wishinone Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 You are driving down the road and find a fresh killed furbearer that was hit by a car, it is a protected animal in your state and rare to see in any state. Would you leave it to be run over by many vehicles and rot, pick it up and turn it in to the DEP where they would just check the sex and guess the age before getting rid of it, or pick it up and hope t find a legal way of keeping it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? Call the game warden and tell him you found one that got hit. My buddy hit a bobcat out of season and did this. The warden told him to check it in and get a fur tag for it. It is in his freezer now, waiting to be mounted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? Think I would also call the warden and ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? Yeah I would call the warden too. My gray fox mount is a roadkill criter.... Gray fox is legal in Oklahoma but I checked and double checked before I had it mounted..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? I TO WOULD CALL THE GAME WARDEN.MOST TAXIDERMISTS REQUIRE SOME KIND OF PERMIT OR LISCENCE BEFORE THEY WILL MOUNT A CRITTER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? Agree with the other posts and would call the game warden! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? [ QUOTE ] Think I would also call the warden and ask. [/ QUOTE ] Me also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishinone Posted October 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? Everybody seem to have the same thoughts, but as I said it is a protected animal, no season in the state either hunting or trapping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? Here if you find something you take it in, and as long as a biologist looks at it and can see you didnt shoot it you can keep it to mount. That includes anything. Bald eagles, all kinds of owls, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? I once told a Warden that I had a dead hawk in my freezer. His response was "I didn't hear you say that". I wound up giving it to a local college which had environmental studies. They were EXTREMELY appreciative. Another time I turned in a dead redtail hawk to the DEC. It had a band and I got a neat certificate in the mail telling me about the history of the 25 year old hawk. You should tell someone but be careful WHO you tell. Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? I agree with the others call the Game Warden. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailkiller Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? [ QUOTE ] Call the game warden and tell him you found one that got hit. My buddy hit a bobcat out of season and did this. The warden told him to check it in and get a fur tag for it. It is in his freezer now, waiting to be mounted. [/ QUOTE ] i agree......call the right people and see if ya can get a permit or something so ya can keep it!!!!!!!!good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? wishinone... just curious. Being from Connecticut too, what is it you found? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinoisbowhunter Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? I would call the game warden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MarylandQDMA Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? what is it? I was at the taxedermest a monthe ago, he had to whitetail fawns in there. the story goes like this: guy say doe get hit on road, stoped and noted the belly was moving. he new right away she was carring fawns, so he cut her open to save the fawns. well by the time he got to them both had died. he took them and called the dnr (dept. of natural recorces) and told them what happen and wanted to see about getting a permit to be able to keep and have them mounted. it was 75.00 each but the guy sheled out the cash, got the 2 permits and had them mounted. if i may add it was cool mount. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishinone Posted October 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Re: What Would You Do????? Coming home from work last week I come over a small hill and say to myself that's the biggest dang mink I ever seen (I picked up a huge male mink not a mile from this spot two years ago) so I turn around and head back to get a better look. It turned out to be a male fisher about 10 pounds and he just had a little bit of blood coming out of its nose, no other damage to pelt at all. What a pretty animal it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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