But the inventory has not been submitted to the authorities yet. Last year in November, agriculture and forests ministry circulated a notice, informing the general public that the use of Monal-feathered arrows would be allowed for the last time during the Druk Wangyal national archery tournament, after a meeting with BIGSA and ministry officials.Ĭonsidering the practical issues of many archers owning several pairs of arrows made from the Monal feathers, the two organisations agreed that the team captains would prepare a detailed inventory of the existing arrows, and the list to be submitted to the two organisations. However, they failed to implement the ban, since many traditional archers dissented over the ban. The wildlife conservation division, under the ministry of agriculture and forests, and BIGSA agreed to ban the use of arrows with Monal pheasant feathers during any tournaments.īIGSA president, the former agriculture minister, Kinzang Dorji, said that the association tried to ban the use of the Monal-feathered arrows three years ago. The species is listed under schedule I, section 22 (a) of the Forest and Nature Conservation Act 1995 of the Kingdom of Bhutan.Īccording to this act, “all species are to be totally protected, whether or not in a government reserved forests and may not be killed, injured or collected in any form.” The Himalayan Monal is an endangered species found only in the Himalayan regions like Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, Kashmir and Bhutan. The Bhutan indigenous games and sports association (BIGSA) banned the use of feathers Monal pheasants as fletches of traditional arrows. Wildlife:Archery may be the national sport of the country but when it comes to the strict conservation policy of the government, the national game has to compromise. Notice the neck feathering on the male, the copper olive and black are seperated by a matalic blue stripUse of the bird’s feathers as fletches on arrows banned to save the endangered species Prized by royalty for their beauty, they were named after Lady Impey. The pencilling is perfect, and other than some slight freying on the tips, both are in perfect condition. This is a perfectly matched set of tail quills harvested from a Pencilled Palm Tom as soon as they were prime. Heritage turkeys have some of the most unexpected patterning in their tail feathers. To check out, click the "view cart" button The color of these feathers is far nicer than what you are seeing in this picture.Ħ pr breast feathers (black prince sub) - $15 Also available in yellow from the Yellow Golden. The breast feathers on the males have long soft fibers. These are the feather from the back of the neck on a male in breeding plumage. Sorry, only available to US customers!įrom tails to wings, these are a feather called for in many patterns. I can not send any feathers out of the US. ***The Impeyan Pheasant is a CITIES listed species. Although not often used for this purpose, the tail fibers can be use in married wings. The Gled Kite is a protected species being a bird of prey. The female Impeyan tail feathers make a great Gled Kite sub. That goes as well for the crafter looking for some outrageous colored feathers for that special project. There are hardly any feathers on this bird that a creative mind could find a use for. The back and wing coverts are of a bluish-purple color and make great full feather wing flies. The wings are covered with a lot of blue chrome feathers that can be used just about everywhere for the same uses as above. The green iridescent pointed feathers below the nape can be used for sides, cheeks, body veilings, tail veilings, etc. However, for the artistic/creative tier there’s a whole lot more feathers to utilize. Specifically, the copper colored nape feathers make up the body veilings and the crest feathers are used for part of the wing. Classically, Impeyan feathers have been used on the Bronze Pirate.
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