Bear rug, illegal to sell?

[zelly]

I obtained a nice bear rug. Are they illegal to sell? What's te value of one? Thanks

 

[xeon]

I believe its illegal.

 

[FLHTCUI]

You can likely buy from a taxidermist or a tannery as well.
upwards of $200.00 before getting it made into a rug ....
Rob

 

[mxzx440]

bear rug should be totally legal, if its polar bear would bring up further issues mainly selling outside of Canada, might be more rules depending on province, but since already made into a rug shouldn't really be any issues

 

[zelly]

So the value of one already made. This one is good condition. Done right it looks with felt and everything. About 5 feet long.

 

[xeon]

So the value you one already made. This one is good condition. Done right it looks with felt and everything. About 5 feet long.

Don't sell it, its illegal in Ontario.

 

[xeon]

Heres someones little blog about selling a deer head on kijiji and its from Ontario.

http://sprintingbackwardsthroughlife.########.ca/2010/05/so-selling-taxidermy-is-against-lawwho.html

 

[zelly]

There are a ton for sale on Ontario kijiji.

 

[Jeepguy]

look at the regulations for this but as per the last time i looked it is illegal to sell any mounts of any kind . I may be incorrect but thats what i read

 

[tootall]

May well be different from province to province, but I believe it is allowed in BC, provided all the original tags and paperwork stays with the hide.

 

[Muskyhunter1]

I would check with the MNR to be safe. As a trapper you can sell them to Auction House so I would imagine you may just have to get a restricted fur dealers license.

Better safe than sorry.

 

[DJdeadlyDALEK]

Yeah, the last Gun Auction in Paris, Ontario had a nice one up for bids that was a good six feet, so I'm thinking it's not illegal

 

[j_san]

I think you need a trappers license in ontario to posess pelts from game animals after their respective seasons close. AFAIK, the pelts cannot technically be "sold". However they can be "gifted" only to those who are licensed to posess the pelts after a closed season.

 

[DJdeadlyDALEK]

Here's some good reading about the fur trade in Canada:

http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/ne...-thanks-to-demand-from-chinas-new-capitalists

 

[promac]

There must be some type of permit process in Ontario........Bass Pro has a ton of them in their store in Vaughan, Ontario. That or it's OK to buy them out of province and bring them in. I had no idea it was illegal to buy a mount. I recall a bear named "Hugo" for sale on the EE that I was tempted to buy.

 

[tiriaq]

If all else fails, call the MNR and ask.

 

[hoytcanon]

It is ilegal to deal in game parts and there are specific clauses that apply to bears... But this only applies to the intrinsic value of the animal, not the cost of taxidermy work invested in a game head or rug... So the rug CAN be sold, but ONLY for the price of the taxidermy Work invested in it.

 

[chadvector]

I'd think that a rug would be considered the same as a fur coat, no? It's no longer a pelt after it's been processed. Exporting is a no-no I'm sure, though.

 

[Magellann]

Its not a rug, call it a fur....

 

[silverfoxdj]

Here's some good reading about the fur trade in Canada:

http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/ne...-thanks-to-demand-from-chinas-new-capitalists

Good article thanks