Senate panel hears roadkill recovery rule
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) ― Idaho's road-killed wildlife could become fair game. The Senate Resources Committee on Monday got a glimpse of a proposed rule allowing legal recovery of big-game species run over by cars. Right now, animals that draw the short straw during vehicle-wildlife encounters belong to Idaho. With proposed changes, drivers or anybody else who happens upon a clobbered critter could recover it, provided they report their serendipitous find to the Department of Fish and Game. The changes are a response to northern Idaho Republican Rep. Dick Harwood's efforts to legalize harvest of valuable fur-bearing animals like bobcats, foxes, bears and mountain lions run over by cars. Fish and Game's Sharon Kiefer reminded lawmakers this would be for accidental collisions only ― they're not opening the door for drivers to just hit wildlife.