Hungarian Partridge
Native to Europe and Asia, this husky gamebird was first introduced into Ohio in 1909 and now finds its home in the grasslands and grainfields of the northern states. They form flocks of 10 to 12 and breeding season begins in May. Hens lay up to 20 eggs, one of the largest clutch sizes of any bird species.
Perdix perdix
Tying with Hungarian Partridge Feathers
The Hungarian or Grey Partridge has been a staple for fly tiers for centuries. With a strong palate of greys and browns to red browns, this bird has served the needs for the wet fly affcionado.
Wing feathers, primaries and secondaries can be use for March Brown wet flies while the grey breast feathers make great soft hackle flies that move lifelike in the water. Many aquatic insects in various stages have legs showing some speckling.
The speckled feathers from this bird make great legs on a variety of patterns from stonefly nymphs, mayfly nymphs and caddis pupae. The fly tier should not be without a couple of good skins at their disposal.
- full skins
- fly patterns
- links to more exotics
Males
Male Huns are easy to tell apart from the females by the dark patch on the chest. And as you can see in the picture, the neck feathers are a bit more silver in color. These birds are skined with the wings on.
grade #1 - $25 grade #2 - $20 grade #3 - $15 |
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Females
The feathers on the females are a bit softer and the mottling is more brown in color. Some of the hens are a bit smaller, but as a rule, the size difference between the sexes is not noticable.
grade #1 - $25 grade #2 - $20 grade #3 - $15 |
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