| Right here according to the Colorado Small Game Regs:
Legal Methods of Take
1. Game Mammals
a. Rifles of handguns
b. Shotguns cannot be larger than 10 gauge, capable of holding more than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber combined.
c. Hand-held bows and crossbows
d. Pellet guns and sling shots
e. Hawking
Now, I paraphrased these a bit to save me some typing, but paintball gun was not on there. Paintball guns are not weapons, and should not be used as such. As noted above, they essentially beat the skunk to death with paintballs. Obviously since they got caught, there must have been others in the area that could be been injured by their wild toot.
I think it's good they were punished, but I think their parents could have used a fine as well for raising a dumb ***. But then, I also think the part of the kids penalty is they be lit up like the skunks got.
Personally I'm fond of skunks, although I've killed those that chose to dig under my house. I did so with Conibear traps. Quick and clean. For the most part, I kill animals for one of two reasons: nuisance (causing damage) or to eat. Shooting prairie dogs just never caught on with me. But regardless, I think to basically pummel an animal to death with a toy is wrong.....it makes you no better than a cock/dog fighter, "good kid" or not.
Catchya on the Flip Side.....
Emerald Wolf -- The other thing that cranks me is this is how the National parks get closed to well run private games, |