Wood Duck?

[mahanvey]

BANG!!
Wood duck!

BANG-BANG!
Two Wood ducks!

[ducksterman]

BANG-BANG!
Two Wood ducks!

Remember guys...before you go to far...there is a limit

[maodiver]

And they are definitely out of season

[billhouk]

I use dog flea collar pieces inside plastic storage boxes. If you suspect a skin of being buggy (and you have a spare microwave or don't tell the family) give it three or four 30-60 second bursts. Bugs are dead and eggs are too.

[sandfly]

Last year I scored some good lemon wood duck on Ebay. This year it was slim pickins. I use a lot of it and I'm always looking for it. I don't think there is any shortage but not many selling.
Looking at some other DNR sites I saw a large number of woodies posted but no one was willing to give it up. I think many folks think it is illegal to dispose of it.

it is illegal to sell migratory bird parts.

[Allan]

it is illegal to sell migratory bird parts.

We've been here before and at least 5 times the federal law has been quoted. It is not illegal. In fact, as long as the bird was taken legally, the use, sale, etc. is perfectly legal when used in fly tying.

Allan

[AlanB]

I just wish we had them here! Though I don't shoot any more, I know enough people who do. You wouldn't like the price we have to pay for it. Usually there are only two feathers in a pack, and its about $6. I've managed to acquire some Egyptian goose that is a very good sub. Most people can't tell the difference when it is on a fly.
Cheers,
A.

[maodiver]

It is illegal to sell bird parts from CA. State law prevents it. That is why I give it away when I have extra. Who cares? It's extra, and a Baggie here or there will help out another tyer.

[Allan]

It is illegal to sell bird parts from CA. State law prevents it. That is why I give it away when I have extra. Who cares? It's extra, and a Baggie here or there will help out another tyer.

Not that it really matters, but unless you can find something to the contrary, this is what is in the California Game Laws:

"?509. Concurrence with Federal Regulations.

• (a) The regulations adopted by the United States through its Secretary of Interior under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended annually in Part 10, subparts A and B, and Part 20, Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, are hereby adopted and made a part of this Title 14 except where said federal regulations are less restrictive than the provisions of Chapter 7 of this Title 14 (sections 500-509), the provisions of Chapter 7 prevail."

You will not find anything in that Chapter that contradicts or where the state is more restrictive then the federal regulations concerning the sale of duck parts (meaning feathers) specifically for fly tying.

Allan

[ducksterman]

Huh........................