Alaska Department of Fish and Game asks you to please not Taser the moose 
 
 FAIRBANKS — It’s OK to use a Taser to stun a mugger, but you shouldn’t do the same to a moose — unless it’s about to stomp you.The Alaska Board of Game passed a statewide proposal prohibiting the use of electronic control devices, aka Tasers, for hunting, but the new regulation does not prevent people from using a Taser on animals in defense of life and property.According to a press release issued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game on Thursday, the department submitted the proposal after media attention about the use of Tasers on wildlife, particularly bears and moose, and subsequent public and wildlife safety concerns related to their use.“The department recognized the lack of authority to regulate the use of (Tasers) on wildlife and brought the concern to the Board of Game,” the press release stated.
– It's not clear whether Alaskan hunters have actually been using Tasers on grizzly bears or bull moose, but the state's Board of Game has outlawed the practice anyway. Officials describe the ban on hunters using stun guns on wildlife as a "proactive measure" intended to prevent "catch and release'" hunting, reports Reuters. "Conceivably someone could Tase a moose or bear, go up and get a picture taken with it, shut the (Taser) off and then release the animal,” a Board of Game expert tells the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. "What we wanted to do was head off at the pass any non-trained use of this equipment." Properly trained state biologists will still be allowed to use stun guns on wildlife—as will people trying to defend themselves from wildlife attacks.