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MHF US Northwest => Hunting Wyoming => Topic started by: Wyoming Larry on Nov 08, 2011, 06:00:57 PM

Title: Yellowtail birds
Post by: Wyoming Larry on Nov 08, 2011, 06:00:57 PM: Hunting for pheasants at Yellowtail is almost exclusivly for planted birds. But some can surprise you. I took this rooster today. The tail feathers are right around 27 inches. The spurs are nothing special at all. I plan to have it mounted. But I also would like to enter it in the longest tail feather contest. The taxidermist says he can replace the feather with either the removed one or another one. I have a bit of time to think about it.
(http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg263/LLLarsen_photos/fishin/hunting/100_2500.jpg)

(http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg263/LLLarsen_photos/fishin/hunting/100_2501.jpg)
Title: Re: Yellowtail birds
Post by: Cargo on Nov 08, 2011, 06:14:40 PM: Awesome Bird. Got to be a wild bird with a tail like that. I like the shotgun used to have one just like it, it was my first shotgun. wish I still had it.
Title: Re: Yellowtail birds
Post by: maaco321. on Nov 09, 2011, 01:52:52 PM: What a great ringneck! Don't see many that long nowadays anymore. Congrats!
Title: Re: Yellowtail birds
Post by: OTIS on Nov 09, 2011, 01:54:31 PM: Sweat bird! I haven't seen a bird like that in NY in almost 20 years.
Title: Re: Yellowtail birds
Post by: minnowguy on Nov 18, 2011, 05:11:54 AM: Nice Larry, I dont think I have ever seen one with a tail feather that long. I'm one for one on pheasants and 4 and 0 on geese.
Title: Re: Yellowtail birds
Post by: drobertsinMaryland on Nov 18, 2011, 07:19:22 AM: Nice pheasant, congrats.

Quote from: maaco321. on Nov 09, 2011, 01:52:52 PM
Don't see many that long nowadays anymore. Congrats!
I'm lucky if I even see one down here. Only seen 5 in the wild in my life.
Title: Re: Yellowtail birds
Post by: Wyoming Larry on Feb 19, 2012, 08:06:11 PM: I got my mount back from the taxidermist. It came out very good. And the 27" tailfeather won me a brand new 20ga O/U.

(http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg263/LLLarsen_photos/longtailmount.jpg?t=1329703328)
Title: Re: Yellowtail birds
Post by: halfrack33 on Feb 19, 2012, 08:12:19 PM: Looks great!
Title: Re: Yellowtail birds
Post by: stka on Feb 19, 2012, 09:34:31 PM: The mount looks great. Congratulations on the new O/U how many entries were there?
Title: Re: Yellowtail birds
Post by: Wyoming Larry on Feb 20, 2012, 12:17:00 AM: I am not sure how many entries. I beat the runner-up by 1/8 ".
Title: Re: Yellowtail birds
Post by: Green Mountian Hunter on Feb 20, 2012, 03:59:55 AM: that mount looks really nice ; talk about a close win that was close :D congrads on your new shotgun ;)