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Blast-n-Cast · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1142

Well I have asked the following question to several people in the past including my uncle who is a game warden in Louisianna and it seems to be one of those damned if you do damned if you dont type situations that there may not be a right answer for. Ok so here is the situation you are out for a duck hunt and you need one more bird to complete your limit. A group comes into your decoys and you pick out your bird and shoot only 2 birds fall. Now you are one bird over your limit. Do you take a chance and take the bird with you or do you let the bird float away. It seems unethical to kill a bird and leave it to waste and it is illegal, but it is also illegal to have more than your limit. While this does not happen often I have seen it happen before. I have seen up to 4 birds fall from one shot. According to my uncle you are breaking the law either way and I understand that but these things can and do happen so how do you handle the situation. Oh and before the I'm so good it never happens to me people chime in don't bother just looking for some feedback from those who have had it happen. Another angle to look at might be which carries the heavier fine. If anyone knows that feel free to chime in too.

Drake · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:36 am Post subject: Legal/Ethical Question

Tuff one but IMO 2 wrongs dont make a right. If your one shy and group come by you fire once and two fall your over your limit - period.

Now your faced with two legal issues getting one ticket for over the limit or an additional ticket for waste because you tossed one.

If your man enough to go all in trying to draw in to an inside straight you better be willing to loose it all. Been there done that and never been so nervous in my life - never again.

So maybe you wait for a single and tell some more lies????

topdog15 · Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 1:40 pm Post subject:

Leave the extra duck. Nothing in nature goes to waste. Crabs gotta eat too. Very Happy

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Big Sherm · Horse Mullet Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 208

I've been in the same predicament with a 19 7/8" redfish that I reeled in and it swallowed the dern hook and I tried like heck to revive it. Let it go and it's a waste, or risk it and count it towards limit. Tough call and I too have talked too many a angler who said it was tough to call; more so ethically than legally.

o_brother · Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:56 am Post subject:

Those situations are tough. I don't duck hunt but I have had fish just at the length limit many times that have swallowed the hook... I always turn them loose.. All I can say is there should be some mighty fat crabs in the bays !!!!!!!

Mike
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