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> why would it be illegal to recover a dead animal at night using a spotlight? Because it would be used as a loophole to hunt at night with a spotlight. In the

> why would it be illegal to recover a dead animal at night using a spotlight? Because it would be used as a loophole to hunt at night with a spotlight. In the old south park episodes they used to do a bit where you could hunt anything you wanted as long as before you shot it you said "It's coming straight for us!" so you had a self-defense excuse. Loopholes will be used.

daveslash 3y ago
When I was a kid, my dad was driving us home along a rural road from cub scouts. We came across a neighbor who needed help loading a bear into his truck. He claims that he hit it in the road and injured it so badly he had to put it down. It was outside of bear season. We always suspected that he shot it first, then dragged it in front of his truck to hit it. We'll never know. I dive for lobsters. You need to measure them before you put them in your bag. You can't put them in your bag and measure them later and release the small ones. The reason is if you could bag first and measure later, people would use this as a loophole when confronted by wardens with undersized lobsters. Similar regulations with fish and open alcohol containers while driving.
- linuxftw 3y ago
  Where I live, it's lawful to collect your own road kill (as in this scenario), you're supposed to call law enforcement first. Back in the day, nobody had a cell phone, so it might have been okay.
  - giantg2 3y ago
    In PA you have 24 hours to notify about road kill.
- bhickey 3y ago
  Do they tail notch berried females where you live?
  - daveslash 3y ago
    No, they don't tail notch berried female lobsters where I live. But I know what you're talking about. I'm diving for Spiny Lobster in California. I think you may be thinking of American Lobster (aka Maine Lobster). Same Order (Decapoda), but different Family/Genus/Species. Also, ours don't have pincers! :-D I say I dive for lobsters... I do dive, but I have yet to actually catch one! I caught one out of season just to practice, but put it back.
neaden 3y ago
While this is true, in this case clearly they know he isn't using it for a loophole since they are the ones who asked him. Sure it's technically illegal and I can buy that it isn't a sting operation but it also very obviously isn't serving any sort of public interest.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 3y ago
  Totally agree, this specific case is 100% entrapment. I was responding to the general question.
hyperhopper 3y ago
But the critical difference here is that no weapon was involved. Pretty hard to hunt with no weapon.
TrueSlacker0 3y ago
It is legal to spotlight hunt some animals though (I am sure it differs based on location). In Texas it is legal to spotlight wild hogs (on your own property). Even without a hunting license!

daveslash 3y ago

When I was a kid, my dad was driving us home along a rural road from cub scouts. We came across a neighbor who needed help loading a bear into his truck. He claims that he hit it in the road and injured it so badly he had to put it down. It was outside of bear season. We always suspected that he shot it first, then dragged it in front of his truck to hit it. We'll never know. I dive for lobsters. You need to measure them before you put them in your bag. You can't put them in your bag and measure them later and release the small ones. The reason is if you could bag first and measure later, people would use this as a loophole when confronted by wardens with undersized lobsters. Similar regulations with fish and open alcohol containers while driving.

linuxftw 3y ago
Where I live, it's lawful to collect your own road kill (as in this scenario), you're supposed to call law enforcement first. Back in the day, nobody had a cell phone, so it might have been okay.
- giantg2 3y ago
  In PA you have 24 hours to notify about road kill.
bhickey 3y ago
Do they tail notch berried females where you live?
- daveslash 3y ago
  No, they don't tail notch berried female lobsters where I live. But I know what you're talking about. I'm diving for Spiny Lobster in California. I think you may be thinking of American Lobster (aka Maine Lobster). Same Order (Decapoda), but different Family/Genus/Species. Also, ours don't have pincers! :-D I say I dive for lobsters... I do dive, but I have yet to actually catch one! I caught one out of season just to practice, but put it back.

neaden 3y ago

While this is true, in this case clearly they know he isn't using it for a loophole since they are the ones who asked him. Sure it's technically illegal and I can buy that it isn't a sting operation but it also very obviously isn't serving any sort of public interest.

Eddy_Viscosity2 3y ago
Totally agree, this specific case is 100% entrapment. I was responding to the general question.

hyperhopper 3y ago

But the critical difference here is that no weapon was involved. Pretty hard to hunt with no weapon.

TrueSlacker0 3y ago

It is legal to spotlight hunt some animals though (I am sure it differs based on location). In Texas it is legal to spotlight wild hogs (on your own property). Even without a hunting license!