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Quite honestly TJ, I think a lot of the hunting laws need work. Now, as far as the motor being off and the cessation of all forward progess before retrieving a bird, I think that is stupid.
How about if the law read: "A person may not propel his boat beyond a reasonable speed to recover crippled or downed waterfowl. Speeds of 5 knots or less shall be prima facie reasonable. Should the retrieval of crippled waterfowl require the discharge of a shotgun, then the motor of the boat shall be cut off and all forward progress of the boat shall be ceased before the shotgun can be fired."
As far as the baiting laws are concerned, I think it should be rather simple. If you are out there spreading the seed around without any intention of growning a crop, you are in trouble. However, if you own the land and are planting or harvesting a crop, then you are fine.
By the way, if I made it to the Supreme Court, which I don't even want, there would be no way for me to change any laws. I could only interpret them. I would have to be in Congress to change laws. Now that I have actually given some thought to. Problem is that where I live the population is extremely liberal and they would never vote for a person like me.
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The pond, waterfowl, and yellow labs...it don't get any better.
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