Waterfowl down

[cb750]

For those that hunt waterfowl do you save the down?
I realize that this is entirely unrelated to most of what this site is about save that some people waterfowl hunt from a saddle ( @Nutterbuster ) and that there is a strong DIY culture here.

Plucking a goose yesterday and I could see that down going to waste. It bothered me and I know I want a new puffy jacket or maybe DIY foot warmer over boots in the stand. So i got to googling. I found a number of DIY down filled projects but they all used purchased down. I would like to use harvested down from the birds I shoot. I assume there must be a way to wash it and to deal with the "pricky?" parts.
Anyone have any ideas/experience?

 

[Nutterbuster]

I killed a snow goose last year and it seemed like I filled a leaf bag with feathers plucking that dang thing. The woodies I usually shoot don't have a lot of down though. If you figure it out let me know and I'll start hunting more gooses to murder.

 

[cb750]

Will do.

 

[Nutterbuster]

On a side note, I was a little let down when I read your post. I was expecting some kill pics with that title!

 

[Dkiss103]

Come January and February ill have a few hundred snow geese if you need some down! Lol

 

[cb750]

Lol. With any luck I'll be doing well here.

 

[cb750]

@Nutterbuster here ya go. Ain't much but this is my first year. As nd Im s guest thete so I add m treafing lightly. Now the corn is off I suspect I will get more. Over a hundred on the pond today. Just couldn't get out. Some job thing keeps taking my time.