Feathered game call apparatus and method

Abstract

A feathered game call apparatus that simulates the wing sounds of a game bird. One preferred game call comprises an array of feathers and a handle having a gripping portion for manually manipulating the call and a feather-receiving area. The array of feathers is sequentially grouped and nested closely together so as to resemble an actual wing of a game bird. Each feather comprises a stem end and a tip end. The feathers are arranged generally in a spaced relationship in a common plane. The stems converge toward a common point of intersection at the handle, and diverge outwardly away from the handle to form a plurality of acute angles with respect to each other. The feathers are flared outwardly in a cantilevered, sequential, fan-shaped, nested fashion from the handle. An end feather may be turned inwardly to simulate the make-up of an actual wing of a game bird. Each stem-receiving area may comprise one or more feather retainers comprising a type of structure which may engage, pierce, or penetrate the associated stem. The invention may also comprise a transverse wall segment compression retainer which compressively engages the stem and holds the stem to prevent inadvertent separation and undesired rotation of the feather relative to the handle. One preferred handle comprises two clam shell pieces releasably fastened together.