I'm careful to not carry any rifles in the truck on Sunday, unless I'm going to my private shooting range in the blueberry field. A loaded handgun may accompany me when walking trails on Sunday, but I have a permit to carry concealed and do so when out for walks on the woods roads on Sundays, but feel kinda naked without a rifle. I've encountered several coyotes when walking and even though I'm a good shot with a handgun, feel under-gunned with a .22LR. Fortunately, I haven't seen a pack, but seen about 4 at a time on a field when they were feeding on blueberries in late summer.
Ranch/farm carry.
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I hear ya. It's why I always have a center-fire rifle with me, or in the truck within reach.
Free States don't have screwy, backward 'Game Regulations,' by the way.
Moving to one is always an option. A good reason to live in a Free State with rational Game Regs. where you can carry a .223 rifle and shoot the Yotes on sight - even on Sundays. No bag limit on varmints or nuisance predators (e.g., hogs).
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I learned something today. I had no idea that coyotes ate blueberries.
Agtman, Maine IS a "Free state", as is NH and Vermont. You may be unaware, but the entire northeast isn't run by left wing, anti gun, Socialist crooks, like some of our southern New England neighbors. More guns in Maine than people, and one of the safest States to live in. Go figure!
Maine is a Constitutional carry state. Switchblades are legal, as is THC and fireworks. There has always been a strong "Live and let live" philosophy in Maine.
Very pro gun states, Maine, NH and Vermont... hunting is deeply embedded in the culture of all 3. But as Hunting and fishing have always been a huge draw for tourists (Maine depends upon our Tourism economy), our fish, game and other natural resources are well protected by law, as they should be. Without strong Conservation laws, the hunting and quality of life wouldn't be half as good as it is. High taxes and long winters.... sure, but it's still a great State.
Maine is a Sportsmans paradise and has been long before the days of the railroads. Deer, Bear, Moose, Rabbits, Partridge, woodcock, fox, coyotes, geese, ducks, turkeys... Maine has tons of wild game.
No hunting on Sunday (handguns are allowed in the woods for self defense only), but coyotes, woodchucks, porcupine, red squirrels, etc. are open to hunting year round, no closed season or bag limits. Trapping is legal and licensed trappers are allowed to have a gun in the woods on a Sunday to dispatch game.
I would suggest Maine is indeed a "Free" state.
Maine is a Constitutional carry state. Switchblades are legal, as is THC and fireworks. There has always been a strong "Live and let live" philosophy in Maine.
Very pro gun states, Maine, NH and Vermont... hunting is deeply embedded in the culture of all 3. But as Hunting and fishing have always been a huge draw for tourists (Maine depends upon our Tourism economy), our fish, game and other natural resources are well protected by law, as they should be. Without strong Conservation laws, the hunting and quality of life wouldn't be half as good as it is. High taxes and long winters.... sure, but it's still a great State.
Maine is a Sportsmans paradise and has been long before the days of the railroads. Deer, Bear, Moose, Rabbits, Partridge, woodcock, fox, coyotes, geese, ducks, turkeys... Maine has tons of wild game.
No hunting on Sunday (handguns are allowed in the woods for self defense only), but coyotes, woodchucks, porcupine, red squirrels, etc. are open to hunting year round, no closed season or bag limits. Trapping is legal and licensed trappers are allowed to have a gun in the woods on a Sunday to dispatch game.
I would suggest Maine is indeed a "Free" state.
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Your description does make Maine sound attractive, and no doubt there's good hunting of all kinds to be had there.
But a Sunday hunting ban is pants-on-head retarded. I've done some really great Yote hunting early on Sunday mornings around here. My Yote rig is essentially a suppressed 18" barreled AR which I don't believe is legal in Maine anyway.
Sorry, it rates a semi-Free State at best.
I feel about the hunting ban on Sunday the same way I felt when I could not buy some items on Sunday due to Blue Laws. I don't want to do it but I don't want to be told I can't because there is a law against it.The Sunday hunting ban is an old New England Blue law that started with the Puritans in the 1600's. Never was changed. Gotta respect the Sabbath!
I hear you. I hate to be told what I can and can't do either. Don't get me started on Agenda 21... .
But as far as the No Hunting on Sunday, since it goes so far back in history, at this point I hate to see it change.
Besides, come at least one Sunday every fall and it rarely fails, I spot a nice Buck or Boss doe in my backfield. Kind of a nice feeling watching them, knowing they get a day of peace and a chance to get a drink from my pond or graze in my field without fear. Almost like they sense that my .270 Remington is off duty that day. As I'm not starving, I'm fine with that.
. But as far as the No Hunting on Sunday, since it goes so far back in history, at this point I hate to see it change.
Besides, come at least one Sunday every fall and it rarely fails, I spot a nice Buck or Boss doe in my backfield. Kind of a nice feeling watching them, knowing they get a day of peace and a chance to get a drink from my pond or graze in my field without fear. Almost like they sense that my .270 Remington is off duty that day. As I'm not starving, I'm fine with that.
Getting back to the OP's question;
My Grandfather always kept his .22 rifle loaded on the family farm, for varmints, pests, etc. My gun and property now. A Steven's semiautomatic, I believe it's a model 87, tube fed with a fixed 4X scope. I saw him drop a large aggressive Mastiff one day. Dog was ugly, had been chasing steers, killing chickens. 2 fast head shots.. that nasty beast never knew what hit him, dead in his tracks. Never underestimate what a well placed .22 LR can do.
For slaughtering beef critters, he used his S&W 39-2 9mm, stated it penetrated well with 124 hardball, which was his CCW gun / ammo choice in the 70's / 80's. He also had a Herter's .44 Magnum Powermag, but he said it was far too loud to shoot inside the barn, shook the rafters, etc. He sold that, but left me the S&W 9mm.
My Grandfather always kept his .22 rifle loaded on the family farm, for varmints, pests, etc. My gun and property now. A Steven's semiautomatic, I believe it's a model 87, tube fed with a fixed 4X scope. I saw him drop a large aggressive Mastiff one day. Dog was ugly, had been chasing steers, killing chickens. 2 fast head shots.. that nasty beast never knew what hit him, dead in his tracks. Never underestimate what a well placed .22 LR can do.
For slaughtering beef critters, he used his S&W 39-2 9mm, stated it penetrated well with 124 hardball, which was his CCW gun / ammo choice in the 70's / 80's. He also had a Herter's .44 Magnum Powermag, but he said it was far too loud to shoot inside the barn, shook the rafters, etc. He sold that, but left me the S&W 9mm.
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My dad carried various guns in his pickup through the years, depending I guess on his mood or what he had ammo for.
Lever-action 30-30 with side-mount scope
7.7 Jap that my uncle brought back from Okinawa as a war trophy
Single-shot 12 gauge "goose gun" with 36" (IIRC) barrel
Pump-action 16ga
Mossberg bolt-action .410 shotgun
.22 semi-auto rifle
.22Mag revolver
BTW, all these were destroyed in a house fire a few years after Dad passed away. <sad>
Lever-action 30-30 with side-mount scope
7.7 Jap that my uncle brought back from Okinawa as a war trophy
Single-shot 12 gauge "goose gun" with 36" (IIRC) barrel
Pump-action 16ga
Mossberg bolt-action .410 shotgun
.22 semi-auto rifle
.22Mag revolver
BTW, all these were destroyed in a house fire a few years after Dad passed away. <sad>
Longhorn1986
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I keep a plain Jane AK-47 behind the seat of my truck, mainly because I got it cheap and needed a truck gun. I keep 2 40 round magazines handy for varmits, 2 & 4 legged. When I'm doing things at my buddy's ranch or just knocking around outdoors, I keep my Model 65 .357 on me, mostly because it's reliable and it's stainless, so I don't have to worry much about the finish.
SageRatSafaris
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Holy smokes. That law seems awful harsh. How do you prove you weren't hunting? Is it enough to have a target set up? Or carrying a target to set up? Surely it's legal to practice or verify zero on Sundays?
Unless you are a licensed Trapper. In Maine, they can have a firearm in the woods on Sunday, for humanly dispatching trapped animals.
The Wardens have a huge amount of discretion pertaining to how they enforce that law. Honest to goodness target shooters have nothing to fear going to a gravel pit or back yard range. Poachers on the other hand, well, lie to the game Wardens and see how it goes. The Judge may believe you when your Bail is being discussed, but the Warden's up here won't.
The Wardens have a huge amount of discretion pertaining to how they enforce that law. Honest to goodness target shooters have nothing to fear going to a gravel pit or back yard range. Poachers on the other hand, well, lie to the game Wardens and see how it goes. The Judge may believe you when your Bail is being discussed, but the Warden's up here won't.
Which is why Maine isn't a Free State.
Law enforcement - of whatever kind or agency - with unbridled discretion, is an anathema to fairness and due process.
So you say, ... but with 'huge discretion' on the Warden's part, a target shooter out in a field somewhere is presumed guilty until proven innocent.
Dude, focus ...
On a Sunday afternoon in Maine, what's the difference between a guy plinking in his back forty acres with a .223 Mini-14 ranch rifle, and a guy with the same rifle who's looking to make extinct - or at least thin-out - the coyotes plaguing his farm and livestock?
Neither are engaged in actual 'sport hunting.' ... And the latter is only doing nuisance-predator culling.
Sunday 'hunting' bans are a legal symbol of moron-run non-Free States.
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