Hey Hossy?
That Ain't a Law Or Rule!
"You Should Make Every Effort"
Maybe We Should Have This Written in the Big Game Rule Book:
You Should Make Every Effort To Not Kill a MOTL/PISSCUTTER Buck!
How Many TARDS You Figure Would Listen To That?
Oh!
And I Don't Even Hunt WATER-FOUL!
The reg is written that way because the contrary would make it illegal. Poaching.
But, for a long time it was 10 trump's. I believe the hunt started in 67'. I've been doing it since 88'. Somehow we managed to identify trumps. My 10yr old was picking them out this year.
50,000 tundras pass through here on average. The guys that aren't sure, can let one pass, thousands more are behind them.
Mistaking a grown Trump for a tundra is like mistaking a bull elk, with a mulie. Size, and sound are both different.
But recently, TARGETING trumps has become a thing. They arent mistaking a juvenile trump for a tundra, they are seeking out trumps to kill, using the loophole as the justification ...
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Then, going on social media to brag about it. So it wasn't real hard for DWR to see there was an issue.
It's no different than your thoughts on ATV. There is ALWAYS that group of people who believe themselves to be extra special. Guys for whom they are the center of the universe.
Proof being the previous poster who "doesn't care if the hunt gets shut down". I guarantee you not one of these guys who talk so loud, when they got their swan checked told the DWR they were targeting trumps. Every one of them uses the "mistake" line.
We have those guys in our sport. The guys who push every boundary, exploit every loophole. And for what? A Boone and Crocket swan? Because they are feeding their family with swan? No. It's because they are asses.
Now, these guys can eat a 5 year wait.