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NWTF Feather Distribution Project

Donate Your Turkey Feathers and You Could Win a Gun.
The NWTF collects turkey feathers and gives them to Native American tribes across the nation for their religious ceremonies.

Donate your turkey's feathers and get a unique Feather Distribution Project pin as a free gift (first time donations only). You will also be entered in a gun drawing. The gun raffle drawings will be held in August at our
NWTF Board of Director's meeting.

Please donate your feathers according to these guidelines:

  • Make sure the feathers have been plucked, are cleaned of flesh and blood and are in relatively good condition. Please don't send bloody feathers.
  • If possible, please separate the longer wing and tail feathers.
  • Package feathers in a paper sack so air can reach them and put them in a box. Please don't pack in plastic.

Mail feathers to:
Feather Distribution
Illinois State Museum
Attn: Dr. Jonathan Reyman
1011 East Ash Street
Springfield, IL 62703

For more information, please contact Dr. Reyman at 217-782-7475 or Jennifer Tapley at 803-637-3106 or jtapley@nwtf.net