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Buzzard primaries...
stickbender:
I would strongly advise not to use any illegal feather, or well eagle feather, but I seriously doubt that the overall majority of game officers would be able to tell the difference from vulture feathers, and goose feathers, unless you got a case of diarrhea of the mouth, and told them, or someone who would tell them, or they should over hear you talking about them. I think most of them would be more interested in the primitive style arrow as a whole, and not so much as, "Hey, what kind of feathers are those?!" Oh, these? Why these are Passenger Pigeon feathers...... ;D I have some pterodactyl feathers at home. Also some bat feathers. I suppose if you wanted go to the trouble, you could say that they are goose feathers, just dyed with magic marker, and you could wet your fingers, and rub a little of the magic marker off on your fingers. Might convince them...... O:) But like it was said, why take the chance with so many other feathers to choose from. Hawkbow, as for the birds, being confiscated, and destroyed, The Native American society, can make a pretty big dust cloud in Washington, especially with the clout they have up there now. Maybe they should contact their representatives. I believe they have one of their own in office up their. Can't remember his name, something Horse. I think. Anywho, the best course is just to let it go to waste. Afterall that is the government way.
Wayne
Josh:
Wow... :D who diug this old thing up? ??? This was one of my first posts here... :) -josh
StevenT:
Hummmm.... may be an old post, but for me it was very informative. As with another post, I had no idea about the laws and feathers. Just got into knapping this summer as a hobby. For me, this was good info. I had no idea a dead buzzard could get you into so much trouble.
Josh:
cool, glad you enjoyed it, I didnt know either as I had to ask too. I am glad I didn't use any of the feathers now that I know it is against the law. Didn't mean anything bad by my statement, just curious and inquisitive same as you. :) -josh
StevenT:
Heck, nothing bad taken. Just saying the post opened my eyes a bit to some laws I was not aware of. Over on the Eastern Shore, there are big ugly buzzards that clean up the road kill. Sometimes they become the road kill. And since I am just learning about bows, arrows, points, etc.... and at some point would like to make my own equipment, I could have very easily stopped to harvest a few feathers. And from what I have read here, that could have gotten me into a lot of trouble. And you know what they say about ignorance of the law and excuses. So this was good to know.
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