Time for road-kill hunting

[HarborSpringsPiper]

I don't think I'm so opposed to having him for a neighbor that I would go to that length. I'm also fairly certain that only Fish and Game are allowed to trap wild animals in California. I did some research; I found no reference to tags for roadkill, and I did look. With the ubiquity of cell phone cameras now, I think I would take a picture of the beastie in situ and save it in case there were issues later. I did the same when I repurposed a badger stole into a sporran(actually two, one for Scooby).

Bob

I really have no familiarity with CA's Fish and Game laws, except most States are pretty similar in this regard.

A quick look at CA Fish and Game Rules and Regs shows this at the top:

§250. General Prohibition Against Taking Resident Game Birds, Game Mammals and Furbearing Mammals.

Except as otherwise provided in this Title 14, and in the Fish and Game Code, resident game birds, game mammals and furbearing mammals may not be taken at any time.

http://www.fgc.ca.gov/regulations/cu...alregs.asp#250

So if you have a dead game animal/furbearer in your possession, you have to account for it by having a kill tag of some sort associated with it. If you didn't take it legally with a hunting license, you need to obtain one from a Law Enforcement or Conservation Officer, depending on the rules in CA. Otherwise you could poach to your hearts content and just say "I found it." Once you've made it into a sporran, not so much, but an animal carcass or pelt, absolutely.

Anybody with the correct valid license can trap animals in California.

The following species are exempt in CA:

(a) The following nongame birds and mammals may be taken at any time of the year and in any number except as prohibited in Chapter 6: English sparrow, starling, coyote, weasels, skunks, opossum, moles and rodents (excluding tree and flying squirrels, and those listed as furbearers, endangered or threatened species).