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Yard find while mowing #8605778 04/30/26 08:27 PM 04/30/26 08:27 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Found the longest ringneck tail feather I've ever seen while cutting grass today. 35 and a half inches tip to tip. "in the midst of a savage wilderness to depend entirely upon their unassisted strength and hardihood"

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8605787 04/30/26 08:35 PM 04/30/26 08:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Nebraska Trapset trapper
Trapset trapper Joined: Jan 2009 Nebraska	Wow, that’s nuts!!! It’s a keeper fer sure! www.rtssetter.com

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8605789 04/30/26 08:36 PM 04/30/26 08:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2023 Pennsylvania elsmasho82 trapper
elsmasho82 trapper Joined: Jan 2023 Pennsylvania	You need to make a quill out of it

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8605790 04/30/26 08:37 PM 04/30/26 08:37 PM
Joined: Mar 2018 Pa. B Bigbrownie trapper
Bigbrownie trapper B Joined: Mar 2018 Pa.	That’s crazy!

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8605801 04/30/26 08:48 PM 04/30/26 08:48 PM
Joined: Oct 2014 Eau Claire Wi Trap Setter trapper
Trap Setter trapper Joined: Oct 2014 Eau Claire Wi	That's a whopper! Life sure is tough when you don't learn from the mistakes of others.

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8605814 04/30/26 09:03 PM 04/30/26 09:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine	Nice find NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA Proud member of NTA

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8605831 04/30/26 09:35 PM 04/30/26 09:35 PM
Joined: Oct 2015 wisconsin M Muskratwalt trapper
Muskratwalt trapper M Joined: Oct 2015 wisconsin	That is amazing K Snow. You'll need a bigger gun! Walt legge

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: Muskratwalt] #8605886 04/30/26 11:14 PM 04/30/26 11:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Otsego, MI 68 K K-zoo trapper
K-zoo trapper K Joined: Dec 2006 Otsego, MI 68	Very cool! I've never seen one that long. Member NTA, MTPCA, FTA, NRA, MUCC 2 Cor. 5:17

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8605892 04/30/26 11:30 PM 04/30/26 11:30 PM
Joined: Apr 2011 SE SD D DWC trapper
DWC trapper D Joined: Apr 2011 SE SD	I won a bar’s long tail feather contest-with one 10.5 inches shorter. Have you googled if that’s a record?

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8605899 04/30/26 11:54 PM 04/30/26 11:54 PM
Joined: May 2009 Champaign County, Ohio. K KeithC trapper
KeithC trapper K Joined: May 2009 Champaign County, Ohio.	I suspect that feather came from a cross between a Reeves and Ringneck pheasant. The bars don't line up very well, like bars on ring necks tail feathers usually do. Reeves bars don't line up and look almost checkered. Those bars are in between a Ringneck and Reeves bars. Ringneck tail feathers usually only reach around 26". Reeves' tail feathers can be nearly 6'. Both species readily hybridize and are common. Both have been introduced in the US, though I have not heard of Reeves being introduced in Wisconsin. I've had some really cool crosses between pheasant species, including a brick red pheasant rooster with a 5' tail. It had Ringneck, Reeves and probably Golden in it. A friend of mine has some spectacular deep purple colored pheasants that are Ringneck and Mikado, plus some others. Keith

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8605913 Yesterday at 12:40 AM Yesterday at 12:40 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 NWWA/AZ Vinke trapper
Vinke trapper Joined: Dec 2006 NWWA/AZ	I’d put the white guy back were ya found him and look for a Mexican. Way better gardeners. Ant Man/ Marty 2028 B.C.O.G 1%er…..

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8605936 Yesterday at 05:01 AM Yesterday at 05:01 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 williams,mn trapper les trapper
trapper les trapper Joined: Mar 2011 williams,mn	Nice, at least you didn’t find a trap, barb wire, or anything other piece of metal sticking up… "Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8605947 Yesterday at 06:28 AM Yesterday at 06:28 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 MT S snowy trapper
snowy trapper S Joined: Dec 2011 MT	Reeves Pheasant tail feather. Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8605967 Yesterday at 07:04 AM Yesterday at 07:04 AM
Joined: Nov 2025 Holmes co. Oh. S Skippy 1 trapper
Skippy 1 trapper S Joined: Nov 2025 Holmes co. Oh.	That is neat. Nice find. At least you have some pheasants running around. Haven't seen or even herd a wild pheasant around here in over 20 years.

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: snowy] #8605968 Yesterday at 07:10 AM Yesterday at 07:10 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Originally Posted by snowy Reeves Pheasant tail feather. As far as I can tell, the coloring is spot on for ringneck. Definitely not the silvery grey of a Reeves. A hybrid wouldn't surprise me, as we aren't far from several game farms. "in the midst of a savage wilderness to depend entirely upon their unassisted strength and hardihood"

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: K-zoo] #8605978 Yesterday at 07:24 AM Yesterday at 07:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Nebraska Trapset trapper
Trapset trapper Joined: Jan 2009 Nebraska	Originally Posted by K-zoo Very cool! I've never seen one that long. Don’t hear that everyday eh’? www.rtssetter.com

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8605984 Yesterday at 07:35 AM Yesterday at 07:35 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 MT S snowy trapper
snowy trapper S Joined: Dec 2011 MT	Originally Posted by k snow Originally Posted by snowy Reeves Pheasant tail feather. As far as I can tell, the coloring is spot on for ringneck. Definitely not the silvery grey of a Reeves. A hybrid wouldn't surprise me, as we aren't far from several game farms. More then likely still a great find!!! Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8606331 Yesterday at 10:50 PM Yesterday at 10:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Oregon beaverpeeler trapper
beaverpeeler trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Oregon	Was hoping you found Jedediah Smith’s lost journal. But the feather is good too! My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: k snow] #8606347 Yesterday at 11:11 PM Yesterday at 11:11 PM
Joined: Aug 2010 Asheville, NC C charles trapper
charles trapper C Joined: Aug 2010 Asheville, NC	A real ladies man, he was.

Re: Yard find while mowing [Re: DWC] #8606364 3 hours ago 3 hours ago
Joined: Jul 2016 SD T TC1 trapper
TC1 trapper T Joined: Jul 2016 SD	Originally Posted by DWC I won a bar’s long tail feather contest-with one 10.5 inches shorter. Have you googled if that’s a record? Ah yes the good old days of the small town South Dakota “tail feather contest”. Was always a big deal and sponsored by about every beer made. I bet if I dig I can find some memorabilia…. Hugely popular for many years, seemed to die out sometime in the 90’s around my parts… Thread snitch non reporter #2

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