Sadly, a nice littel Barn Owl flew into my car last night as I was driving home late. I went back to see if he was only hurt, so I could take him to the rehab place, but he was quite dead.
Not too mangled at all - so I called a taxidemy place to see if I could have him mounted. I knew we can't keep hawks and eagles, but didn't know the law applied to owls too.
Any ideas what I can do with him? How would I remove the flesh, if I wanted to preserve the bones and maybe try to mount it myself?
Sorry if this is an umcomfortable topic - I just can't see throwing him into the trash, or burying him, as the taxidemy place suggested.
There has got to be a better choice than that, so he can continue to bring joy to nature lovers.
Sandy
Posted by Rick Lamb on January 13, 2007 at 2:27 AM
Sandy I say bury him and let him return to nature which is exactly how nature works. And do it soon before he starts to deteriorate....
Yep, what Rick said. I think the best thing to do to honor him would be to give him back to nature.
Posted by Bill Stormont on January 13, 2007 at 11:51 AM
Sandy, you mentioned a rehab place: perhaps they can assist you in disposing of the owl properly. Let us know how this works out.
Posted by Neven Dries on January 13, 2007 at 12:17 PM
Sandy, If you have any native American friends, they may be grateful for the owl. The Native people are usually excluded from the US laws for their cermonial purposes.Owls are sacred to some tribes, taboo to others.
Posted by Marc Adamus on January 13, 2007 at 1:36 PM
What Rick and Ryan said. Without a doubt the best way to honor any dead creature is to give it back to nature. That is the cycle that brings it life and gives life to everything else.
Posted by Philip McCrain on January 13, 2007 at 10:31 PM
Sandy,
Where are you located? Just recently someone in the Seattle area was asking about birds for a museum/study collection. From what some of them said it can be very expensive for you to have a bird without a permit. If you like I can try to find the email address of the person that was asking.
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6 repliesNot too mangled at all - so I called a taxidemy place to see if I could have him mounted. I knew we can't keep hawks and eagles, but didn't know the law applied to owls too.
Any ideas what I can do with him? How would I remove the flesh, if I wanted to preserve the bones and maybe try to mount it myself?
Sorry if this is an umcomfortable topic - I just can't see throwing him into the trash, or burying him, as the taxidemy place suggested.
There has got to be a better choice than that, so he can continue to bring joy to nature lovers.
Sandy
Where are you located? Just recently someone in the Seattle area was asking about birds for a museum/study collection. From what some of them said it can be very expensive for you to have a bird without a permit. If you like I can try to find the email address of the person that was asking.
Phil