reb8600 said:
You do need a license for beaver. If you shoot them and dont retrieve them, you are guilty of wasting game. I dont agree with shooting a rifle into the water in the first place.
I understand why you are saying what you are saying,
but I assure you that I AM NOT going to shoot
ANY animal and not retrieve it. I am a hunter and NOT a killer. I'm not foolish enough to shoot a gun into or at a body of water, nor am I a poacher. I'm not going to even set foot in the mountains with the intent to harvest an animal without a license, tags, stamps, permission, or common sense.
With that said, I might try to shoot a beaver from 150 yds with my bow.... or maybe borrow a gun from somebody and shoot it for the first time ever on my hunt, at my quarry. Maybe I'll go for that elusive 775 yd shot with my 30-06.... or shoot it without giving it the chance to fly away. No wait.... I'll find one that's nursing its young and go for that one.... and as I wait for the perfect shot I'll throw all of my garbage and cans in the bushes and on the ground. Then, on the way out I'll let my dog crap in the middle of the well-used trail.
I really don't mean to take offense, but if you read my first post you'll see that I knew I needed a license. I have fully read the proclamation SEVERAL times. Maybe I don't understand the mindset and nuances of trappers, but with 38 threads in the "other animals" section and not even half of those on trapping; it's tough to learn from you.
Maybe I'm just in a bad mood and got carried away unjustly, I don't know?