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Laws in relation to the 2 guys that were caught shooting the deer with fine shot
Posted on 11/16/18 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 11/16/18 at 12:03 pm
Say I have a private piece of land that I can deer and duck hunt on. I take my hunter's orange with me, and I also bring a rifle and shotgun in for a deer hunt and a duck hunt. Only way to the land is by long four wheeler ride or boat ride. I start the day duck hunting, then finish up and go put my shot gun back in my boat. I grab my rifle for an afternoon deer hunt, and walk to my stand. Is this considered legal? Are there ways to get a ticket for this?
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Posted on 11/16/18 at 12:06 pm to classicgold
Are you going to shoot a buck with fine shot and no license?
Posted on 11/16/18 at 12:09 pm to FalseProphet
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Are you going to shoot a buck with fine shot and no license?
Pretty sure this is going to be the deciding factor.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 12:11 pm to FalseProphet
Of course not, but I’ll technically be in possession of it on my deer hunt. That’s why I’m asking what the law is in this regard.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 12:11 pm to classicgold
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I start the day duck hunting, then finish up and go put my shot gun back in my boat. I grab my rifle for an afternoon deer hunt, and walk to my stand. Is this considered legal?
That's legal on public land. I asked an agent that very question at TW, and he said it's fine.
The cynic in me thinks he's setting me up, but there really isn't anything in the regulations that says it's illegal.
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but I’ll technically be in possession of it on my deer hunt.
Now that could be interesting. Common sense says you don't have the gun to shoot the bird shot, but technically, you aren't supposed to be in possession of it.
This post was edited on 11/16/18 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 11/16/18 at 12:16 pm to Cowboyfan89
By in possession of the shot I mean it’ll be in my boat. That means if I end up with a couple of ducks and a doe. They are all on my boat, I’ll have the fine shot for the ducks, and my rifle for my deer. Does the game warden have the ability to differentiate between the 2 hunts without writing me a ticket.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 12:38 pm to classicgold
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By in possession of the shot I mean it’ll be in my boat. That means if I end up with a couple of ducks and a doe. They are all on my boat, I’ll have the fine shot for the ducks, and my rifle for my deer. Does the game warden have the ability to differentiate between the 2 hunts without writing me a ticket.
I don't see how that would be any different than it being in your truck, and according to the GW and TW, there's nothing illegal about it. I drive around with my bow and shotgun in my truck all the time.
If the guy can't figure out that the deer was shot with a rifle and not a shotgun, he probably shouldn't be enforcing the law.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 12:42 pm to Cowboyfan89
That’s what I was thinking, but I just wanted to see if others interpret it differently before I try it.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 12:56 pm to classicgold
Bring a bow also, just to mind frick the officer.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 1:14 pm to Cowboyfan89
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Common sense says you don't have the gun to shoot the bird shot, but technically, you aren't supposed to be in possession of it.
I was fined for having a 20 gauge birdshot shell for rabbits in my boat during a duck hunt when we all had 12s
Posted on 11/16/18 at 1:16 pm to classicgold
Before we get to far into this. what State are we talking about? Louisiana?
Posted on 11/16/18 at 1:16 pm to classicgold
im pretty sure they also make tungsten buckshot... I don't think theres a law saying you cant have or shoot that while duck hunting either
Posted on 11/16/18 at 1:27 pm to maisweh
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I don't think theres a law saying you cant have or shoot that while duck hunting either
Depends on if you want to gamble on the officers interpretation of the law. The law says it is illegal to take deer with a shotgun loaded with anything other than slugs or buckshot. If you have the birdshot on you, does it become an issue? The law doesn't say you can't possess it, but that may not stop him from giving you a ticket.
I'd be real curious on the interpretation there.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 1:39 pm to classicgold
If you shoot the deer with a rifle there is nothing to worry about. Big difference in a high powered rifle to the chest and bird shot to the neck on a deer.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 1:47 pm to classicgold
I have always wondered if I could get in trouble somehow for carrying a pistol while duck hunting, which I am always doing.
This post was edited on 11/16/18 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 11/16/18 at 2:10 pm to maisweh
Which is what I'm worried about
Posted on 11/16/18 at 2:10 pm to TimeOutdoors
Yes, Louisiana
Posted on 11/16/18 at 2:31 pm to Cowboyfan89
Is a slug considered a lead shot since it is not buck shot and is more a bullet than shot? or is the standard cant have lead ammo?
Posted on 11/16/18 at 4:12 pm to classicgold
Posted on 11/16/18 at 4:50 pm to diehard24
There used to be shot size regulations in the pamphlet, but I can't seem to find them. Maybe they removed them, but the slug would be a gray area I guess. Not sure how that would be handled.
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