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Mackle

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About Mackle

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    Bait Fisherman
  • Birthday 12/27/1948

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    trout
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    2010

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    Nevada
  1. respecting the law is a good thing. understanding the law is even better. i sell feathers on ebay. read laws and regulations all day long. migratory, song, and raptor bird protection laws in the US pretty easy to understand. when i'm not sure, i email these guys/gals. https://www.fws.gov/international/about-us/division-of-management-authority.html these guys reply in 24 hours to any question. don't guess or believe what you read online. ask them. i sell the eurasian jay on ebay, mostly in pairs, but also skins and wings. sourced from UK and japan. keep provenance for them in case a mean ebay competitor reports me. i put in my MBTA bird listings like bronze mallard flank, the specific fws citation that makes it legal to use for a fly. if you didn't shoot the bird yourself, you have to follow this citation to be perfectly legal. most people don't worry about it but here it is in case you were interested. FWS FAQ for MBTA Regulations & Policy FWM #428 724 FW 2 Migratory Bird Permits ยง 21.13 Permit exceptions for captive-reared mallard ducks part (e) (e) At all times during possession, transportation, and storage until the raw carcasses of such birds are finally processed immediately prior to cooking, smoking, or canning, the marked foot or wing must remain attached to each carcass: Provided, That persons, who operate game farms or shooting preserves under a State license, permit, or authorization for such activities, may remove the marked foot or wing when either the number of his State license, permit, or authorization has first been legibly stamped in ink on the back of each carcass and on the container in which each carcass is maintained, or each carcass is identified by a State band on leg or wing pursuant to requirements of his State license, permit, or authorization. When properly marked, such carcasses may be disposed of to, or acquired from, any person and possessed and transported in any number at any time or place. [40 FR 28459, July 7, 1975, as amended at 46 FR 42680, Aug. 24, 1981; 54 FR 36798, Sept. 5, 1989] The commercial source of these products (Hareline Dubbin) maintains the documentation of the aforementioned legal requirements. So anyone downstream from Hareline (you and I) is in precise adherence to the law. as an aside, i'm trying to identify this bustard skin skin i'm about to pluck. any one know???
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