silverbadger 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2020 I’m not a hunter. Where does everyone buy their center tails? I want to acquire a lot of them and $3 a pop from the shop is starting to add up. Anyone have a source for them by the 50 or more? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tidewaterfly 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2020 There's an Ebay seller who sells the tails in bulk. I've bought some from them and have been pleased with those I received. They're not graded, but are as fine as any I've seen. I think the last bunch I bought had 15 in the bunch. They seem to have them listed often so you could try contacting them for a larger quantity. Of course, with this virus issue, I haven't been checking Ebay much, so don't know if they have any listed currently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silverbadger 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2020 Are they from China? I’ve seen those as well. I’m okay purchasing from them. Just want to make sure the quality is decent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tidewaterfly 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2020 I don't think they are, as I recall that seller lists them as being from pheasants in the US, but I have never verified it. I've seen the listings too of bulk lots from China, but have never purchased any of them. I've been pleased with what I have purchased. They're bulk, not graded or packaged, so you may get some that won't be perfect, but certainly great for tying. The seller name is 1maggy and has 100% positive feedback. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2020 check out moonlight feathers https://www.moonlightfeather.com/ringneck-pheasant-feathers/ where they come from in the world youll have to ask them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tidewaterfly 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2020 36 minutes ago, flytire said: check out moonlight feathers https://www.moonlightfeather.com/ringneck-pheasant-feathers/ where they come from in the world youll have to ask them They're another source that I've purchased from, but not pheasant tails. I had bought some of their saddle & schlappen they have listed, the 1 yard quantities. Nothing wrong with the feathers, but the density and number of feathers may not justify the price for everyone. They also have listings that are 4" of hackle, and I was very pleased with those. Before I made a purchase, I had asked them about their dye process, since craft feathers often are not colorfast, and was told that they dye them, using acid dyes, so a good choice for tying purposes. Real nice people to deal with as are the other folks that I had mentioned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjm 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2020 https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bulk+pheasant+tail+feathers&t=ffsb&ia=web https://www.bing.com/search?q=bulk+pheasant+tail+feathers&pc=MOZI&form=MOZLBR Several wholesalers out there and I have never bought feathers in bulk, so, have no idea about any of them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
