Jag,

I'm glad that you did clarify "legal traditions"in your post as opposed to simply tradition. Folks should keep in mind that whatmay be widelytraditional and accepted (i.e. "we've always one it this way") in a particular area may not necessarily be legal.Itsimportant to note that people are often raised to viewcertain things as acceptable, and they may not even know otherwise until adulthood, if then.As someone pointed out elsewhere, the fish and game laws are many and often complex, and only partially covered in the state guides.I try to read and follow every new state guide that comes out, but still occasionally find myself doing something thatmay, or may not, get me ticketed. I'm not trying to start an argument here. In fact, I'm going to simply shut up and listen to others. I just find it both fascinating (and sometimes confusing) the ways that tradition and law sometime overlap and sometimes are in conflict.