Thank you! That is a great article, tons of good information in there. I treated the wings like a turkey fan and tried to remove as much meat as possible but I will wash them down and try the borax. This is one of the prettier birds I've shot, it looked like I might have just scared it to death, there was hardly any blood on it. I plan to do this more throughout the season so I would like to get the process down. The colors on this duck, and I'm guessing most ducks is absolutely stunning but we shoot a bunch of geese around here. Has anyone used Canada goose feathers in any of their tying? I would think the greys in them would make for good shad patterns?