This is not ferret related, but does anyone know where I could find a copy of the law regarding possession of wild feathers, or is it just a local law in NC? As a reporter, and as summer drew to a close, I was writing a story for harried Moms about what to do with your children that would keep them busy and not cost a lot of money. Summer was almost over, and there was "nothing to do." I wrote about panning for gold, in streams that could have or in which gold flakes had been found at some time in the last 350 years.. You would have thought I had blown up the bridge. The Stream Alteration Engineer nearly beheaded me. What child, say 5 to 12 years of age, armed with a shovel and a pie plate, is going to do major damage to a stream bed. A moose, walking through would do more, and heaven forbid, he lifted his tail. What then!!! I finally was able to write my story, publish it, and they would only need a permit if they used earth moving equipment. These kids were in bathing suits, had plastic shovels, grandma's pie plates, were sitting in a small shallow brook, having a h*** of a time. Batteries not required. Marilyn and the gang at Ledoux Hospice - forgive me, I took a moment away from composting the poop to share this with you, if B prints it. Feel free to laugh, then watch how Uncle spend your tax payer dollars, next item, Depends for Moose. [Posted in FML issue 5024]