washing bird question

[pjb3]

When washing birds for mounting, do long tail feathers get damages drying or are they good to go? I never did a pheasant and washed it. My process is wash/toss in saw dust in dryer on cool, blow dry. Will the tail get ruined?
Thanks

[Kuduman]

Pjb3:
 I have been removing the tail and mounting it separately for years. Actually I cant remember ever mounting a pheasant without removing the tail. Skin the tail all the way to the oil glands then remove it completely. flesh, wash and blowdry. mount as you would a turkey tail and your all set.
Good Luck
Kuduman

[pjb3]

Thanks much Kudu
Never thought of that, definitely will do it

Do you do the same on oldsquaw or no?