Duck/Geese hunting with a Rifle??

PDA






twoblink
March 4, 2003, 10:02 AM
This is in the shotgun section because most of you know quite a bit about duck huntin' (for obvious reason).

I am not familar with the laws, but is it legal to hunt ducks etc.. with a rifle? Also, is it safe? ( I mean a 308 has a SERIOUS effective range).

I'm just curious...
If you enjoyed reading about "Duck/Geese hunting with a Rifle??" here in TheHighRoad.org archive, you'll LOVE our community. Come join TheHighRoad.org today for the full version!
12-34hom
March 4, 2003, 11:10 AM
Sorry, federal law prohibits using a rifle for migratory waterfowl.

12-34hom
foghornl
March 4, 2003, 01:46 PM
Taking or attempting to take migratory waterfowl with anything other than a shotgun will land you in huge heaps of trouble. Doves, while not waterfowl, are also considered as Migratory Fowl last time I checked.

Ask the Game & Fish guy who was shooting doves out of their roost with a .22LR when the Federal G&F guy happened by.......

Was [ahem] interesting to say the least
9mmMike
March 4, 2003, 11:06 PM
I do not know about the legality of the deal but it seems to me that shooting any rifle into the air is a bad idea. I sure would not want to have a house anywhere downstream so-to-speak.
What a scary idea.
Mike
Zorro
March 4, 2003, 11:20 PM
It MUST be legal to FISH for Ducks? ;)

Bread Ball and 20 pound test!

It took my bait so it IS A FISH! Right?

A Mallard fish. Fights hard too!
twoblink
March 5, 2003, 01:59 AM
I figured as much.. Not that I was planning on doing that..

Fishing? I greatly enjoyed the picture of Kaylee fishing in Runt's fishing tank with a rifle...:D
goosegunner
March 5, 2003, 08:42 AM
shooting any rifle into the air is a bad idea

You don't shoot the rifle into the air, you shoot the ducks on the water. I have used .22WMR and .243Win. on ducks and it works fine. But be aware that a .22WMR goes about 3kilometers, and a .243Win goes about 5 kilometers after hitting the bird and water.
Marshall
March 5, 2003, 10:45 AM
Shooting a duck on the water is equal to fishing with dynamite in my opinion! http://images.bravenet.com/brpics/smilie/7_mad.gif
goosegunner
March 6, 2003, 11:21 AM
Shooting a duck on the water is equal to fishing with dynamite in my opinion!

Not at 150m when the duck moves 30cm up and down because of the wawes
9mmMike
March 6, 2003, 03:56 PM
Ducks in a barrel?
Dave McCracken
March 6, 2003, 06:09 PM
BAD IDEA, besides being illegal!

Bullets hitting water at shallow angles oft ricochet. With high velocity rounds,the bullet path could extend for miles and still hurt/kill someone.

Even 22s will carry a mile after glancing off water....
If you enjoyed reading about "Duck/Geese hunting with a Rifle??" here in TheHighRoad.org archive, you'll LOVE our community. Come join TheHighRoad.org today for the full version!