Texting Whereabouts Of Deer Illegal In Kansas
Associated Press - Tue 06:44 AM 12/11/2012
Kansas wildlife officials are reminding hunters that it's against the law to exchange text messages on the whereabouts of deer and other game that might be headed their way.
Kansas wildlife officials are reminding hunters that it's against the law to exchange text messages on the whereabouts of deer and other game that might be headed their way.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism says the law has been around in various forms for years.
Officials say hunters are probably aware that they can't use two-way radios to give other hunters a heads-up about the location of a game animal moving in their direction. But that law, which prohibits the use of a radio or other mechanical device, includes cellphones.
The department says a text is the same as a phone call under the law, so don't do it.
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GetAGrip
Tuesday 11 December 2012 07:28 Report this comment
Well hows a about the way them thar Indians did it, by use of smoke signals? Maybe mechanical devices includes smoke signals. I am not a hunter but would really like to know just how wildlife police know you or a passenger in your vehicle are texting about the location of game.
ksfarmdude
Tuesday 11 December 2012 09:35 Report this comment
yea right good luck enforcing that one
amywho
Tuesday 11 December 2012 10:14 Report this comment
my thought is that we already have way too many deer as it is, so we should be making it easier for hunters to get them.
Man
Tuesday 11 December 2012 20:06 Report this comment
Between the wasteing desease, The drought and all the poaching, Deer numbers are down.There is a big differance from hunting and a slaughter. That is what fish and game is trying to stop.
BobBowser
Tuesday 11 December 2012 21:01 Report this comment
Verizon stores text messages on their servers for several days. This has been reported by DHS who is striving to require all providers to store and provide text messages for evidence in legal actions. This is yet another way Big Brother is attempting to control firearms owners... make them out to be criminals, even with a frivolous law.
ksfarmdude
Wednesday 12 December 2012 15:57 Report this comment
texting whereabouts of deer? yea maybe if your a teenager Hunter wouldn't text they make voice calls and outside of the time the calls are placed theres no records of voice call conversations this would b extremely difficult to enforce bordering on impossible and no way they'd be traceable almost as safe as cb radios which coyote hunters used this is just another big brother trumped up idea to put a scare tactic into unknowing hunters