Weird Hunting Regs?

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No Lumenoks in Colorado either. I think it kind of dumb. I talked to a board member of the Colorado Bow Hunters Association. He is a hard core traditional guy. There is no good reason for it other than it offends the senses of the hard core traditional stick and string hunters. And they made the input to the DOW and now it's in the regs..
 
Forgive my ignorance, but I don't bow hunt. What is the purpose of Lumenoks?
 
H&Hhunter said:
States that do not allow hunting on Sundays.......
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I found that out the hard way. Went back to NC to hunt deer with some friends, and got there on the last day of black powder (friday). Rifle season started Saturday, but my friend forgot to tell me that there was no hunting on Sundays so I only got 2 days of hunting in (after picking up a cheapie CVA rifle for Friday).

I heard that NC recently opened up Sundays for archery hunting.
 
Having a min cal is nothing new . States have min`s on cross bows, muzzle loaders, etc.
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Yep, a lot of "stupid" hunting laws are the direct result of those hunters who don't posess the responsibility or the good sense to use the proper equipment for the job.
 
jrdolall said:
They glow after they are fired so it is easier to find you rarrow.
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Seems pretty silly to make them illegal then. If they're that set on keeping things "traditional", how did compound bows ever manage to sneak in?
 
Seems pretty silly to make them illegal then. If they're that set on keeping things "traditional", how did compound bows ever manage to sneak in?
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I've found that a lot of hard core, do it my way, traditionalists feel that tradition began where THEY started.
 
TimSr said:
I've found that a lot of hard core, do it my way, traditionalists feel that tradition began where THEY started.
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Funny how that works. Not just in hunting either. :)

Speaking of weird regs, it's illegal in Utah to fish from horseback.
 
Yea, years ago I remember reading in Outdoor Life or FF&G how they shot spawning pick from tree stands.
 
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They glow after they are fired so it is easier to find you rarrow.
Seems pretty silly to make them illegal then. If they're that set on keeping things "traditional", how did compound bows ever manage to sneak in?
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I agree. I don't see how they give a hunter any advantage at all over a standard nock since they don't activate until they are fired. They DO make it easier to see the arrow flight at dusk so maybe they encourage a hunter to take shots after legal light?
Why should something that helps find an animal be against the law? Oh yes! We are discussing dumb laws.
 
Oh, like Massachusetts, where you can hunt deer with freaking buckshot, but using a center fire rifle is illegal? Seems perfectly logical to me.
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Based on population density. With a town within a mile or so of virtually every stretch of woods, would you want someone hunting with a .300 Magnum? :eek:
 
Hypnogator said:
Based on population density. With a town within a mile or so of virtually every stretch of woods, would you want someone hunting with a .300 Magnum? :eek:
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There are many states where that is the case. Florida, for example, allows rifles for deer and bear statewide. Be interesting to research but I doubt they have any higher hunting accident rate per capita than MA. I'll look it up when I've got some more time.
 
Republik of IL. Handguns with straight cases, any caliber from 30 carbine through 45-70, 444. Bottleneck cases no longer than 1.4", 30 cal....all must have "advertised" muzzle energy of 500 ft-lb minimum. I can't use my 30-30 Contender. I can use my 30 M1 Carbine Blackhawk.
Rifles, centerfire illegal for deer but you can use a muzzleloader with 50 cal sabots and three or more Pyrodex, other fake black powder for deer.
Squirrel, small game, varmints....basically if you can carry it you can use it. No rifles/hanguns on game birds. No slugs on anything but deer and coyotes.
Now for the newest and brightest: feral hogs. Only during deer season if you have a valid deer permit. Otherwise, you are not allowed to shoot feral hogs. You must report them to the DNR who will "take care of it".
For a while, you were not to take coyotes or other varmint/predators from a tree stand. Not sure now.
 
PapaG said:
Now for the newest and brightest: feral hogs. Only during deer season if you have a valid deer permit. Otherwise, you are not allowed to shoot feral hogs. You must report them to the DNR who will "take care of it".
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I'm not saying I agree with it, but the reasoning behind this is probably to discourage deer poachers from wandering around with a rifle outside deer season claiming they are hunting hogs.
 
I believe that it's in Michigan where the corporate hog industry got the state to declare any non-standard domestic hog as feral and so cannot be kept for market. That's wiped out smaller hog farmers and reduced competition.
 
bearcreek said:
Here in Ohio you can legally deer hunt with a .50 beowulf AR pistol with a 10 round magazine or a .45-70 rifle but you can't use a .30-30. Doesn't make sense but that's what it is.
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Yes but We can hunt squirrel and rabbit with a 30-30:confused:
 
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