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Post by dmduck on Dec 21, 2005 20:36:49 GMT -5
The question has come up ...my stand is no but we need the good law enforcement gentlemen to clear this up ...
Can you shoot beaver vs. trapping them ?
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Post by icowinchell on Dec 22, 2005 16:19:00 GMT -5
Jim,
This is an interesting question and I hope you did not lay too much of a wager on this bet. The answer is yes, you can shoot a beaver during the taking season. The key word is "take" which by definition includes to shoot. I have included the statute which is in the Indiana administrative code. The defintion of "Take" is in Indiana Code 14-8-278.
A landowner may also take a furbearing mammal at anytime if the animal is causing damage however a Conservation Officer must be notified with in seventy-two hours and the carcass must be disposed of.
Thanks for the Question
ICO Max Winchell
312 IAC 9-3-11 Beavers
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 11. (a) The season for taking beavers is from 8 a.m. on November 15 until noon on March 15 of the following year.
(b) A person must not possess a beaver except from November 15 until April 4 of the following year. (Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-3-11; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2706; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; filed Sep 23, 2004, 3:00 p.m.: 28 IR 539)
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