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Post by sternat on Dec 12, 2013 20:51:17 GMT -6
I heard its legal to walk down the ice on a navigable river and trap as long as none of your equipment touches the bottom of river. If this is true you'd be able to just drill guide holes and anchor with bolts. Anybody know if this is fact or not? I'll call my game warden before I do this just curious if anyones done this.
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Post by riverbandit on Dec 12, 2013 20:55:50 GMT -6
Its my understanding that your correct. All the water in the state is navigable. Ice is water. As long as you, or your equipment doesn't touch land, it would be legal. Best to check with your CO though.
Earth anchors work very well through the ice.
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Post by cody13 on Dec 12, 2013 20:57:50 GMT -6
Navigatable water.. Is that the ones that you can float and trap up to the flood water line? Or anything that you could float down when there is water?
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Post by sternat on Dec 12, 2013 20:58:13 GMT -6
You mean even the tiny creeks that are a foot wide is considered navigable? Just making sure.
Thanks for the input Dave.
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Post by riverbandit on Dec 12, 2013 21:10:33 GMT -6
If you can travel on it without touching either the bottom or the bank its legal to do so. I can legally float a water craft down any waterway in the state.
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Post by Scott W. on Dec 13, 2013 6:09:54 GMT -6
As I understand it Dave is right. That's where the swinging suzy baited 330 for beaver comes in nice.
I will say this, Good luck trying to explain this to a miffed landowner who's closed his ears.
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Post by hidehunter on Dec 13, 2013 9:35:49 GMT -6
Wow.. I thought the State designated what was "navigable". This looks like a recipe for disaster.
"A navigable river is defined by state law as one "which can support a vessel capable of carrying one or more persons during a total of a six-month period in one out of every ten years." Most rivers and larger creeks in Iowa, including non-meandered rivers, are considered navigable."
I live near a couple pretty large creeks and I can't think they would meet that criteria. 3 months *maybe*...
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Post by skunkboy on Dec 13, 2013 10:30:53 GMT -6
I believe there is a publication that defines which river/waterway within the state that are considered Navigable. I think it was on the DNR site and referenced on this board not more than two months ago. Might try a search for such a reference.
This topic seems to come up every year, as well as other 'word of mouth' subjects and I always read where someone 'heard' you can do this or do that. Better find out the laws before you set anything. It could be costly.
I'm surpized the regular rules guys aren't chiming in...but maybe they are tired of stating the same thing year after year and figure that if someone is going to believe hearsay, maybe once they pay the fine they will then, and only then, learn the lesson.
L8R...Ken
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Post by treedablackdog on Dec 16, 2013 18:55:43 GMT -6
I wouldnt think it would take much to float a kayak down a water run 1 out of 10 years for 6 months. The one out of 10 years gives quite a bit of flexibility.
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Post by TexA on Dec 19, 2013 20:28:12 GMT -6
"but maybe they are tired of stating the same thing year after year and figure that if someone is going to believe hearsay,"
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WHY is it that there always a "few" who try to skirt the law and not just take it for what it is?
They are always the ones who are "crying" when they get ticketed !!!!
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