Time for road-kill hunting

**tyger** · 19th October 09, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by sydnie7

That is a particularly disturbing turn of phrase in the present context

How about: "That is more than I can digest." OR "I will have to pass....." "I couldn't stomach the thought of.".....or

**D.A. Guertin** · 19th October 09, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by tyger

How about: "That is more than I can digest." OR "I will have to pass....." "I couldn't stomach the thought of.".....or

I have enough on my plate already...

**cavscout** · 19th October 09, 06:15 PM

Saw a beautiful red fox on the way home tonight and thought of this thread...as I resisted the urge to swerve

**Wompet** · 20th October 09, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by cavscout

Ya know Grant, Jefferson is known for it's chicken processing facilities. We may be able to find you a formal feather chicken sporran to go with your casual rubber chicken sporran. White is mostly what we have around here but we'll keep an eye out for grey or black if you like.

You reminded me of the pheasant sporran:

**piperdbh** · 20th October 09, 06:27 PM

I saw a recently deceased 'coon on the side of the road this morning and my first thought was, "Tyger!"

**Smayniac** · 20th October 09, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by piperdbh

I saw a recently deceased 'coon on the side of the road this morning and my first thought was, "Tyger!"

I recently noticed a 'coon nearby and told people I had a sporran in my stormdrain. It seems to be a fairly cautious creature, I may need to look elsewhare for my next mask sporran.

Bob

**piperdbh** · 20th October 09, 06:33 PM

You might consider setting a box trap and catch the mammal alive, and then sporranize it. Consult with a taxidermist/tanner beforehand to see about local laws, tanning procedure, etc.

**HarborSpringsPiper** · 20th October 09, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by Inchessi

You have to be real careful with that. Many animals are protected by the State and the Feds. Even if the animal was found dead. If there is a hunting season on the animal, and it is found dead after the season, you can still get into trouble.

The rules are more stringent if it is a protected species.

This is an excellent point. I know in my State you technically need a tag for the pelt, regardless of how you came to possess it. A lot of people bypass this step and it only comes into play if you are caught. All that you need for roadkill is a tag from a local LEO, unless as you noted that it is a protected species, then you are SOL. Crazy in my opinion that you can't even possess a Bald Eagle feather, even if you found it lying on the ground. Oh well . . .

**HarborSpringsPiper** · 20th October 09, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by Wompet

You reminded me of the pheasant sporran:

I think I would stop at the grouse claw kilt pin when it comes to festooning my kilt apron with fowl!

**Smayniac** · 20th October 09, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by piperdbh

You might consider setting a box trap and catch the mammal alive, and then sporranize it. Consult with a taxidermist/tanner beforehand to see about local laws, tanning procedure, etc.

I don't think I'm so opposed to having him for a neighbor that I would go to that length. I'm also fairly certain that only Fish and Game are allowed to trap wild animals in California. I did some research; I found no reference to tags for roadkill, and I did look. With the ubiquity of cell phone cameras now, I think I would take a picture of the beastie in situ and save it in case there were issues later. I did the same when I repurposed a badger stole into a sporran(actually two, one for Scooby).

Bob