I had a freind call who is planning a hunt in Baja Mexico. They are legal to harvest there. I however am not sure of the complications there may be in bringing them into the country and having them in my posession for mounting. Does anyone know anything about this?
-Mike
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as long as they travel across the border with the actual hunter.. there should't be a problem ..
Once they arrive at your shop. make double sure that all the paperwork is in order....(Ie tags, lisence numbers.. etc etc.) as long as you can prove they were hunted legally in mexico, then you are fine.
I hunted in Baja for years, and I never saw anything saying Curlews were legal. Make sure before you get involved. If they are legal, they need to go through a licensed quarantine station. If you want to know more call me
909-886-8640
I don't know which species you are looking for but they are more than likely listed on the Migratory bird Act which would make them illegal to possess here in the United states. Find the common and Latin name of the curlew you are look for and then look on the MBTA List at.
http://migratorybirds.fws.gov/intrnltr/mbta/mbtandx.html
Good luck,
Mike
I thought birds from Mexico or Canada no longer had to be quarantined so long as they cross the border with the hunter who harvested them and had all appropriate hunting tags and the such.
I also thought so long as the bird was taken legally under Mexican law, that it could be possessed here in the states. Obviously you have to be able to prove where , when , and who took the bird.
J
sounds like a good thing to research over a cup of coffee this morning
J
My understanding is: fully dressed birds with one feathered wing attached can be brought in, but full bodied birds for taxidermy need to go through a quarantine station.
Tony