My boss has a horned owl and a red tail hawk mount. He asked if I wanted them. They are over 50 years old. what is the legality of these tho. I didn’t ask how they were killed or anything of that sort but I know he doesn’t have any paper work for them.
You need to pass on it or call KDFWR for advice. I wouldn’t risk the fines or legal hassle just taking it and putting in the man cave unless you are a hermit. Some know it all hvac tech or plumber may make a phone call on you.
Funny you post this, I was just thinking about a customer I visited not long ago. Her deceased husband had a red tail hawk mount and I was wondering if when they became protected were mounts supposed to be destroyed, could they be given to someone etc
Had a red-tailed hawk fly into a window once and kill itself. Just a young one. Wanted to have it mounted and called KDFWR. Was told that a permit was needed but that those permits were only issued to museums or schools. They told this applied to owls as well. Found a huge owl dead on the road once and would love to have had it mounted. I buried both birds by the way. I just like birds of prey. They are some cool critters.
About everything is protected in that way,....except English Sparrows,..Starlings,...Pigeons (I think)...I maybe missing a few...but it is a short list. Used to be crows,..they even put a season on that for some political reason I'm sure
I picked up a hawk down at the Louisa power plant, it was in the media ,on twenty three ,it’s head was cut off ,only thing I could figure ,it must have hit one of the power lines crossing the road ,I don’t know.Anyway got afraid to keep it so just let it go, beautiful feathers.
I had to look it up, but I remember hearing Rush talk about this story years ago. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...es-feds/f70d4de7-98e7-408b-b48d-d97aeff093e6/
yeah I'm pretty sure. U.S. didn't like the liberal harvest numbers they had on ducks. Butted heads and came up with a resolution
