Contact me at [email protected] if you have or will have feathers from upland birds and waterfowl.
I'm a fly tyer and am always looking for feathers.
I'm a fly tyer and am always looking for feathers.
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Well, I get this reply everytime I post this on a site. The answer is, no it's not illegal. All game birds feathers are legal to sell in both the USA and Canada (quail, chukar, partridge, grouse). You can check most fly tying shops and websites and they offer full skins of pheasant, quail, grouse etc, but usually at great cost...That's the reaosn I go directly to hunters, it's cheaper!.
As for waterfowl feathers, the USFW website states that feathers off ducks and geese may be sold for the purpose of making fishing flies, pillows, and matteresses. Since I use them for making flies, it's legal.
Waterfowl feathers are not permitted in arts or crafts in either the USA or Canada. Also feathers of other birds (blue jays, cardinals, sparrows etc) are illegal to have in your possesion in the USA. Here in Canada they are illegal only if sold, or so that's what the Canadian wildlife service told me when I emailed them.
But you didn't know you were doing something illegal by bringing home a blue jay feather!
Glad to find a good duck hunting site! I live in a town surrounded by marshland, so I do alot of duck goose and snipe hunting. Also have alot of ruffed grouse. The season is over for everything but snowshoe hare here in Nova scotia, but fishing is around the corner!!
As for waterfowl feathers, the USFW website states that feathers off ducks and geese may be sold for the purpose of making fishing flies, pillows, and matteresses. Since I use them for making flies, it's legal.
Waterfowl feathers are not permitted in arts or crafts in either the USA or Canada. Also feathers of other birds (blue jays, cardinals, sparrows etc) are illegal to have in your possesion in the USA. Here in Canada they are illegal only if sold, or so that's what the Canadian wildlife service told me when I emailed them.
But you didn't know you were doing something illegal by bringing home a blue jay feather!
Glad to find a good duck hunting site! I live in a town surrounded by marshland, so I do alot of duck goose and snipe hunting. Also have alot of ruffed grouse. The season is over for everything but snowshoe hare here in Nova scotia, but fishing is around the corner!!
I'd be interested in a mallard cape. I use alot of mallard for wings on my dry flies. I got one mallard this year but plucked him instead of skinning him out.
I don't know if it's cheaper for me to buy mallard here. A package containing about 25 feathers is 2.50 or so. And they only sell the flank feathers, not the burgandy colored feathers at the front.
Let me know if you'd like to ship me one, I could send you enough for a case of beer and the cost of shipping.
Give me an email [email protected]
I don't know if it's cheaper for me to buy mallard here. A package containing about 25 feathers is 2.50 or so. And they only sell the flank feathers, not the burgandy colored feathers at the front.
Let me know if you'd like to ship me one, I could send you enough for a case of beer and the cost of shipping.
Give me an email [email protected]
I can't find a link to the USFW website, but here's one from the state of N.Y. Since migratory birds are a federal issue, the laws are the same for the whole country.(and Canada for that matter!
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/regs ... html#2.30o
It should come up to the section where it says you can sell the feathers for making flies.
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/regs ... html#2.30o
It should come up to the section where it says you can sell the feathers for making flies.
Anyone else got any feathers/skins?
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