Hunting Law question

Kenbushway · February 20 2013, 03:42 AM

I was just watching a show (not a hunting show) and the person on it took aim at a moose in the middle of a stream. I thought killing animals over water was nationally illegal, does anyone else know this not to be the case?

Alidar Jarok · February 20 2013, 03:52 AM

There's no federal law on the subject, so it would mean that every single state would have to have the same laws for it to be nationally illegal. I don't know the answer, but I suspect it's not the case.

sojourner · February 20 2013, 03:52 AM

Better go arrest all those duck hunters.

Finn · February 20 2013, 03:59 AM

Moose tend to be near water...

Alidar Jarok · February 20 2013, 04:15 AM

Just to give a bit more of a researched answer. I looked at Delaware law and could not find any prohibitions on shooting animals in water (although I already knew that it is illegal in Virginia). So I know that it is at least not banned in all 50 states.

gturner · February 20 2013, 05:01 AM

I'm pretty sure you can always shoot a moose in self-defense, even out of season, by screaming "It's coming right at me!" Or at least you can in South Park.

SmoothieX · February 20 2013, 04:12 PM

sojourner wrote:

Better go arrest all those duck hunters.

Beat me to it.

I'm thinking of taking up bird hunting this year. I've got the of for it and I'm moving to a bird hunting hot spot (northwest ND) next month.

(This may be the first time North Dakota and hot spot have been spoken in the same sentence.)

Misfit Toy · February 20 2013, 10:25 PM

gturner wrote:

I'm pretty sure you can always shoot a moose in self-defense, even out of season, by screaming "It's coming right at me!" Or at least you can in South Park.

A moose once bit my sister..

Sector 7 · February 21 2013, 07:31 AM

Misfit Toy wrote:

gturner wrote:

I'm pretty sure you can always shoot a moose in self-defense, even out of season, by screaming "It's coming right at me!" Or at least you can in South Park.

A moose once bit my sister..

A hog once bit my brother on the inner thigh. Another inch or two and he'd have been a permanent soprano! Ah, farm life...

Pingfah · February 22 2013, 04:45 PM

I think he was referencing Monty Python...

But since we're on the topic, I was once savaged by a badger. Really.

scotpens · February 23 2013, 05:05 AM

Pingfah wrote:

I think he was referencing Monty Python...

Perhaps the reference would have been clearer if he'd written "møøse."

Misfit Toy · February 23 2013, 03:45 PM

scotpens wrote:

Pingfah wrote:

I think he was referencing Monty Python...

Perhaps the reference would have been clearer if he'd written "møøse."

I....don't know how to write "møøse."

T'Girl · February 24 2013, 06:35 PM

My uncle once shot a moose while it was stand on a frozen pond, is that over "water?" I don't believe it's illegal in Washington State.

http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regulations/

scotpens · February 24 2013, 07:38 PM

In the state of New York, it's illegal to drive with a live moose tied to your fender on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Vendikarr · February 25 2013, 06:38 PM

scotpens wrote:

In the state of New York, it's illegal to drive with a live moose tied to your fender on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Are those moose holy days or something?

February 20 2013, 03:42 AM	#1
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February 20 2013, 03:52 AM	#2
Alidar Jarok Everything in moderation but moderation Location: Arlington, VA	Re: Hunting Law question There's no federal law on the subject, so it would mean that every single state would have to have the same laws for it to be nationally illegal. I don't know the answer, but I suspect it's not the case. __________________ When on Romulus, Do as the Romulans

February 20 2013, 03:52 AM	#3
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Hunting Law question Better go arrest all those duck hunters. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

February 20 2013, 03:59 AM	#4
Finn Vice Admiral Location: West of Boston	Re: Hunting Law question Moose tend to be near water...

February 20 2013, 04:15 AM	#5
Alidar Jarok Everything in moderation but moderation Location: Arlington, VA	Re: Hunting Law question Just to give a bit more of a researched answer. I looked at Delaware law and could not find any prohibitions on shooting animals in water (although I already knew that it is illegal in Virginia). So I know that it is at least not banned in all 50 states. __________________ When on Romulus, Do as the Romulans

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February 20 2013, 05:01 AM	#6
gturner Admiral Location: Kentucky	Re: Hunting Law question I'm pretty sure you can always shoot a moose in self-defense, even out of season, by screaming "It's coming right at me!" Or at least you can in South Park.

February 22 2013, 04:45 PM	#10
Pingfah Admiral Location: Cornwall	Re: Hunting Law question I think he was referencing Monty Python... But since we're on the topic, I was once savaged by a badger. Really. __________________ I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend. Freddie Mercury

February 24 2013, 06:35 PM	#13
T'Girl Vice Admiral	Re: Hunting Law question My uncle once shot a moose while it was stand on a frozen pond, is that over "water?" I don't believe it's illegal in Washington State. http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regulations/

February 24 2013, 07:38 PM	#14
scotpens Rear Admiral Location: Los Angeles, CA	Re: Hunting Law question In the state of New York, it's illegal to drive with a live moose tied to your fender on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. __________________ “All the universe or nothingness. Which shall it be, Passworthy? Which shall it be?”