01-17-2007, 05:06 PM
[black][size 3]The purpose and intent of my prior post was only to suggest that a little forethought and investigation might be in order before any action were taken.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Whether or not the state of Utah recognizes the existance or value of one animal or another, would not be the important issue if there were a federal jurisdiction involved. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I don't know if Caribou are protected or not. But, I suspect it would be difficult to explain to the Feds, DWR or a local judge that a person thought it was only a deer, or that it looked like fair game because it doesn't normally live in these parts. For more info on Utah law regarding Caribou [url "http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r657/r657-003.htm"]click here[/url].[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I do know that Utah does not acknowledge the official presence of wolves or that of the lynx within the state proper. But, my hounds and I have found both species here in the past. Politically, the entity known as the state of Utah, does not know everything.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]And as far as taking something not specifically designated as a game species, I can say that for sure Carp are not identified as one - but, a person still needs the appropriate license to legally angle, bowfish or otherwise pursue, hunt for, or attempt to harvest them. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Additionally, it is specifically stated in the proclamations from the DWR that it is explicitly forbidden to intentionally waste a species. Furthermore, in the furbearer proclamation it states that a lynx or wolf may NOT be taken by any means - it names them specifically as prohibited. (section R657-11-25).[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]As the concerned outdoors man, that I would like to think you are, I would rather believe that you would not harvest nor waste any species merely because an unobserved opportunity presented itself without researching the possible implications for doing so.[/size][/black]
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[size 3][black]According to the law, as I have come to understand it, traditionally it has been the responsibility of the individual to know the law. [/black][/size]
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[black][size 3]Whether or not the state of Utah recognizes the existance or value of one animal or another, would not be the important issue if there were a federal jurisdiction involved. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I don't know if Caribou are protected or not. But, I suspect it would be difficult to explain to the Feds, DWR or a local judge that a person thought it was only a deer, or that it looked like fair game because it doesn't normally live in these parts. For more info on Utah law regarding Caribou [url "http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r657/r657-003.htm"]click here[/url].[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I do know that Utah does not acknowledge the official presence of wolves or that of the lynx within the state proper. But, my hounds and I have found both species here in the past. Politically, the entity known as the state of Utah, does not know everything.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]And as far as taking something not specifically designated as a game species, I can say that for sure Carp are not identified as one - but, a person still needs the appropriate license to legally angle, bowfish or otherwise pursue, hunt for, or attempt to harvest them. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Additionally, it is specifically stated in the proclamations from the DWR that it is explicitly forbidden to intentionally waste a species. Furthermore, in the furbearer proclamation it states that a lynx or wolf may NOT be taken by any means - it names them specifically as prohibited. (section R657-11-25).[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]As the concerned outdoors man, that I would like to think you are, I would rather believe that you would not harvest nor waste any species merely because an unobserved opportunity presented itself without researching the possible implications for doing so.[/size][/black]
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[size 3][black]According to the law, as I have come to understand it, traditionally it has been the responsibility of the individual to know the law. [/black][/size]
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