Black Market Bald Eagle Feathers

Long_Rod_Silvers

Long_Rod_Silvers

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Which one of yall was tying up some bald eagle patterns?

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Washington Man Gets 4 Years in Federal Prison for Eagle Hunting

A Washington State man will spend nearly four years in federal lockup and be forced to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and restitution for hunting bald and golden eagles and selling their feathers on the black market. Travis John Branson, 49, of Cusick, Washington, pleaded guilty in...
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Tom Butler said:
If ever someone earned a position.......they should put him/them out front 9-5...........byop
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3600 eagles and hawks killed over 7 years, using dead deer as bait...not advocating violence, but a "Prometheus punishment" would seem a more fitting alternative...
 
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What potion uses eagle feathers and horn-toad stools…??

Those potion makers is where I’d check for them buyers.
 
Long_Rod_Silvers said:
Great point - hadn't thought about that. Hopefully somebody is working on tracking them down.
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From the article...
"The demand is driven in part by individual buyers just looking for home decor, but also by tribal members who don’t want to wait for a government program that distributes feathers for free, according to the Associated Press. These feathers are used in everything from high school graduations to marriages to funerals, but the federal program is facing a yearslong backlog, and many tribal members need them sooner."
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