Are you in favor of legalizing the sale and trade of wild game and game fish in the United States of America nationwide?

[AlongCameJones]

Why or why not?

What if there was a provision that wild game (deer, moose, elk, salmon, abalone, dove, duck, etc.) had to pass some inspection by some government agency before a sport hunter or angler could legally transfer his lawfully-taken game or fish to another party in a sale or trade?

I suspect food safety issues are the main reason wild game sales and barter are outlawed in most jursidictions. The odd thing is many jurisdictions in the USA allow wild game to be presented to others as a free gift and without any meat inspection requirements.

 

[SPDguns]

Not only no but hell no. It's not about food safety, it's about preserving natural resources.

 

[Okie4570]

No, and we've got bigger issues to take care of.......

Was this a opiate indused random idea maybe?

 

[Timmy59]

As with SPD.
Not only no but hell no. It's not about food safety, it's about preserving natural resources.

 

[AlongCameJones]

Only so much game can be lawfully harvested anyway, regardless of what human or animal actually eats it. Sometimes hunters give all or part of their quarry to their dogs. Natural resources are not going to be compromised if Mr. Jones were to sell his lawfully-taken whitetail doe (he took with his own gun) to me for my own consumption. My health might be compromised if his venison were spoiled or diseased, however. How is giving away game for free not degrading natural resources?

 

[SPDguns]

There are so many poachers and road hunters now, it's ridiculous. Add an incentive where that can make money doing it? No way. Deer populations would fall to the 1950's level. Especially with the on-line "honor" system of checking deer.

 

[AlongCameJones]

No, and we've got bigger issues to take care of.......

Was this a opiate indused random idea maybe?

No, I have a hankering to try mourning dove. I don't hunt them myself and know not a single person who does. I don't think they are allowed to be domestically farmed and sold commercially anywhere in America. Laxing laws on game sales/trade could allow more non-hunters to sample more wild game/exotic meats. I see the biggest risk as food-borne illnesses.

 

[Timmy59]

Only so much game can be lawfully harvested anyway, regardless of what human or animal actually eats it. Sometimes hunters give all or part of their quarry to their dogs. Natural resources are not going to be compromised if Mr. Jones were to sell his lawfully-taken whitetail doe (he took with his own gun) to me for my own consumption. My health might be compromised if his venison were spoiled or diseased, however. How is giving away game for free not degrading natural resources?

LOL, ya all people are honest too.

 

[AlongCameJones]

Oh, I see. Making wild game sales/trade legal might cause an increase in poaching. Poaching is already illegal anyway. I'm only proposing that LEGALLY-taken game be allowed to be sold.

 

[RickN]

Better idea, become a valued long term member and someone might give you a dove or two to try. Far to many crooks in this world to give them another way to steal. Plus, how are you going to tell legally taken game from poached?