Crow skull question!

Submitted by kyn0s on 7/19/05 at 8:20 AM. ( lowkey_ohno@hotmail.com ) 85.166.232.17

Hello! I recently found a dead crow, and I have always wanted a bird-skull pendant, so I was wondering how I approach this.

I have tried once before with a seagull head, and from advise I were going to boil the stuff away and then bleach it. What happened was that the skull "boiled apart", the beak and head seperated.

Is there any other advise anyone can give me?

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in the USA you need Federal Permit to Possess

This response submitted by - on 7/19/05 at 9:31 AM. ( ) 207.67.144.60

plus bird skulls are fragile

try a squirrel skull

Birdskulls

This response submitted by Evelyn on 7/19/05 at 11:43 AM. ( ) 205.188.116.196

Skulls in general should never be boiled. Bird skulls are very thin and frgile and consist of several bones (as you found out the hard way). Even macerating birdskulls takes know how and experience. Insects like ants, beetles and maggots are your best cleaning bet for birdskulls. Fireants can completely clean a small birdskull like a dove in a couple of hours.

You should consult your state regulations on birdskulls. Just about all birds (with a few exceptions like sparrows, doves, starlings, etc) are protected and it may be illegal to possess their bones or feathers.

Have you considered the skull of a small predator like a ringtail, pine marten or like? They look great, are small enough for a pendant, and are very interesting looking. Plus they are legal to possess.

Hey dash person.

This response submitted by jrosbor on 7/19/05 at 12:51 PM. ( huntersdream3x@hotmail.com ) 64.73.36.192

wana give us a cut and paste on where it is stated that "a federal permit is required for a CROW'S skull"? Here in Wisconsin, Crow's are fair game, with a long season for that matter. True, some birds do require a permit, but I do not belive a crow is one of them. Maybe the Sea Gull. Joe

look it up and get informed---then do some more researching

This response submitted by - on 7/19/05 at 1:15 PM. ( ) 207.67.144.60

http://migratorybirds.fws.gov/issues/nonnative/Final%20NonNative%20Species%20List.pdf

Not illegal

This response submitted by wetnwild on 7/19/05 at 1:20 PM. ( ) 24.128.109.191

here in Nh you can shoot and own all you want. You cant sell, trade or barter, but you can sure as hell go and shoot as many as you like and mount 1200 of them for your shop if you like!

Legal

This response submitted by Kyn0s on 7/19/05 at 9:22 PM. ( ) 85.166.232.17

I live in Scandinavia, so it's pretty legal for me to own bird bones.

*sigh* I learned the hard way again... damn.

well,

This response submitted by al on 7/20/05 at 2:01 PM. ( ) 207.67.144.53

that's life

ah, the blind leading the blind

This response submitted by * on 7/21/05 at 1:39 PM. ( ) 207.190.105.175

:(

Sorry, my bad.

This response submitted by jrosbor on 7/21/05 at 3:33 PM. ( huntersdream3x@hotmail.com ) 64.73.36.192

I figured this was refering to the "American crow" (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Witch is not on the list anywhere. Oh well, Live and learn. Joe

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