Taxidermy

[Banshee 0]

We just picked up a road-kill badger from the roadside and thought we might have a shot at mounting the head.

 

Not tried this before, so any helpful ideas/input/links etc would be much appreciated

 

 

Cheers

[Banshee 0]

We just picked up a road-kill badger from the roadside and thought we might have a shot at mounting the head.

 

Not tried this before, so any helpful ideas/input/links etc would be much appreciated

 

 

Cheers

 

 

 

Or maybe a video/dvd? If anyone can copy one, let me know via PM

[boris b 1]

tell the police youve picked it up at the side of the road and ask if you can have it to mount . That little action could save you one hell of a lot of hassle at some point .

[The one 8,506]

aye i know boys that refuse to stop and pick up road kill badgers incase they get in trouble ,i thought they where winding me up but they reckon they could get badger dna from the car boot

[Banshee 0]

Thanks for those tips, I'm prone to paranoia sometimes but I never tought about those kinds of potential pitfall lol

 

Cheers

[doxhope 2]

Its illegal to use any part of a badger for taxidermy purposes now matie, even if it a genuine road casualty..I would check up on this before you do anything with it..and as you say you are looking for advice, Im sure even having it in your possession constitutes being an offence.

[doxhope 2]

Check out the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 matie, this might help. Section 3 This might be useful

 

1 Taking, injuring or killing badgers (1) A person is guilty of an offence if, except as permitted by or under this Act, he wilfully kills, injures or takes, or attempts to kill, injure or take, a badger.

(2) If, in any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) above consisting of attempting to kill, injure or take a badger, there is evidence from which it could reasonably be concluded that at the material time the accused was attempting to kill, injure or take a badger, he shall be presumed to have been attempting to kill, injure or take a badger unless the contrary is shown.

(3) A person is guilty of an offence if, except as permitted by or under this Act, he has in his possession or under his control any dead badger or any part of, or anything derived from, a dead badger.

(4) A person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (3) above if he shows that—

(a) the badger had not been killed, or had been killed otherwise than in contravention of the provisions of this Act or of the [1973 c. 57.] Badgers Act 1973; or

( the badger or other thing in his possession or control had been sold (whether to him or any other person) and, at the time of the purchase, the purchaser had had no reason to believe that the badger had been killed in contravention of any of those provisions.

(5) If a person is found committing an offence under this section on any land it shall be lawful for the owner or occupier of the land, or any servant of the owner or occupier, or any constable, to require that person forthwith to quit the land and also to give his name and address; and if that person on being so required wilfully remains on the land or refuses to give his full name or address he is guilty of an offence.

[Banshee 0]

Thanks for the advice

 

Reading through the act, to me it sounds as if a roadkill would be OK

 

Anyway, since there seems to be an element of doubt I have ditched the badger.... I can do without any unwanted attention from the law.

 

 

 

Cheers again.

[lamping-lad 160]

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