I spent a lot of time with my dogs out hunting pheasant. I skinned and saved a couple of the skins with the feathers attached. I have now idea what to actually call them. If it was fur I call it a hide but don't know what the skin with feathers is called. Have rooster and hen skins, it's all stocked birds here so it is legal to harvest both. Hen feathers are a lighter color.

Has anyone ever used pheasant feathers to tie jigs. Looking for some ideas on how to go about it, which feathers to use.

Thanks for any input.