Art Eatman
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I've waded through all four pages of this thread. Wish I hadn't. Several things are definitely off-putting: First is that it doesn't matter what the laws are in Alabama or Texas. They're irrelevant.
Next is that it doesn't matter how any of us regard feral hogs. More irrelevancy. Sure, my own opinion of them is, "Hey, whatever ya wanna do." But that's irrelevant to this thread.
bswiv cited the Florida legal controls about the use of a WMA. Those are the only things relevant to his story. As near as I can tell from reading, when hunting in a WMA, you treat a hog the same as a deer. What's not really needed here is a Philadelphia Lawyer's weaseling around with twisting the meaning of words about what's wildlife and what isn't.
Whether or not we approve, the law is the law is the law. If you don't want to be forced to look upon a feral hog in the same manner as you would a deer, I suggest not hunting in a place where that rule is in place. If you don't like the restriction against clearing brush around your stand, don't hunt in that area.
And last I heard, it is morally, ethically and legally correct to report a crime.
Next is that it doesn't matter how any of us regard feral hogs. More irrelevancy. Sure, my own opinion of them is, "Hey, whatever ya wanna do." But that's irrelevant to this thread.
bswiv cited the Florida legal controls about the use of a WMA. Those are the only things relevant to his story. As near as I can tell from reading, when hunting in a WMA, you treat a hog the same as a deer. What's not really needed here is a Philadelphia Lawyer's weaseling around with twisting the meaning of words about what's wildlife and what isn't.
Whether or not we approve, the law is the law is the law. If you don't want to be forced to look upon a feral hog in the same manner as you would a deer, I suggest not hunting in a place where that rule is in place. If you don't like the restriction against clearing brush around your stand, don't hunt in that area.
And last I heard, it is morally, ethically and legally correct to report a crime.