unclassified wildlife

[alex77147]

what is unclassified wildlife? sorry might be a stupid question.

[danderson]

Never heard that term before, how could that be unless its a missing link, Sasquatch

[luckyman]

How many classifications are there? Big game, small game, varmint, water fowl threatened or protected, livestock.

Is a opossum a varmint or small game. Maybe un classified.
I don't know anyone that hunt for them.

[Heredoggydoggy]

The term is not in the regs, but it would be any animal or bird that is not a Game Animal.  If it's not on the "protected species" list, it's shoot them anytime, like Rockcucks.

[ICEMAN]

The term is not in the regs, but it would be any animal or bird that is not a Game Animal.  If it's not on the "protected species" list, it's shoot them anytime, like Rockcucks.

But the term is used in the WAC in a few places...here is one; 

(a) It is permissible to kill unclassified wildlife, predatory birds, and big game animals that are in the act of damaging commercial crops or livestock, under the following conditions:

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=232-36-051

Heredoggydoggy, you should write to WDFW and see if they can provide any list or detail as to what exactly would be classified as "unclassified"... 

[danderson]

The term must be referring to invasive species like the rock doves, one can shoot without a hunting license, all other critters are identified as either non game animals, and game animals
I call them city pigeons

[h2ofowlr]

The term must be referring to invasive species like the rock doves, one can shoot without a hunting license, all other critters are identified as either non game animals, and game animals

Eurasion Dove.  Shoot year around no limit.

[Heredoggydoggy]

The term must be referring to invasive species like the rock doves, one can shoot without a hunting license, all other critters are identified as either non game animals, and game animals

Eurasion Dove.  Shoot year around no limit.

Eurasian Collared Dove, Starlings, House Sparrows, all invasive species, fair game (so to speak)  I've noticed since I picked off so many House Sparrows, the native birds are coming around more.

Iceman:  I don't care if an animal or bird is on the "protected" list--If it endangers my house or property, It DIES! 

[alex77147]

thank you all, the reason I asked is cause wdfw said that is all I can hunt for now using my air rifle cause it is currently illegal to hunt any game animal using an air rifle but they said that will change soon.  So I can shoot "unclassified wildlife" as long as I have a valid washington hunting license.

[BiggLuke]

I believe the term is loosely used to describe animals that don't belong or aren't listed on any other list.
I.E. Big game, small game, protected...   and so on.
A great example is the Opossum, moles, rats, Nutria, Eastern Grey Squirrels and so on.
Yes even Big Foot.

If you see ANY eurasian collared Doves, destroy them....
We owe it to ourselves to irraticate these birds. Before they irraticate our Band Tailed Pigeons.

[Eugene]

http://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/01676/wdfw01676.pdf -- page 151 a list of unclassified species - Coyote, European rabbit, Gophers, Gray and fox squirrels, Ground squirrels, Mice, Moles, Nutria Myocastor, Virginia opossum, Porcupine, Rats, Shrews, Spotted skunk, Voles.

[BIGDOG253]

Aliens 

[wolftrapper]

Uhhhh...wolves....?  Invasive, right?

[Chet43]

Didn't the Fed's pass a law a several years ago saying it was illegal to kill Big Foot or was that a hoax too?

[The Gobble-stopper]

http://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/01676/wdfw01676.pdf -- page 151 a list of unclassified species - Coyote, European rabbit, Gophers, Gray and fox squirrels, Ground squirrels, Mice, Moles, Nutria Myocastor, Virginia opossum, Porcupine, Rats, Shrews, Spotted skunk, Voles.

Except animals listed on table 1, page 152 a,b,and c

[emac]

thank you all, the reason I asked is cause wdfw said that is all I can hunt for now using my air rifle cause it is currently illegal to hunt any game animal using an air rifle but they said that will change soon.  So I can shoot "unclassified wildlife" as long as I have a valid washington hunting license.

What kinda air rifle you shooting. I am looking at getting on for rock chucks. Looking for something that can kill them at 50-75 yards

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[Mfowl]

I believe the term is loosely used to describe animals that don't belong or aren't listed on any other list.
I.E. Big game, small game, protected...   and so on.
A great example is the Opossum, moles, rats, Nutria, Eastern Grey Squirrels and so on.
Yes even Big Foot.

If you see ANY eurasian collared Doves, destroy them....
We owe it to ourselves to irraticate these birds. Before they irraticate our Band Tailed Pigeons.

Is there an issue of the collared doves out competing the band tailed pigeons? I guess I mostly correlate the doves with the Eastside as that is where I encounter them. Considering how prolific they seem to be on the Eastside I can imagine that they would compete with the pigeons in the same habitat. It would certainly be a shame if that is the case.

[The Gobble-stopper]

thank you all, the reason I asked is cause wdfw said that is all I can hunt for now using my air rifle cause it is currently illegal to hunt any game animal using an air rifle but they said that will change soon.  So I can shoot "unclassified wildlife" as long as I have a valid washington hunting license.

There might be some unclassified wildlife loose in WA. that you might think twice before you go hunting them with your air rifle... I think I heard a wild elephant on the loose the other day.

[Tracker0721]

I shoot a hatsan 95 vortex in .22, I honestly feel it can kill anything a regular .22 can. They sell I'm in .25 caliber and use them on coyotes and hogs. Know a guy in Texas that killed a deer with his benjamin .22 trying to just scare it off. Definitely not toys anymore and I'm glad they've earned the title adult air rifles. Hatsan has to be the best though due to cost, quality, and honesty. My gun is marketed at 800fps, I get 750 with heavy pellets. Crosman puts there's like 200-300fps too high! But I consider ground squirrels, starlings, crows at the chicken coop or garden, and marmots as well as pack rats fair game anytime. I'm sighted in at 20yds and have all pellets touching but using mildots I can hit 50 easy and I've made 2 kills out that far.

[Fishin-goat]

The way I read the unclassified wildlife description and table 1 it says golden mantle ground squirrels and Washington ground squirrels are protected, are these in specific regions and what areas can you shoot ground squirrels or can you at all?

[Tracker0721]

Pretty sure we have a few different varieties. I asked the warden a few years ago about the Colombian ground squirrel we have up here and he said it was considered an unprotected species and was free game. The wardens have switched around a couple times since then so I need to find who the new one is and ask him.

[Duckslayer89]

I believe the term is loosely used to describe animals that don't belong or aren't listed on any other list.
I.E. Big game, small game, protected...   and so on.
A great example is the Opossum, moles, rats, Nutria, Eastern Grey Squirrels and so on.
Yes even Big Foot.

If you see ANY eurasian collared Doves, destroy them....
We owe it to ourselves to irraticate these birds. Before they irraticate our Band Tailed Pigeons.

I think I have them all over by my house, they almost sound like owls?

[bowhunterwa87]

This work? I use a sam yang 45 air rifle for coyotes. Wicked powerful

[ejwright]

Porcupine would be fun! I hear they taste really good too! I have only seen one ever in Washington, funny thing is it was walking through the suburbs on the issaquah plateau. Also skunk would be most excellent looking on the wall, anyone ever seen skunk or porcupine? I'm gonna go for the "unclassified washington slam", I already got my coyote and a ground squirrel!

[ztirffritz]

I'll be going out with a Benjamin Bulldog soon.


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[ztirffritz]

Porcupine would be fun! I hear they taste really good too! I have only seen one ever in Washington, funny thing is it was walking through the suburbs on the issaquah plateau. Also skunk would be most excellent looking on the wall, anyone ever seen skunk or porcupine? I'm gonna go for the "unclassified washington slam", I already got my coyote and a ground squirrel!

I almost hit a Porcupine with my car going over Chinook Pass...first time I'd seen one in the wild.  They're WAY bigger than I thought.  In my mind they were small.  This thing looked like it was maybe 30-40 lbs. 

[ejwright]

The porcupine I saw was smaller but it was also in a neighborhood in issaquah which is pretty populated.