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Post by dadfsr on Feb 28, 2007 15:10:35 GMT -5
OK we were in SC over the weekend hoghunting. The guy told us that bobcat were certainly legal and to take 'em if we saw them. Didn't see any but that started a question/discussion:
If we would have bagged one could we have brought it back here(IN) to get it mounted? What paperwork would have been needed? They do not have to be "checked in" in SC.
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Post by bsutravis on Feb 28, 2007 18:36:07 GMT -5
Yep....you'd better have proof that it was legally tagged in SC. You could get it mounted within state, but only with accompanying papers / tags as proof of being a legal kill.
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Post by danf on Mar 1, 2007 22:42:16 GMT -5
There is no checking process in SC for bobcats like there is here for deer.
Dad, I asked Kevin at the bow shop tonight and he said that our license would have to serve as proof. Should we be down there again and bag one just to be safe I think we would need to find a taxidermist down there to mount/tan it and then ship it up here with a signed and notarized statement, etc, etc, etc.
Probably should call the DNR before we head down there next.
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Post by Adam Brown (BGGoosekiller) on Mar 2, 2007 10:58:23 GMT -5
I don't believe all that stuff is needed anymore once the animal is tanned or mounted. I am not sure about before hand but I don't think it would be too big a deal.
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Post by hoosiertaxidermist on Mar 2, 2007 14:04:04 GMT -5
In July of 2006 The Idnr removed the endangered status on the bobcat, otter, and badger. These animals are now considered as a protected, non game species. All you have to meet are the necessary requirements in the state where the animal is taken. If the animal is going to be sold I believe you have to get a CITIES tag from the state it was harvested in and then it may be sold. Even a tanned or mounted specimen must have the appropriate paperwork with it at all times. We taxidermist can now (finally) process these specimens for our local sportsman. We have to have a paper trail back to the state of harvest which would be a license, date of kill and hunters name and address. No problems then.
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Post by dadfsr on Mar 2, 2007 16:01:30 GMT -5
Thanks HT! Don't know if I could bring myself to actually shoot one or not, would probably have to just see one for awhile before I'd ever think about it.
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 2, 2007 16:04:16 GMT -5
Thanks HT! Don't know if I could bring myself to actually shoot one or not, would probably have to just see one for awhile before I'd ever think about it. I'd pass... I like kitty cats.. |
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Post by hoosiertaxidermist on Mar 2, 2007 20:42:16 GMT -5
Don't know if I could actually shoot one either. Cats are such an interesting animal. If only I was as an efficient hunter as they are. I can hardly wait for the day to put the drop on a cougar though. What a powerhouse predator. I have the privilege of doing some work for the Fort Wayne Children's zoo and it consists of mostly cats. When I went down to p/u the skins in Jan. the bobcats were out and since their cage is next to the office I got to spend a little while watching them. Usually when I take the kids down in the summer, they are hiding from the heat so we never get to see them. Even though they are small "kitties" the still have a regal look and attitude about them. Man they're awesome.
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