Do you carry while bow hunting?
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bamaranger
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not legal in AL
But, my Ruger Bearcat or sometimes the trusty M36 S&W, goes bowhunting regularly.
But, my Ruger Bearcat or sometimes the trusty M36 S&W, goes bowhunting regularly.
Well according to MO conservation regs, I can't carry a firearm while bowhunting. However, the regs for MO CCW says I am licensed to carry anytime and anyplace that is not spelled out as NO Carry in the law.
Since I primarily hunt on my own land and since I have had several trespasser run ins the last couple years, I plan to ccw. In the unlikely event I get caught, the lawyers can sort out which law supercedes the other. I say unlikely event because we only have 1 conservation agent to cover the entire county and I don't think he will be checking out my little piece of land.
Since I primarily hunt on my own land and since I have had several trespasser run ins the last couple years, I plan to ccw. In the unlikely event I get caught, the lawyers can sort out which law supercedes the other. I say unlikely event because we only have 1 conservation agent to cover the entire county and I don't think he will be checking out my little piece of land.
I see that a lot of bowhunters carry a self defense weapon, Cowboy Mo you probably would be better off if you called that one officer and talked with him, cause that's a very good question and he'll know the proper answer. The rest of these fellars got mean cridders to contend with where they hunt, here in Missouri You could stumble into a mean pig or wild dog, I guess but on your own land I would probably carry also, Because it,s my land!!
Jeeze you bow hunter's be careful.
Jeeze you bow hunter's be careful.Yes, I carry while bow hunting. Actually I have two on me. I carry my S&W Model 637 .38 snub in my pocket. I also carry my S&W Model 317 .22 with 3" barrel and adjustable sights in a holster on my hip.
I think I have good reason to go armed that way. Opening day (Oct. 15) of bow season, as I was getting my gear out of the truck, two coyotes ran by within 10 feet of me. Then as I was walking to my stand, I came within four feet of a skunk. (I had previously gotten a picture of a skunk on my game camera.)
The land I hunt is not my own but the owner has given me permission to do just about anything I want on it. That includes dealing with a poacher that he has had trouble with any way I deem appropriate. Just this past Friday while moving my game camera and changing out the memory stick, I met two trespassers on the land. They weren't armed in any way (at least visibly). They said they had shot a deer on other property and had trailed it that far. Neither one of them was the poacher. While talking to them I kept the .38 in my hand in my pocket.
And finally the odds of ever seeing a game warden on the property is about 99.99% against. I know the owner would never call him on me. If he did come there he would have to drive down a long driveway to the owner's house, then continue past the house a couple of hundred yards to the owner's workshop, then start walking into the woods about three hundred yards to find me.
I think I have good reason to go armed that way. Opening day (Oct. 15) of bow season, as I was getting my gear out of the truck, two coyotes ran by within 10 feet of me. Then as I was walking to my stand, I came within four feet of a skunk. (I had previously gotten a picture of a skunk on my game camera.)
The land I hunt is not my own but the owner has given me permission to do just about anything I want on it. That includes dealing with a poacher that he has had trouble with any way I deem appropriate. Just this past Friday while moving my game camera and changing out the memory stick, I met two trespassers on the land. They weren't armed in any way (at least visibly). They said they had shot a deer on other property and had trailed it that far. Neither one of them was the poacher. While talking to them I kept the .38 in my hand in my pocket.
And finally the odds of ever seeing a game warden on the property is about 99.99% against. I know the owner would never call him on me. If he did come there he would have to drive down a long driveway to the owner's house, then continue past the house a couple of hundred yards to the owner's workshop, then start walking into the woods about three hundred yards to find me.
turbotype87
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carry while bow hunting
Wish i could, But here in CT you can't by law. Don't make any sense to me. You never know what your going to encounter on your way to your stand early in the morning.
Wish i could, But here in CT you can't by law. Don't make any sense to me. You never know what your going to encounter on your way to your stand early in the morning.
I carry.........my bow, a small pack and sometimes a snack or two......Not much dangerous game around here, yotes and black bears are about the worst of it they scare off pretty easy though. A friend sent me this email last night:
No deer again tonight but now I know why...I had a 230-250# black bear boar lay down for 35 minutes 15 yards from my blind. It wouldn't leave even after yelling at it, throwing sticks etc.. I had to get out of the blind and walk towards it yelling and stomping for it to even acknowledge my presence. Then it reluctantly walked away with me behind it for about 40 yards to keep it moving
No deer again tonight but now I know why...I had a 230-250# black bear boar lay down for 35 minutes 15 yards from my blind. It wouldn't leave even after yelling at it, throwing sticks etc.. I had to get out of the blind and walk towards it yelling and stomping for it to even acknowledge my presence. Then it reluctantly walked away with me behind it for about 40 yards to keep it moving
Chunkychuck
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In MN you can only carry if you are bow hunting bear, elk or moose. The state statue setting out the Permit to Carry laws has a preemption section that prohibits any gov't agency from passing a restriction like this but I'm not willing to be the test case.