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Rifle hunting ban, who has authority in pa?
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Last week I tuned into a TV program on one of the oddball channels you get when you have cable.
The program had two representatives from the PGC (Pa Game Commission). One was the head of Deer management and was a PHD.
A caller called and asked about possible changes to prohibit Rifle hunting in S E PA. The good DR commented that studies have found that Rifles are no more a hazard than Shotgun/Handgun hunting in more developed areas!
The PGC has no agenda to prohibit rifles, it is mostly local politicians.
The program had two representatives from the PGC (Pa Game Commission). One was the head of Deer management and was a PHD.
A caller called and asked about possible changes to prohibit Rifle hunting in S E PA. The good DR commented that studies have found that Rifles are no more a hazard than Shotgun/Handgun hunting in more developed areas!
The PGC has no agenda to prohibit rifles, it is mostly local politicians.
rantingredneck
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I can't speak to the Pennsylvania system but in NC individual counties have the option to pass local laws re: hunting. Some prohibit rifles and others specify that if you are hunting with a rifle you must be at least 8 feet off the ground. The reason being that if you are shooting downward your bullet will not carry as far as if you are shooting laterally.
huntatnight
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I believe the municipality has to follow the rules and regs of the game commission here. I'm in Upper Bucks, and we are definitely Special Regulations County, where only rimfire (.23 caliber or below) or shotgun can be used against predators. 1.5 miles away is Northampton County, where I can step across the line and use centerfire for yotes and fox. I won't because it's still a bit populated, but it all comes down to common sense........
Lets be clear
Hunting rules are Game Laws. They have nothing to do with our rights to own rifles. They specify what, where, and when they can be used for hunting.
By all means fight to keep them legit for hunting in your local area, but do not think that being prohibited for game in certain areas means you will have to give up your rifles.
A lot of southern New York state is shotgun only for deer. But there are lots of deer rifle (and other rifle) owners in that part of the state, they just hunt elsewhere with rifles.
Hunting rules are Game Laws. They have nothing to do with our rights to own rifles. They specify what, where, and when they can be used for hunting.
By all means fight to keep them legit for hunting in your local area, but do not think that being prohibited for game in certain areas means you will have to give up your rifles.
A lot of southern New York state is shotgun only for deer. But there are lots of deer rifle (and other rifle) owners in that part of the state, they just hunt elsewhere with rifles.
The reason I posted this question will stun all of you. First of all, I grew up hunting, trapping, and fishing my whole life which were some of the best times of my life. I also served in the USCG trained in firearms and maritime law inforcement. I am pro hunting and firearm.
I live in a small town surrounded by thousands of acres of farmland with small wood patches here and there. This past saturday was the last day of deer season. Early afternoon I asked my 14yr. old daughter to get some batteries from my small desk in our second floor bedroom. Less than ten minutes later my wife went into our bedroom and noticed debri all over the floor, a hole in the wall and the ceiling. She called for me and all of us went into the bedroom. As soon as I saw the room I knew that it was a bullet hole. The bullet entered less than two feet from the desk at about five feet above the floor, ricoched, hit the ceiling, and the round landed on the floor, it was a .243 caliber. This was a VERY close call. This round could have hit my daughter right in the head, killing her.
The police and game commision came and did their paperwork as required.
We will be going to our next township meeting and we will discuss what can be done to limit the use of hi powered rifles within the township.
I feel this bullet was one that was noticed, how many others are flying buy?
If someone would get hurt in the future and I did nothing now I would feel very bad. I belive that it is in the best interest of all to take this as a big safety issue. How many people does it take to die before a traffic light is installed?
Feel free to comment.....
I live in a small town surrounded by thousands of acres of farmland with small wood patches here and there. This past saturday was the last day of deer season. Early afternoon I asked my 14yr. old daughter to get some batteries from my small desk in our second floor bedroom. Less than ten minutes later my wife went into our bedroom and noticed debri all over the floor, a hole in the wall and the ceiling. She called for me and all of us went into the bedroom. As soon as I saw the room I knew that it was a bullet hole. The bullet entered less than two feet from the desk at about five feet above the floor, ricoched, hit the ceiling, and the round landed on the floor, it was a .243 caliber. This was a VERY close call. This round could have hit my daughter right in the head, killing her.
The police and game commision came and did their paperwork as required.
We will be going to our next township meeting and we will discuss what can be done to limit the use of hi powered rifles within the township.
I feel this bullet was one that was noticed, how many others are flying buy?
If someone would get hurt in the future and I did nothing now I would feel very bad. I belive that it is in the best interest of all to take this as a big safety issue. How many people does it take to die before a traffic light is installed?
Feel free to comment.....
Wild Horse
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Three miles is my limit. In the direction of fire, I will not shoot unless I know I have three miles of open space.
How many people does it take to die before a traffic light is installed?
Even with all the yahoos that everyone talks about out hunting, hunting is still the safest outdoor sport - 7 injuries per 100,000 participants per year, versus 2700+ for football, or 172 for fishing.
I can sympathize with you that this was an alarming experience, but take a deep breath before you launch yourself on a quest to sanction everyone in your own and surrounding townships for the negligence of a single person firing a single rotten shot.
Hopefully they'll be able to find him and yank his hunting license.
I only made the statement about the traffic light because it seems that people have to die before laws/rules are changed in general, don't you agree?
I consider myself a very level headed person who thinks things out before acting. I have kept this out of the media so far but plan to address it in the near future with good positive planning.
Putting a restriction on hi-powered rifles would not hurt anything but some peoples ego's. Plenty of deer have been taken with shotgun,muzzle loader and archery equipment. Oh, by the way if this bullet would have missed my house it would have hit the high school which was occupied at the time.
I consider myself a very level headed person who thinks things out before acting. I have kept this out of the media so far but plan to address it in the near future with good positive planning.
Putting a restriction on hi-powered rifles would not hurt anything but some peoples ego's. Plenty of deer have been taken with shotgun,muzzle loader and archery equipment. Oh, by the way if this bullet would have missed my house it would have hit the high school which was occupied at the time.
"For the children," right?
You'll do what you will, of course, but what does "ego" have to do with it?
Someone committed a crime of negligence here, that's the bottom line. The hole in your home is the evidence of that, and again, I hope they find the guy and charge him with reckless endangerment and whatever else they can think of.
A traffic light isn't an apt analogy unless the reason you want to put in the traffic light because one drunk SOB went screaming at 100mph right through the stop sign and nearly hit a school bus.
You'll do what you will, of course, but what does "ego" have to do with it?
Someone committed a crime of negligence here, that's the bottom line. The hole in your home is the evidence of that, and again, I hope they find the guy and charge him with reckless endangerment and whatever else they can think of.
A traffic light isn't an apt analogy unless the reason you want to put in the traffic light because one drunk SOB went screaming at 100mph right through the stop sign and nearly hit a school bus.