Cougar hit, any way I can have it?

[ICEMAN]

Wow, kind of strange that a site so full of law abiding citizens would advise a guy to break the law so quickly. Just so you know if you take it, you have broken the law. Sounds like there may be more than a few poachers on this site, they use that same method, run em over, throw em in the back of the rig. Ah what the hell, as long as your not an Indian poacher, its cool.

Mudeater, lets not start calling guys on here "poachers". Obviously there is some confusion regarding the law. Lets let this play out and see what comes of it.

[shoot-em-dead]

Really Ice- I have to disagree with you on this on. Call any game warden in the state at any time of year and you will get the same response- it is illegal to take roadkill in WA. I will go and find it in the regs for you and post it.

[KillBilly]

Really Ice- I have to disagree with you on this on. Call any game warden in the state at any time of year and you will get the same response- it is illegal to take roadkill in WA. I will go and find it in the regs for you and post it.

2nd warning...

Back up...nobody broke a law here. there has been discussion and that is all. Nobody is guilty of poaching based on opinions whether in humor or as a question.

[shoot-em-dead]

Thanks Miles- As far as I can tell nobody broke any laws or poached anything. I actually would compliment aer212 for doing what was right by contacting WDFW.

[bucklucky]

I know Im not supposed to take in any animal that has been hit by a vehicle because picking up roadkill is illegal. Thats what I understand?? Now I also thought that if there was an animal hit in front of your house you could dispose of it ?? Not positive on either. It would be nice to know for sure. I have turned away several critters over the years (coons mainly) because they were roadkills.

[Bob33]

I know Im not supposed to take in any animal that has been hit by a vehicle because picking up roadkill is illegal. Thats what I understand?? Now I also thought that if there was an animal hit in front of your house you could dispose of it ?? Not positive on either. It would be nice to know for sure. I have turned away several critters over the years (coons mainly) because they were roadkills.

The law is quoted earlier in this post.

[aer212]

Just got off the phone with f&w. They don't even have it, seems that the cops forgot to tell them. I ended up telling them the whole story and they said that I can't have it anyway. They said sometimes they will give away elk or deer meat to keep the meat from going to waste but won't give me the cougar. I doubt its still there anyway, I left it exactly as it was in the pictures.

[C-Money]

Sadly, aer212 you did the right thing. Its to bad you could not have made a rug or something out of the lion. I think we all know the guys on here are not going out to run game animals over to posses game animals. That thought is inaccurate. Especially not in a Dodge mega cab.

[Bob33]

Sad, but the few that violate hurt everyone.  If they allow people to keep roadkill, "roadkill" will increase.  If they allow people to keep found deer/elk skulls with antlers, poaching will increase.

That is the sad reality.

[steeleywhopper]

Right now some lucky guy is skinning out a Cougar that he found on the side of the road, and he's saying "I can't believe someone would just leave that there and not pick it up".

[bobcat]

aer212,  just curious what you would have done with it if you had been able to keep it? 

[bucklucky]

"4. Wildlife Found Dead:
You may remove and dispose of wildlife found
dead on your property or an adjoining public
roadway, but you must first notify WDFW. Dead
wildlife can only be removed for disposal, not for
personal use or consumption.
(WAC 246.203.121)"

I looked right over the top of it. Thanks 

[aer212]

aer212,  just curious what you would have done with it if you had been able to keep it? 

Rug or full mount. It really wasn't in too bad of shape. Had some missing fur spots but really not bad.

[Curly]

Call me a poacher if you like, but if I ever accidentally hit a cougar with my truck, I'm thowing it in the bed of the truck and keeping it.  I'd at least want something to ease the pain of paying the deductable on the auto insurance.


Good for you Aer212 for doing the right thing under the law.........to bad you have damage on your truck.  And congrats on taking out a deer/elk/sheep/etc. killer.  I wish more cougars would just commit suicide....

[KillBilly]

Wow, kind of strange that a site so full of law abiding citizens would advise a guy to break the law so quickly. Just so you know if you take it, you have broken the law. Sounds like there may be more than a few poachers on this site, they use that same method, run em over, throw em in the back of the rig. Ah what the hell, as long as your not an Indian poacher, its cool.

For those of you that missed what Iceman and I saw, see the above. It appears that based on opinion or humor, Mudeater is accusing folks on this site of being Poachers......the 2nd warning was in general that we should leave poaching out of the topic, it was not pointed at anyone specific.