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Cant shoot swans in the Pacific Flyway... Got to go to the central flyway to do so.
Feds declared them non-native unprotected in 2005.
um aint they federally protected and subject to federal law which is basically unspoken compared to state law? gotta taste good if theyre protected.....
Quote from: Special T on December 30, 2020, 08:10:00 PMCant shoot swans in the Pacific Flyway... Got to go to the central flyway to do so.What's the reference for that?WDFW has them in the unclassified category which I believe allows hunting all year with a big or small game license - similar to coyotes.
Quote from: Stein on December 30, 2020, 08:21:13 PMQuote from: Special T on December 30, 2020, 08:10:00 PMCant shoot swans in the Pacific Flyway... Got to go to the central flyway to do so.What's the reference for that?WDFW has them in the unclassified category which I believe allows hunting all year with a big or small game license - similar to coyotes.I thought you were at the Washington Waterfowl Association NW chapter Meeting when Kyle Spragens Waterfowl section MGR talked about this?They are worried about "accidental harvest" not unlike the the Dusky situation in the SW part of the state... but one of the swans "cant remember which one" is endangered and the accidental killing of those cannot be risked.
Quote from: Night goat on December 30, 2020, 08:39:59 PMum aint they federally protected and subject to federal law which is basically unspoken compared to state law? gotta taste good if theyre protected.....I've had trumpeter swan from Utah a few years ago, it was fantastic. The meat was very pale, like cougar. A friend applied for a permit and drew one of the few that year. I think they still have a hunt for them?
Quote from: wadu1 on December 30, 2020, 09:46:54 PMQuote from: Night goat on December 30, 2020, 08:39:59 PMum aint they federally protected and subject to federal law which is basically unspoken compared to state law? gotta taste good if theyre protected.....I've had trumpeter swan from Utah a few years ago, it was fantastic. The meat was very pale, like cougar. A friend applied for a permit and drew one of the few that year. I think they still have a hunt for them?You probably had tundra swan?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: Stein on December 30, 2020, 09:52:26 PMQuote from: wadu1 on December 30, 2020, 09:46:54 PMQuote from: Night goat on December 30, 2020, 08:39:59 PMum aint they federally protected and subject to federal law which is basically unspoken compared to state law? gotta taste good if theyre protected.....I've had trumpeter swan from Utah a few years ago, it was fantastic. The meat was very pale, like cougar. A friend applied for a permit and drew one of the few that year. I think they still have a hunt for them?You probably had tundra swan?Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkAt that meeting we were told it was more likely we would get a swan season than a second bag limit for Mergansers... (both were low so he said)
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/01/04/05-55/draft-list-of-bird-species-to-which-the-migratory-bird-treaty-act-does-not-applyhttps://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Wildlife/Fact-Sheets/Mute-Swan#:~:text=Because%20the%20mute%20swan%20is,range%20to%20actively%20manage%20populations.Because the mute swan is an exotic species, it is not protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1916, making it possible for states throughout this bird's North American range to actively manage populations.There is nothing in the WA regs specifically about mute swans
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The species “mute swan” is invasive and should be legal to shoot. I would say it probably isn’t worth tha hastle but would seem legal to me. Washington not having an actual swan season is a complete joke to me. More politics than science in my mind.
Nice bird. Freezout?
You get that swan without a guide?