banded?

[rookiewinghunter]

hey i am relatively new to hunting but i hear about banded birds but never really understand what the significance of killing one is?
my guess is that they were raised in captivity and if you kill one then they were successfully living in the wild??

[rem250]

rookiewinghunter
here is a site that will give you all info. you would like to know about bird banding.

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/

Bands are trophies and remindersof huntsfor hunters.

hope it helps