He did not.
Removing government from the picture for a moment… I, you, anyone can go upon their own property, property of which they have permission, or the property of We the People, and chase, search, pursue, seek, endeavor to find, berries, shrooms, deer, or a myriad of things, and we are capable of doing so, simply because our Creator has given us the intellect, the desire, the abilities, the faculties, to do so. And exercising these faculties conveys absolutely no requirements or imposition upon another. The killing, picking or harvest of your quarry included.
It’s a right which cannot be taken from you, but can only be infringed upon. This is where government comes into the picture. Government cannot take your rights, but they, thru the acceptance of regulation by elected leadership, do impose limits and restrictions on rights all the time. Because they have infringed upon a right and we as a society have accepted these limitations does not make the right any less of a right.
The government cannot stop you from exercising a right. There is absolutely nothing they can do to you, short of taking your life, that removes your ability to chase, search, pursue, seek, endeavor to find… whatever. They can only impose consequences for the exercise of the right outside of the parameters they have set.
The government can limit your freedom of speech and say you can’t yell “Fire!” in a theater. But you still have the ability to yell “Fire!” in a theater. And if you do there may be consequences. Your right of free speech has not been eliminated, it’s been restricted. Likewise, the government can say you can’t hunt deer but within certain time frames, during certain hours, with certain weapons, with certain bag limits, and charge you a tax in order to exercise this natural faculty… but that doesn’t mean that this natural right, is not there. It simply means it’s been limited. Exercising that right outside the accepted societal boundaries may have consequences. The right still exists. It’s free exercise has been alienated.
Live to Hunt, Hunt to Live.