Battled a poacher but I got my deer!

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Check out the Waterfowl Regs in NY

Talk about Confusing:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28888.html



2007/08 Waterfowl Seasons

Most migratory game bird seasons are set based on five hunting zones that have been approved by the U.S. Fish Wildlife Service. Hunting Hours

Migratory waterfowl may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset in all hunting zones.

2007/2008 Waterfowl Hunting Season Dates
You must register with HIP to hunt any of these species

SPECIES WESTERN NORTHEAST LAKE
CHAMPLAIN SOUTHEAST LONG
ISLAND
Youth Days # Oct 13 & 14 Sept 22 & 23 Sept 29 & 30 Sept 22 & 23 Nov 10 & 11
Ducks, Coots,
Mergansers Oct 23 - Dec 6
Dec 29 - Jan 12 Oct 6 - Oct 14
Oct 24 - Dec 13 Oct 10 - Oct 14
Oct 27 - Dec 20 Oct 13 - Oct 21
Nov 10 - Dec 30 Nov 29 - Jan 27
Sea Ducks same as above same as above same as above same as above Oct 14 - Jan 28*
Snow Geese Nov 3 - Dec 6
Dec 29 - Mar 10 Oct 6 - Dec 10
Jan 30 - Mar 10 Oct 10 - Dec 29 Oct 27 - Jan 19
Feb 18 - Mar 10 Nov 1 - Feb 15
Brant Oct 1 - Nov 19 Oct 6 Nov 24 Oct 10 - Nov 28 Oct 13 - Oct 21
Nov 10 - Dec 20 Dec 9 - Jan 27
Canada Geese
September Season see map of Canada goose September hunting season
Canada Geese
Regular Season see map of Canada goose regular hunting season

* In the special sea duck area only.

# Youth Days are additional days for Junior Hunters only. Young hunters, 12 to 15 years of age, possessing a junior hunting license may hunt ducks, coots, mergansers, Canada geese, and brant on 2 special days in each zone. Daily bag limits for ducks are the maximum allowed during the regular duck season, and 2 per day for Canada geese. Young hunters must be accompanied by a licensed (including current HIP registration and duck stamp) adult hunter, but the adult may not shoot any birds unless the respective regular season is open. Note: A 2006-07 hunting license is needed to hunt on any Youth Day in September 2007.

2007/2008 Waterfowl Bag Limits
The daily bag limit is the maximum number of birds of each species that any person may take or possess in the field during any one day. The possession limit is twice the daily bag limit for all waterfowl species except snow geese. The possession limit is the maximum number of birds that any person may possess in total in the field, at home, in transit or in storage

Species Daily Limit Possession Limit
Ducks* 6 12
Sea Ducks** 7 14
Coot 15 30
Canada geese # see table of Canada goose bag limits by locations
Snow geese 15 no limit
Brant 2 4

* The daily limit of 6 ducks includes mergansers and may include no harlequin ducks, and no more than 4 mallards (2 of which may be hens), 1 black duck, 2 wood ducks, 1 pintail, 2 canvasback, 2 redheads, 2 scaup, 4 scoters, and 2 hooded mergansers.

** The daily limit of 7 sea ducks (scoters, eiders and long-tailed ducks - formerly called oldsquaw) is in addition to the regular duck bag in coastal waters of the Long Island Zone only. No more than 4 scoters may be included in the daily bag of sea ducks. In all other areas, sea ducks are part of the regular duck bag limit.

# Cackling geese and white-fronted geese may be taken as part of the Canada goose daily and possession limits.
 
RE: Check out the Waterfowl Regs in NY

As a former New Yorker, (born and raised in Troy, NY) I can vouch for the New York State government's propensity to complicate things. Virginia's regs aren't quite as bad....yet. But they seem to be moving that way.
 
Hunting in Ohio

I've grown up in Ohio (54 yrs now), and I don't ever remember when deer hunting wasn't shotgun-only. I'd love to try my Marlin 1894C .357Mag carbine, but I'd have to go to Michigan or Pennsylvania to try it.

As far as blaze orange, I wear a blaze orange stocking hat whenever or for whatever I go looking for afield. I've yet for find a critter that I was hunting who seemed to care one way or the other. I'm more concerned about critters of the two-legged variety.
 
Now, I usually go "back home" to Pennsylvania, where we mostly carry centerfire rifles. But, living in southern Ohio with loads of deer and "any deer" tags ain't all bad. And folks, you don't have to use a shotgun. In-line muzzleloaders (yes, rifles) are pretty popular. Shotguns don't have to be smoothbore, either, plenty of rifled barrels out there. And handguns are fine, too, as long as they have at least a 5" barrel and fire a straight-walled cartridge. My only beef with Ohio is the one week only firearms season. PA has 2 weeks. At least this year OH opened an extra weekend. Check the regs. If you see me with a Ruger .45 on my belt, I'm not poaching!
 
Speaking of giving hunting a bad name...

You took a shot at three running bucks, 150 yards away, with a shotgun! Buckshot or slug? Doesn't sound like responsible hunting to me. After you killed the yearling at 30 yards, did you follow up and see if you hit something with your first shot? There very possibly could be one or more wounded or dead bucks out there. Nothing to be proud of IMHO.
 
Hey invsgt

where in Missouri code under either 571. or 563 are you allowed to use force upon trespass, except at your dwelling, vehicle?

You are not allowed to use force with a weapon to remove somebody just for trespassing in the state of Missouri.


steve
 
Okay, number one...I'm not accusing anyone of who hunts with a pistol or muzzleloader o be a poacher. I too walked out in the woods the first day carrying a 45-70 Encore Pistol. Muzzleloaders are fine too even though I don't hunt with them. This guy however was using neither. The sound that came from his gun could have only come from a high powered rifle. Also, his follow up shot happened too fast even if he had been using speed loaders.

And number two...I do recall that the shot was taken in an attempt to turn the deer (See reply #19 on this thread). That doesn't meant that I went for a kill zone shot or even tried to injure them. That means that I took a shot a good twenty feet ahead of the entire pack trying to spook them and get them to make a 90degree turn into the nearby thicket. Sorry, even though my slug gun will shoot 3 holes touching at 100 yards, I'm not about to try and kill a deer like that. So don't call me inhumane. I may not be well seasoned, but I do have ethics when I hunt...unlike the guy that was sharing the woods when he wasn't supposed to be.

F-C
 
Lessee: As near as I can tell, Full-choke didn't make himself clear and so keano44 misunderstood. Then Full-choke clarifies, but apparently achey didn't read it and echoed keano44.

That's enough for one thread, for sure.

Art
 
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