sureshotshane
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I drew a Javelina tag for AZ this February. Unit 35B. I’m going to be taking a week off to go down and see what I can do. I’ve never javelina hunted but I’m hoping it doesn’t take a full week to fill my tag. If I’m fortunate enough to fill my tag early, I’m going to try calling in some bobcats with the rest of my time. I consider myself fairly good at understanding regulations but Arizona regulations are even more disorganized than California’s, if that’s possible, or maybe I’m just not used to them.
All I need to hunt bobcats is my regular hunting license? Correct? Which I already have.
Since I live out-of-state it gets a little confusing because I will need a CITES tag to export but the regulation only identifies that trappers must have transportation tag and lower jaw to get pelts sealed. But I won’t be trapping them, or selling them, yet I need CITES tag For export, so I’m not sure if I actually need the transportation tag or not, it does say you must have the transportation tag to get pelt sealed. Will they give me transportation tags as a hunter? Or do they not require the transportation tags for hunters and will still seal it for me? I imagine it’s much simpler if you are a resident who doesn’t plan to export the cat; it seems that all you need to do as a resident when hunting bobcats is to have license, go hunting, find cat, kill cat, take it home? It would be a lot simpler to understand if there was the same requirement for hunters and trappers. Can someone please advise what the process is for a nonresident bobcat hunter who wishes to export the pelt?
I would call the AZ Fish and Game but if they are anything like CA DFW, you wouldn’t get an answer anyway. I could be wrong though and AZ Fish and Game could be the most helpful people in the world. I truly hope they are helpful because I more than likely will call them tomorrow anyways.
Side Question: does anyone know if the bobcat ban in California also prohibits the import and possession of bobcats? I didn’t see anywhere where it said import is banned but you never know. It would be a bummer if they did, like for Mt. Lion and wolves but I have family in Idaho and that’s where I’d send the hide anyway to get tanned so if the mere importation is illegal, I’d just have the tannery send it to my family until I move from this state. Sounds like another phone call to CDFW is neccassary.
Just trying to get my ducks in a row and also have this available to others with similar questions.
Thanks in advance
All I need to hunt bobcats is my regular hunting license? Correct? Which I already have.
Since I live out-of-state it gets a little confusing because I will need a CITES tag to export but the regulation only identifies that trappers must have transportation tag and lower jaw to get pelts sealed. But I won’t be trapping them, or selling them, yet I need CITES tag For export, so I’m not sure if I actually need the transportation tag or not, it does say you must have the transportation tag to get pelt sealed. Will they give me transportation tags as a hunter? Or do they not require the transportation tags for hunters and will still seal it for me? I imagine it’s much simpler if you are a resident who doesn’t plan to export the cat; it seems that all you need to do as a resident when hunting bobcats is to have license, go hunting, find cat, kill cat, take it home? It would be a lot simpler to understand if there was the same requirement for hunters and trappers. Can someone please advise what the process is for a nonresident bobcat hunter who wishes to export the pelt?
I would call the AZ Fish and Game but if they are anything like CA DFW, you wouldn’t get an answer anyway. I could be wrong though and AZ Fish and Game could be the most helpful people in the world. I truly hope they are helpful because I more than likely will call them tomorrow anyways.
Side Question: does anyone know if the bobcat ban in California also prohibits the import and possession of bobcats? I didn’t see anywhere where it said import is banned but you never know. It would be a bummer if they did, like for Mt. Lion and wolves but I have family in Idaho and that’s where I’d send the hide anyway to get tanned so if the mere importation is illegal, I’d just have the tannery send it to my family until I move from this state. Sounds like another phone call to CDFW is neccassary.
Just trying to get my ducks in a row and also have this available to others with similar questions.
Thanks in advance