Also, we do work under a permit no different than a depredation permit issued to landowners to kill deer at night on their own property, except we are gaining very valuable reproduction data that you can not get by asking hunters. Asking 10 hunters when peak breeding occurs in an area is about useless. You'll get 7 different answers, maybe more.
The DCNR depredation permit rule (220-2-.27) expressly states: "... Persons taking, capturing or killing wildlife under the provisions of this regulation shall abide by all state and local laws and ordinances."
The statutory authority cited for that rule is: Code of Ala. 1975, §§9-2-7, 9-2-8, 9-2-12
Could you share with us the statutes (and the rules if applicable) that authorize employees of the DCNR to collect and study protected wildlife in an otherwise illegal manner.
