Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:36 AM
Idaho lawmaker withdraws roadkill harvesting bill
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- An Idaho lawmaker has withdrawn a bill that would have made it legal to snatch up roadkill, saying it faced too much opposition.
Rep. Dick Harwood told the House Resources and Conservation Committee Tuesday both constituents and the Department of Fish and Game expressed concerns with the measure.
Harwood had wanted people with hunting or trapping licenses to be allowed to harvest the pelts of animals like badgers, bobcats, red foxes, bears and mountain lions. The St. Maries Republican said letting a dead animal rot on the highway doesn't make sense if someone can make a few hundred dollars off it.
A representative from the Department of Fish and Game said before the committee hearing the department opposed the measure because it collects information about animals killed on roads that help officials determine the length of hunting seasons.
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Posted By: On: 2/24/2010
Title: Let them
If they already have a hunting or trapping license there is no reason they can't pick up roadkill. The state could make a requirement to to have the rascal stamped like they do sheep or even have a $5 stamp to add to the license like fish and waterfowl and upland gamebirds. Think of the money saved by the city or county or state from not having to clean up the mess and how much money the state would earn in the stamps or increased number of licenses.