Hi,
I live in New Zealand, and have been looking for a hawk for several years now(a dead one as I could never bring myself to kill one of these magnificant creatures,that and I am pretty sure they are protected) anyway I stumbled across one the other day,roadkill by the look of it. Upon closer inspection this specimen wasquite badly damaged however i have managed to salvage both feet and 1 wing.
As I know nothing about taxidermy etc I was hoping for some guideance on what I need to do to the feet to preserve them?Do they need to be treated with something or will they keep left natural?same question applies to the wing also,how do i ensure its presevation?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Cheers LJB
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In the US these birds are highly protected that are accompanied with severe penalties if they are even in your possesion . I dont know about New Zealand but if I were you I would treat it like used toilet paper if you know what I mean!
Coot is right.Im no expert in game laws,but do know that in the states you are playing with fire owning any part of a bird of prey,feathers,feet,anything,without proper paper work.Which is not easy to obtain.Id recomend you donate it to the local garbage man and move on.