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Taking migratory birds with leg bands.

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 3:18 am
by JonBailey
What should one do if one takes a dove with a leg band?

Is there somebody I am supposed to tell about it?

How many game bird species are leg-banded in America?

Who bands them?

Re: Taking migratory birds with leg bands.

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:25 am
by fishvik
There is an online site for reporting them. www.reportband.gov. You'll need the number and when and where the band was recovered. They will send you a certificate that will tell you when, where and who banded the bird. I've shot a lot of doves but never a banded one. Lots of ducks and geese though.

Re: Taking migratory birds with leg bands.

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:47 am
by JonBailey
fishvik wrote:There is an online site for reporting them. http://www.reportband.gov. You'll need the number and when and where the band was recovered. They will send you a certificate that will tell you when, where and who banded the bird. I've shot a lot of doves but never a banded one. Lots of ducks and geese though.
Tank ewe very much!