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Here it is! what do you think?

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In PA you would get arrested for taking possession of one, even if you found it dead in your yard. I would love to have one though. Looks awesome! How did you get it?

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Brother in law found it dead in the ditch. We can get permits here for found dead wildlife.

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Very nice. We have to do the same thing in MA.

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That is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sweet. I wish it was legal to do that in VA.

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Real Nice!

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if we are caught with one in possesion it is like up to 5 years in jail. I'll let them lay! lol

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THey should never be shot, they are a very beneficial bird, one adult owl can eat 12 mice a night.

In Cuba where they are killed for witchcraft, they have a major rat problem.

Just let them be.

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how long are the wings they look like they are a foot and a half

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In Canada, if a bird of prey is found to be dead due to natural causes or accidental death, upon inspection by the ministry a permit is issued. Thats such a sensible ruling. Too bad us bonehead americans cant figure that one out, huh? All those wasted screech owls and redtails I see!

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Great looking mount! Even as much as I despise of the raptor birds, they sure are beautiful.

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Wingspan is at least 18". Wierd because it looked so small compared to my pheasants when it was dead, but now it's huge compared to them. Andfyi, it wasn't shot, it was hit by a car. Every bird must be checked by F&WLbefore you can have it in your posession.

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Nice looking mount.

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That owl is awesome. I wish we could pick our dead raptors, that would be nice. They are just so beautiful.

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That is a really cool looking mount JD. It looks great!

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That is an awsome bird I love it

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Where do you set it at and how many people"DUCK" when they first see it? That sure is a great looking mount!!!:)

Just don't bring it around when my Purple Martins come back this spring Ha![&:]

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My dad hit one with the truck that he drives. It slid off the windshield and sat between the mirror and the cab. He put it in the storage box and showed some guy and htey wanted it so he gave it to them. I think he had it checked by the MNR. Too bad I would like a mount of one of those.[>:]

Looks great!



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... and how many pheasants?

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Owls dont eat pheasants....thats so basic, youre talking about birds on different "shifts", lol. Now, owls DO eat skunks, one of the few birds that will, and we DO know how many pheasant nests a skunk will destroy...In a balance, all the prey and predators are beneficial.

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I have to disagree with you Mr. Yox. I was running a trapline while I was in high school. While checking my line one morningand startled a Great Horned owl while walking in and he dropped a bird from his talons as he flew off. Upon further inspection, there it be a still warmmature malering-necked pheasant with no head. He killed it and I assume he planned to eat it before I interrupted his morning breakfast!

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Fair enough...let me rephrase, then...Pheasants are active days, owls are active dusk and night, for the most part. Therefore, owls are not a big impact on the pheasants. Definitly not based on their impact the other way. ...That should take care of the exception to the rule! I should know better then to say never, with regards to nature. Thanks, dblung. Oh yeah, and "Mr. Yox"??? Hey my man, friends call me Bill. My Dad was Mr.

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I always address my elders by Mr. Just kidding Bill, I'll remember next time! lol

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Ok, thats it, Im going to remember YOU, hahaha. Just funnin' with ya!

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Anyone old enough on here to remember "Mr. Bill" from SNL.
OHHHH NOOOO!

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livbucks, unfortunately yes, I remember..:eek:;)

My moms husband, a former PGC (game official for non PA people) has a great horned owl mount...he acquired it as a PGC but it's beat up, we use it for crow hunting....oh yeah the crows hate it...

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LOL ..in Cuba the BIGGEST rat is Castro :D

dd

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with bald or golden eagles its illegal to posses even a feather.now,come on, is that ridiculus or what?there are so many bald eagles in washington that in the summer you can't go to vancouver lake without seeing one.or two.or sometimes three.the laws are crazy in america.but i am very content with most of the laws on the posession of hawks ,owls,eagles,or falcons.

it is a waste to see any un used carcass.most people will see a hawk,deer,or rabbit or something and say "ohhhhhh,what a poor little animal....."then they see a rat, or a possum or a coyote and say get that nasty thing off my porch!".thats what fuels animal rights activists.cute animals.they dont protest for ugly animals.you always see people on tv protesting about the dolphin that got stuck in the tuna net.well what about the tuna in the tuna net!

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Heck, here in Kansas, the hawks are so thick, you're lucky to see only 2-3 per mile on the lines. Every though I'm able to see first hand, the damage they do to the upland bird population, legally I can't touch them either. I used to raise a large amount of pheasants. I'd loose hundreds of dollars worth of pheasants yearly to owls and hawk.

But they are the smartest birds I've ever seen. A very interesting bird. Here's a scenario. I pheasant flies at full speed near the top of the net. The owl or hawk is able to reach through the net, and grab the bird by the neck/head, while in flight. An amazing feat, though very discouraging to find headless pheasants in my flight pens...

I've seen the raptorsdo it, and occasionally even get their claws caught in the net themselves. Too bad controlled shooting of raptors in selected areas, wasn't legally available.

Bald Eagles are becomingpretty common around North-Central Kansas as well. The publicsay they consume mainly fish. But Kansas isn't know for being the "Land of a Million Lakes", if you know what I mean... haha Even though there are many more factors (Farming Practices and Weather as Majority), raptors are a fraction of the cause of the decimating population of upland game.

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Oh youll get no argument from me on the fact that predatory birds hammer prey birds! Some regions are different then others as well. Where I am, upland birds are not as common. Hawks and owls still are, though. Rodents are the top table fare here. I dont know why guys who have birds of prey problems dont double net the tops of their flight pens. I know that stuff is pricey, but a canopy that stretches across the top and above the containment netting would discourage those net zappers, because of the buffer zone inbetween. Then those hawks and owls can do what they are supposed to do, and clean up all the mice and rats that feed on the waste feed around the pens. KShunter, I think youll chuckle when I describe this...every bird breeder I know has a tall pole with a barely visible jaw trap stapled to the top. When asked of the obvious, they to a man reply that its for ...raccoons! Hahaha, so it goes!

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That is Sweet! I would love to have one of those for the cabin wall.

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haha.. You're exactly right. :D

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I used to raise pheasants and quail, never had a problem with birds of prey, although my father did have a trouble with a great horned owl that took to eating the chickens right off the roost at night. We have plenty of RedTails around here, and lots of owls... our gamebird population is down but that is a habitat thing, farmland is dissapearing too fast around here.