Please someone correct me if I am mistaken, but I think some states you have to have a license to own things like wolf pelts, as they are endangered? If this is still so, you can still acquire one, but it may require a permit or permission from the state.
Also, here is an interesting discussion on raven feather owning and it's legality.. strange!!
thanks for the info! I'll definitely look into it!
All of the taxidermy sites I've found all carry wolf pelts, and I know many ranching regions allow for killing wolves where they're considered pests (I think this is a wretched practice and I don't want a wolf pelt from that kind of source!). There's a huge issue right now in Alaska where Palin's been authorizing grandscale wolf slaughter. Awful stuff.
I wouldn't mind shooting Palin from a helicopter..
She's trying to kill off the native belugas, too
Anywho, I don't blame you for wanting a wolf pelt from a nicer place. You MIGHT be able to contact a source like skullsunlimited.com or boneroom.com and ask if they know somewhere with a pelt, since I know they get their bones from all over. Good luck!
There are such things out there--my friend's mom knows skinning and so she got a fox pelt from roadkill... it was miraculously well preserved, and a beautiful rare coloration. We're in OH, though, and I don't think they're doing anything for anyone outside the family.
My suggestion would be to find out about the local native american population--if there are craft fairs at all, that might be the place.
Also, Lost Vikings Hoard has pelts, but I can't confirm how they were obtained.
Thanks for the info! I'm only needing 2 feathers, if you have 2 to spare; 6" or longer would be ideal but I'm open. If you had ideas of where ravens hang out and moult, and where I could find feathers, I'd be interested in going out looking too - are you in the bay area?
No, I live in Wyoming. In my experience, they gather in certain areas, treed areas here, and moult there, not where they feed. In one of our parks is what I call Ravenwood, where thirty or forty Ravens are sometimes found. That's where I've been gathering them. I think they like a place where they can gather off the ground with plenty of view of the area around them.
I might be able to spare a couple around 6". I'll take a look at them sometime this weekend and see what I have. If it can wait until summer, I'll probably be gathering them again, so I could look specifically for a couple for you.
FYI, while the wolf pelts are fairly likely to be safe for you to own (check your state's regulations), raven feathers are under Federal embargo for anyone not of First Nations ancestry due to their being a protected species. So be judicious as to how you deal with that project. "Dyed turkey feather" will take you a long way past nosy people. ;)
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Also, here is an interesting discussion on raven feather owning and it's legality.. strange!!
http://craftyvixens.tribe.net/thread/e490123c-f322-4361-b494-402b4081a7b8#01fecf2e-f817-4b1a-ba76-f5ae424bf40b
Anyone have a clarification on any of this?
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All of the taxidermy sites I've found all carry wolf pelts, and I know many ranching regions allow for killing wolves where they're considered pests (I think this is a wretched practice and I don't want a wolf pelt from that kind of source!). There's a huge issue right now in Alaska where Palin's been authorizing grandscale wolf slaughter. Awful stuff.
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She's trying to kill off the native belugas, too
Anywho, I don't blame you for wanting a wolf pelt from a nicer place. You MIGHT be able to contact a source like skullsunlimited.com or boneroom.com and ask if they know somewhere with a pelt, since I know they get their bones from all over. Good luck!
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My suggestion would be to find out about the local native american population--if there are craft fairs at all, that might be the place.
Also, Lost Vikings Hoard has pelts, but I can't confirm how they were obtained.
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I actually do know a few folks who do roadkill preservation... am waiting to hear back from a few different people...
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I might be able to spare a couple around 6". I'll take a look at them sometime this weekend and see what I have. If it can wait until summer, I'll probably be gathering them again, so I could look specifically for a couple for you.
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