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