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hfher
03-01-2006, 01:10 PM
I am a grad student in a biology program at a Michigan university. For a project, I am supposed to turn in 5 mammal skulls or skins. It could be anything wild from squirrel to deer. I'm not a hunter and am having trouble finding good road kill. Can anyone help me out? I'd be willing to pay a reasonable price if you have something, but I don't want anyone to kill an animal on account of this, only if you already have something. Although I don't hunt myself I, of course, respect your right to do so. BTW I live in metro Detroit.



FREEPOP
03-01-2006, 01:24 PM
I have many deer skulls and some rabbit furs, their yours for the taking. Ask on the trapping forum, you could get plenty there too. You at MSU?
jakeo
03-01-2006, 02:34 PM
I M O, I smell a rat!?
Where in the world would "most"people get these items?
I HOPE IM WRONG BUT, THIS SOUNDS FISHY.:tdo12:
FREEPOP
03-01-2006, 02:41 PM
I found most of mine in the woods.

Some I picked up after our satanic rituals :rolleyes:
john warren
03-01-2006, 03:05 PM
easy enough to find if you spend some time in the woods , which no doubt is the teachers intent.
franky
03-01-2006, 08:59 PM
Yeah I found myself a deer skull in the woods, coyotes got the yearling, and I'm not exactly sure what your getting at there Jakeo.
doughman
03-01-2006, 09:10 PM
To make it easy on yourself call up anyone who butchers animals, they will have anything you want
marv
jakeo
03-02-2006, 08:23 PM
Just sounds like alot for a school project. Its not every day you locate bones or fur in the woods.
pporonto
03-02-2006, 09:38 PM
Just sounds like alot for a school project. Its not every day you locate bones or fur in the woods.

oh no.... mr. bill, its the skull police... yikes!!!!!!
hitechman
03-02-2006, 10:02 PM
to do the same thing for a vertebrates class in undergrad work at Ferris. Any mammal (non-domesticated) was OK. I remember using a mole, field mouse, fox, muskrat, and a weasel. Prof always kept what was turned in and had one heck of a collection at the time.

Steve
mallardtone-man
03-03-2006, 02:36 AM
I M O, I smell a rat!?
Where in the world would "most"people get these items?
I HOPE IM WRONG BUT, THIS SOUNDS FISHY.:tdo12:

What?!?! :lol: What are you getting at here? Is there some sort of conspiracy I am missing?

Hitcheman, I too live in Metro Detroit, I will be home next weekend if you are willing to drive out and pick them up. I can give you a couple of deer skulls, a coon, a muskrat, I have a bunch of stuff laying around....

James
hitechman
03-03-2006, 07:17 AM
mallardtone-man,

I believe your post was directed towards hfher (started this thread) and not me. I meerly stated I had to do something similar (many, many moons ago BTW).

Steve
Overdew
03-03-2006, 07:28 AM
, but I don't want anyone to kill an animal on account of this, only if you already have something


YEP WOULD NOT WANT TO HURT THAT POOR WOODCHUCK DIGGING UNDER THE POLE BARN !
OSXer
03-03-2006, 08:22 AM
YEP WOULD NOT WANT TO HURT THAT POOR WOODCHUCK DIGGING UNDER THE POLE BARN !
But you don't mind hurting people's eyes with ALL CAPS in a bright red font! :dizzy:
timbergsp
03-03-2006, 09:03 AM
Just sounds like alot for a school project. Its not every day you locate bones or fur in the woods.

Man you are crazy I can go out any day of the week and find somthing dead

you most not spend to much time out in the woods


No offence but I had to do this same thing in school so I dont see whats fishy about it

scott
jakeo
03-03-2006, 10:45 AM
Well im SORRY ive never had to look for dead animals for school.........only EMPTY beer cans!


:yikes:
Overdew
03-03-2006, 12:15 PM
But you don't mind hurting people's eyes with ALL CAPS in a bright red font! :dizzy:


I knew that would wake you up this morning :lol:
mallardtone-man
03-03-2006, 05:28 PM
mallardtone-man,

I believe your post was directed towards hfher (started this thread) and not me. I meerly stated I had to do something similar (many, many moons ago BTW).

Steve

Yup, that was my intention, sorry.
5PATS
03-04-2006, 02:15 AM
I ask my students to do the same thing. Where are you located, Wayne State? I taught Mammalogy there once several years ago. I have a couple of uncleaned skulls and a bunch of whole small mammals (a few Big Brown bats, some red squirrels, a few voles). PM me if want any.
Howitzer
03-04-2006, 05:26 AM
You guys need to get a clue, or go to college it is a common assignment. The kid is obviously not a hunter and you guys are not helping the cause by acting like a bunch of pumpkins.
tdejong302
03-04-2006, 07:40 AM
You could look in the phone book under trappers. There maybe a nuicance (sp) trappers in your area that may have what your looking for for too.

From the postings here though you should have more then enough material to get you started and finished on your assignment with alittle running.

Good luck in your education.
Quincygsp
03-04-2006, 10:25 AM
You could look in the phone book under trappers. There maybe a nuicance (sp) trappers in your area that may have what your looking for for too.

From the postings here though you should have more then enough material to get you started and finished on your assignment with alittle running.

Good luck in your education.



I agree loking up some trappers and frinding some hunters that might have some good thing for your assignment but i also think you should just try going out to the woods and looking it might print a bigger and better picture for why you are doing this kind of assignment. because being out there in the freash air seeing the real meaning of life is what it is all about
and trust me if you look hard enough you will find some thing.

lou
5PATS
03-04-2006, 11:26 AM
I agree with quincygsp. You should get out in the woods, but I have much of what you might be looking to find. I am sure your instructor is more concerned with the prepartion of the skull and the skin to learn proper museum techniques. PM me if you want some animals.
pporonto
03-04-2006, 03:22 PM
But you don't mind hurting people's eyes with ALL CAPS in a bright red font! :dizzy:

I like large fonts... must be needing my some bifocals soon... 40's suck:lol:
mallardtone-man
03-04-2006, 03:32 PM
Doesnt look like this kid is too dedicated to the project. 1 post and he hasnt pmed me.... I wonder how many sites he tried putting this on....
Chuck
03-05-2006, 10:19 PM
Hes pry affraid to post again after you guys gave him a lashing. Kind of sad to see hunters act this way.

I spend alot of time in the woods and you pry wont find a skull let alone 5 on a casual outing. I have found maybe 10-15 different types of skulls in 24+ years of hunting.

Try ebay they have all sorts of skulls on there for sale. :)
victor mi pro bowhunter
03-07-2006, 02:38 AM
I found most of mine in the woods.

Some I picked up after our satanic rituals :rolleyes:
:lol:

I found many in the woods to from deer to some kind of mink my wife loves them
QuakrTrakr
03-07-2006, 08:50 AM
Doesnt look like this kid is too dedicated to the project. 1 post and he hasnt pmed me.... I wonder how many sites he tried putting this on....
Hmmm. I work with people like this.
Tecumseh
03-07-2006, 12:39 PM
He is a graduate student. Maybe he hasn't checked back in because he is busy doing school stuff or found what he was looking for.
QuakrTrakr
03-07-2006, 12:42 PM
He is a graduate student. Maybe he hasn't checked back in because he is busy doing school stuff or found what he was looking for.
Common courtesy? :rolleyes:
anonymous21
03-08-2006, 03:10 PM
you might try calling some meat packing plants,seems like there was one over by eastern market,or try some of the outdoor shows should be some one there selling them.good luck with your class