What are the DUMBEST hunting regs in your state?

[grubbylabs]

Read the Idaho Archery regs,

Can't shoot more than one arrow at a time,
Can't shoot arrows with explosive tips,
Nothing battery powered on your set up at all: Arrow(lighted knock) or bow,
Draw weight must be 40# @ 28 inches of draw, which applies to traditional bows, the farther you draw them the more poundage you draw. Yet they enforce it as 40# draw minimum altogether.

Who ever wrote these rules had a long weekend with a case of beer and watched reruns of Dukes of Hazard and the old Rambo movies.

 

[cooch]

Hunting Sambar with hounds in Victoria has had some wonderful rules of this type attached to it. I'll leave you to work out which is worst.

(1) No use of electronics permitted during the hunt. If taken literally, that means turning off your hearing aid during the hunt. We are "encouraged" to use tracking collars on the hounds, but not allowed to use them until we declare the hunt over. We can use radios for "safety purposes", but not to organise the hunt. Can anyone see lines blurring here?

(2) No use of vehicles during the hunt. Forget the fact that hounds will run over a dozen miles and that often the only way to get the hounds off - when they're headed into territory in which hounds are illegal - is to get ahead and shoot the deer.

(3) Of all the suitable breeds available, only two breeds are permitted. (Beagles and Bloodhounds)

(4) There is an absolute limit of 5 hounds per pack. Obviously, releasing six would make them all run faster and would therefore be unfair to the deer.

(5) Hounds which are bred and trained to follow nothing but deer, are not permitted in National Parks on the grounds that they might "molest" wildlife. These same Parks have a healthy population on wild native dogs that are far larger, faster, smarter and more agressive than you typical Beagle..... and the wildlife are fully adapted to that level of carnivore presence.

It's as tho someone who disliked hound-hunting decided to dream up a bunch of rules for no better reason than to take out his annoyance.

Peter

 

[dogrunner]

Small comfort, but I see the attitude towards dog hunters is not unique to my region...........god forbid one of my Walker hounds should trespass running a deer..........he'll buy me a 500 dollar ticket! Now, if that same dog was chasing a coyote, fox, possum or coon, then I wouldn't take the hit!........

LOGIC does not attend hunting regulations!

 

[R.W.Dale]

I find it strangely comforting to learn that bureaucratic stupidity knows no state or even international boundaries

 

[ndindy]

The more I read, the happier I am to be in Wyoming. If it only had good weather and a beach I'd be set. Antelope are like rabbits, I've a full and 2 doe tags to fill this year with no expectation to not fill them. Same with deer, I'll have at least 2 does in the freezer and still a regular tag to chase a nice buck with. Coyote has 0 restrictions, any round any day of the year. Same with jackrabbits and anything else they list as a predator, excluding wolves. But at least they're fighting to put wolves on the pred list instead of rolling over.

Caliber restrictions are a bit much but easy enough to understand. Pistols can be .357'ish and above but have to *from memory here* carry at least 400 ft/lbs at 100 yards. Removes all but .357 max unfortunately, but the .357 mag IMO would be fine on deer and goats assuming proper ranges. And getting w/in 50 yards on a goat is pretty darn easy when I carry my 30-06 but damn near impossible when I have my bow for some reason. .243 is about the minimum for rifle, but it's again diameter based with no ft/lbs restriction. So I think .357 through a carbine would be ok

Our bear season is flat out retarded though. Goes off of female mortality quota. You can litterally have open season at 7am and closed at 7:30. If you drop a bear at 8am, you're up the creak as you have to report each kill. Last year was my first I did bear. Season was closed 4 hours in to archery season, which is about a month before rifle season, and I didn't have time off until day 4 or archery. And once season is closed, it's closed regardless of the dates posted. Total waste of time and money, which I'll never repeat. I will take a bear, but I'll be traveling to do it.

 

[grubbylabs]

Nothing personal dogrunner but my property is my property and it does not matter to me what your dog is chasing I don't want unknown dogs or their owners traipsing across my property, its mine and I should have that right. I think dog hunters have way to many liberties in some states.

 

[dogrunner]

No argument, GL. My point tho was that one ONLY is liable if deer hunting.........trespass by that animal otherwise is not unlawful!..............Dang law doesn't make sense.....ie: another rule is that if hunting deer on public land blaze orange is required.....however..........if one is rabbit or bird hunting in that same area at that same time it's not!

Oh yeah, trespass by an armed person (hunting or just ccw'ing, is a FELONY in Florida..........even if you just hopped over that string of wire to fetch that downed quail you legally shot on your own land! Heck, for that matter if you just drive up to one's home to ask permission and have a cased and unloaded piece in your truck you ARE commiting a felony!

 

[grubbylabs]

Thank goodness for bureaucrats, if it weren't for them who knows where we would be.

 

[FLAvalanche]

I just found this in the Florida Regs today...I almost peed myself.

"Turtles and tortoise cannot be painted with the exception of turtles entered in turtle racing contests."

 

[HB]

Originally Posted by bigalexe
Why do people hate the steel shot rules for waterfowl so much? It only makes sense NOT to be throwing excess lead into the environment. Any responsible hunter should avoid using lead as a matter of conservation anyway.

Where did the lead come from?

Same place as uranium and radon, duh

I really dont know enough about lead's effects on wetlands but I do know southern California's laws about copper bullets are INSANE!

hb

 

[R.W.Dale]

I just found this in the Florida Regs today...I almost peed myself.

"Turtles and tortoise cannot be painted with the exception of turtles entered in turtle racing contests."

that's Sig worthy material right there

 

[rszwieg]

In WI you can use a light to hunt fox, bobcat and unprotected species at night, but not coyotes. Coyotes have no closed season. What the...

 

[IndianaBoy]

I can shoot coyotes with a 378 Weatherby Magnum or a 50 BMG, but I can't shoot a deer with a 243.


Shotgun slugs are safer? Why did one break the front door of my parent's house 2 years ago?

Stupid hunters throw lead at deer on hilltops. Cartridge restrictions are idiotic ways to attempt to mitigate that.

 

[EricTheBarbarian]

NY

Spring turkey season is only from sunrise until noon.

 

[ThePunisher'sArmory]

Once again ALL OF THEM!!!

 

[ColeK]

I don't know we have a "Primitive Firearms" season anymore

"Primitive firearms" for the purpose of hunting deer, are defined as single or double barreled muzzle-loading rifles of at least .38 caliber; single shot, breech loading, cartridge rifles (.35 caliber or larger) and replicas, reproductions or reintroductions of those type rifles; and single or double-barreled muzzle-loading, shotguns with single ball or slug. All muzzle-loading Primitive Firearms must use black powder or a black powder substitute with either percussion caps or #209 shotgun primers or flintlock ignition. Breech loading single shot rifles must have exposed hammers and use metallic cartridges. Cartridges may be loaded either with black powder or modern smokeless powder. Scopes of any magnification are allowed on primitive weapons.

 

[22-rimfire]

These days, the regulations that bother me are: primitive weapon season, handgun minimum power requirements, (I think there should be a minimum.), no semi-auto rifle for hunting use in PA (22 or centerfire), hog hunting requirements being limited to regular seasons on WMA in my state, not combining the black powder season with a handgun season, and no firearms allowed on WMA's except during hunting season in TN (not even when hiking), and until recently not being allowed to carry a gun in National Forests in my state except during hunting season.

 

[FLAvalanche]

Do they still not let you hunt on Sundays in Pa outside of crow and coyote?

 

[thunder173]

Michigan prohibit's carrying a .22 caliber rimfire sidearm during "rifle" deer season, to be used for small game,....even though the deer season overlaps various small game season. Caused me to acquire a .32 H&R Mag Ruger Single Six so I wouldn't be violatin' anymore when I used to use a .22 magnum Single Six to pot that rabbit for lunch......gol' dang it.

 

[wombat13]

Used to be in Alabama you could kill 2 does and 1 antlered buck per day. Now they have changed that to 2 does, but only 3 antlered bucks during the whole season. They merely offer this as a suggestion though, for they do not keep track of how many bucks you have killed throughout the season.

How long was the season, one day? Up here you need to hunt multiple seasons (bow, gun, ML) or have a landowner/pest permit if you want more than three tags total. Gun season gets you one buck and two does if you are lucky enough to draw two doe tags.

I know northern deer are larger than southern deer, but damn I'd have a lot of venison in the freezer if I lived in AL.

 

[FLAvalanche]

How long was the season, one day? Up here you need to hunt multiple seasons (bow, gun, ML) or have a landowner/pest permit if you want more than three tags total. Gun season gets you one buck and two does if you are lucky enough to draw two doe tags.

I know northern deer are larger than southern deer, but damn I'd have a lot of venison in the freezer if I lived in AL.

When I left Pa in 1992 it was one deer a year unless you were lucky enough to draw an extra doe tag and there wasn't very many of them.

Today, in Florida, the limit is to deer PER DAY.

You can take 2 per day of any sex in archery. Two per day during gun for a special amount of time and then 2 buck per day outside of that special time.

 

[wombat13]

When I left Pa in 1992 it was one deer a year unless you were lucky enough to draw an extra doe tag and there wasn't very many of them.

Today, in Florida, the limit is to deer PER DAY.

You can take 2 per day of any sex in archery. Two per day during gun for a special amount of time and then 2 buck per day outside of that special time.

Wow. I am completely envious of you. Up here in NY, the only way we'd have such high limits is if we were so overrun with deer that herds were blocking traffic on interstates.

 

[desidog]

Originally posted by wombat13

Originally Posted by FLAvalanche
When I left Pa in 1992 it was one deer a year unless you were lucky enough to draw an extra doe tag and there wasn't very many of them.

Today, in Florida, the limit is to deer PER DAY.

You can take 2 per day of any sex in archery. Two per day during gun for a special amount of time and then 2 buck per day outside of that special time.

Wow. I am completely envious of you. Up here in NY, the only way we'd have such high limits is if we were so overrun with deer that herds were blocking traffic on interstates.

Ha! I had to stop for crossing deer on the Taconic last night...

 

[FLAvalanche]

Wow. I am completely envious of you. Up here in NY, the only way we'd have such high limits is if we were so overrun with deer that herds were blocking traffic on interstates.

What you have to remember is our deer are the size of labradors with antlers.

 

[NOLAEMT]

I was reading the ga hunting regs for this year and I believe the limit is 10 does and 3 bucks for the season.

Another reason to be happy not to live in the north east i guess