I think Phil said it best -- When I said "Golden Badger", I meant the feather color (I use neck, but most prefer saddle for palmering, mainly for its length but also for its more uniform barb length from tip to stem of feather -- well, and other reasons, I'm sure)... anyhow, Golden badger is a pale ginger/ "golden" color hackle feather with a black "stripe" vertically (from tip to butt, not side-to-side like grizzly) along (and including) the stem. Whiting farms has a picture of what they call "badger golden" (I think this is from their hebert miner line), as seen at http://www.whitingfarms.com/images/hm_sized/badger_golden.jpg . Some of the best prices on Whiting hackles are found at Line's End - if you're looking for some, I can send you a few hackles, but if buying, try linesend.com first. Just my 2 cents, Pete
