Road Kill
This is a great article and still very relevent here in N.Z. Last year on the way back to Auckland from Taupo (about a 4 hour drive)my friend Quentin and I managed to find in good condition 1 large male turkey, 1 malard, 1 Australasian harrier hawk and a cock pheasant in absolutely perfect nick.
As I remeber we had not caught alot of fish that weekend but we did come home with plastic bags full of great feathers!
All the best.
Mike.
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May the fish that you catch always be larger than the hole in your net
The simpler the outfit, the more skill it takes to manage it, and the more pleasure one gets in his achievements.
--- Horace Kephart
I could have had a full beaver pelt 2 weekends ago.....but the missus told me I'd be single if the beaver made it into the car
Hi Gents,
A buddy saw a river otter get hit by a
truck while crossing the road. He was on
the way to gas up his truck. So he stops,
throws the otter in the back of the pickup
and goes to the station. After paying for
his gas, he walks out and finds a warden,
ticket book in hand, writing him a 400 buck
reminder that ignorance of the laws is not
an excuse.*G* Warm regards, Jim
Hey guys, is it realy against the law to pick up road kill in some states?
Is this to help in the fight against poaching?
All the best.
Mike.
I have driven by countless road kills and almost pulled over to grab a feather or two. Legalities aside (not because I'm planning to break the law, but just curious) what do you do with the thing after you pick it up. If you just grab a couple of feathers should you wash them in something? What about skins? I have never skinned anything, do you have to put something on it to cure it, or just hang it out to dry? Do you wash the skins also? Speaking of legalities, where should I look to find out whether or not this is legal in my state (PA/MD).
Hey Folks,
Here in SC, it must first be an open
hunting season on the animal and then you
must possess a license to kill the animal.
Otherwise, it is a poached animal in your
possession. Do the math.*G* Warm regards,
Jim
Gburg, I don't normaly take the whole skin, just pluck the feathers you want and do not wash them or you will remove the oils. Simply place in a plastic container with a couple of moth balls.
As for a poached animal in your possesion, what about if you pluck it there on the side of the road and only have the feathers in your possesion? surely then it is no different to buying feathers from an outfitters and having them with you in your car?
All the best.
Mike.
Hot dang! Road kill...I really enjoyed the article and have gotten many a buck tail that way!
Mike T., one thing for sure to be careful of with feathers, is protected speicies. The feathers alone can produce some hefty fines...
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Hi Mike,
You might want to double check with fish and game on the hawk feathers. I seem to recall reading that hawk feathers were no longer "allowed"; similar to how we cannot use kiwi feathers even if they are found on the ground.
- Jeff
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