't changed since the early
years of tying. True, we have more modern tools, and materials that were 
never
dreamt of, but what has really changed?? I believe that the actual "lashing 
of
materials to create the flye" hasn't changed much at all. Granted we now 
use a
vice, not our fingers. Granted, we now have genetically altered hackles. 
But
honestly, what has really changed??
    I think I will post that to the list and see what type of responses I
get, LOL.
                                                                 Del