think about it why do you think that they band so many birds. so you find one or shoot one legally you call and report the information back. I hit a owl with the car going to work out when i was working graves and it had a band on each foot. didn't know what to do at the time so i put it on the side of the road where i would rember it and hoping the coyotes wouldn't get it and on my way home in the morning i stoped by and called the number that was on the band and gave them the information on how i came across the owl and they asked me to bring it in to the fish and game department hear in Yakima and i was able to keep the bands.