how do you offset feathers ?

[El Destructo]

Eagle Feathers are revered here in the States by all Native Tribes....and are all...even the littlest of Hawks...Illegal to have in your possession without the proper paperwork....I know a man that works for the National Park Service here that can tell you what species of Feather you hold up to Him 9.5 out of 10 times....without touching it or getting closer than 5-10 foot....and tell you what wing  it's from ...and on some ...whether it was a Male or Female Bird....so they are not all Dumb to these facts...at least not here...as for the Dead Bird....it's a Felony to touch them...period...without the Paperwork....no exceptions.

[dragonman]

Thats pretty cool that these birds are so well protected and respected. They have shot all the eagles over here in the UK back in the 50's there are only a handfull left in Scotland, Here in Wales  dumb farmers even blast the hawks with shotguns for no reason at all, and no-one would bother what feathers you had. I would never kill a hawk for his feathers but I use dead birds I find

[Tsalagi]

I don't think they have raptor feather laws in the UK. If you look at photos of various Scottish clan chiefs when they get together in Scotland, many of them have Eagle or other raptor feathers in their bonnets, behind the clan badge, to denote chieftanship.

[vtclimber]

Almost all species of birds are protected to some extent under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In the states, it is actually illegal to possess a feather from any migratory bird (although that is never enforced). I can attest to the needing permits to posses feathers. I have two freezers full of eagle feathers that I am using for analysis for some of my research. What I don't use will go the feds once the study is done. It is a BIG fine over here if you get caught with an eagle feather and don't have the appropriate permits........

[stickbender]

     It's the Big Brother Avian Flu syndrome......

                                                 Wayne

[dragonman]

Yep , they got laws for just about everything! but still I think it is good the eagles are protected.
Vtclimber , what kind of work do you do that you got so many eagle feathers? if theres no laws here you could always send them here when your work is done

[Greatgoogamooga]

Almost all species of birds are protected to some extent under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In the states, it is actually illegal to possess a feather from any migratory bird (although that is never enforced).

Wouldn't that include goose feathers, then?

Goog

[Hillbilly]

Geese are listed as gamebirds, and are legal to hunt within open seasons and possess the parts thereof. Same with ducks, doves, crows, etc.