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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Hunting Gate => : shadow December 28, 2008, 10:18:18 AM
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With all of us airgun hunting addict's out there I just wanted to remind varmint stalker's to make sure that your small game license is up to date, please check (your local) hunting regulations in your area, some states and or cities and towns have law's against small game hunting. :0 We want all our GTA hunting family to be safe and legal out there, cause you never know who's watching here even the Game department and we want to remain on their good side and would hate to hear of any of our family getting busted for illegal game hunting. :0 Also please read all the info in the Hunting Gate concerning rules and regulations, now get out there and enjoy Ma Nature. Ed
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GREAT info ED i think it needs to be a sticky.. kept up top to keep this Wonderfull place safe from all the trolls that might be watchin.... Gene can we get this up top for a bit, Its important stuff.
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It's stuck Randall :) and it's getting towards the end of the YEAR :o :) and I wanted to remind our GREAT! hunter's here to be up and ready for next year. We want them to be ready,safe and legal. :) Ed
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Lucky for me, BT season doesn't end until March 1st!!!!! Aaaaah, two more months of hunting pleasure!!!!!! tjk
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I'm good with bunnies and squirrels until February 28th :)
Jeff
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This is a very nice post if I do say so myself. Texas is weird in that certain animals have no closed season. In this case, squirrels are fair game for me year round'. It is always a good idea to read your local rules a regs regarding airguns and hunting any species regardless of catagory. I've also noticed that the wording in Hunting and Fishing manuals can be deceiving and that's why there are 800 numbers in the event you or someone you know may have questions.
Be safe, be sane and mind your local regulations!
Matt
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TexasShooter72 - 12/29/2008 11:20 AM
This is a very nice post if I do say so myself. Texas is weird in that certain animals have no closed season. In this case, squirrels are fair game for me year round'.
You're lucky to live in a county that has no closed season on squirrels. Where I live, there's an open season, but most of the year is closed. Of course, it doesn't matter for air guns, anyway -- you can't take a squirrel with an air gun regardless of season, since Texas categorizes it as a game animal.
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I have been looking in to regs here in FL. Not so hard to figure the seasons on things. My problem is finding specific regs on air rifles, where I can and can't shoot. I have the Sherriff's dept. blessing for the yard as I am out in the country, but would like to find other areas and opportunities.
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Paper season is open all year around here guys and gals..:) I try to exercise my rights according to the fish and game department to kill as much paper as I can.. hehe
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Small game licence "Whats one of them?"
The only licence I need is the one to drive to
where the bunnys are.
You poor over regulated buggers
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Texas is funny because you can take a rabbit with a airgun but not a squirrel we can take ground squirrels and flying squirrels both of which I have never seen in my parts of North Texas.I have never got a answer back from the parks and wildlife for the reason,but here is what we can hunt http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/annual/hunt/nongame
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Flying squirrels, now that would be a challenge lol. weird that you cannot take the regular ol nutter. :0 Ed
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weird that you cannot take the regular ol nutter. :0 Ed
What's *really* odd about the TX laws regarding squirrels is that I can use an air rifle to kill a nuisance fur-bearer (e.g. a raccoon) on my property (without a hunting license at all), but the only mention I can find of nuisance squirrels is a reference to trapping and moving them.
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http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/annual/hunt/means/ Here's another link.
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In NC, Wildlife Enforcement considers an airgun as a rimfire/centerfire rifle and is subject to the same rules and seasons. I was unable to find it anything about them in the hunting regs so I contacted Wildlife and got it in writing from them in case I ever got stopped. Florida might treat them the same as NC. If you can't get a response out of fish and game then go to the elected official that fish and game falls under. Get it in writing and carry it with you.
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Gene, I don't know how you don't get tired of killing paper. I much prefer to shoot at old 35mm film canisters, mini clay pigeons and silhouettes. Gotta get some response from my target.
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LOL Chris.... I have lots of other targets set up in my back yard as well..:) They are hanging everywhere in the trees, on the phone pole etc. Last year I made up several standing targets for the South Carolina Shootout. There were army men on springs attached to a wood stand, paint balls on golf T's, etc. I think we had about 20 different types of targets including some of the ones that the GTA members brought. One I really liked was the potato on a stick..:) It was placed out at about 55 yards and it would blow up when hit..:) Must have gone through a bushel of potato's. I was shooting these targets with my FX Falcon, AA400C and my TF-89. We sure had a great time. Hope you can attend the next shootout.
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We are so fortunate here Pter..:) :) But some of us do not need a license to shoot in our back yards...:) You would not believe how many targets I have killed in the last year.. hehe
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stay out of NJ !!!!!
New Jersey Man Could Pay For Shooting Squirrels
If you’ve ever thought about taking out
those pesky rodents who keep raiding your birdfeeder,
you may want to think twice, according to this
article.From the Asbury Park Press
Jason Needham, 48, of Oakwood
Place has a problem with [the] squirrels [h]is neighbor
likes to feed . . . .??
Matters, it seems, came to a head
Thursday morning when the neighbor called police and
said Needham was shooting at the squirrels with a BB
pistol . . . . By morning's end, Needham was facing
charges of disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.
Later, the Monmouth County Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals filed its own
charges . . . [accusing] Needham of animal cruelty for
shooting at both pigeons and squirrels.
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maby he shoulda been useing a whisper?
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Just a update hunter's... keep it safe, legal season and game wise unless the critter becomes destructive. :) Ed
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So what is the difference between hunting and pest control? Is it as varied across the country as the hunting rules?
Bob
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Each state has their own laws governing such things. Best to check online with your states DNR website or simply give your states DNR dept. a call and have them explain it to you.....
JEff
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read and heed..!!! more legislation that could affect you !!!
http://accurateshooter.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/california-imposes-strict-new-regulations-on-airguns/
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I knew I left California for a reason. An "air excise tax"? Okay, does this mean that automobile tires need be registered too? What in Hades are they gonna come up with next? Outlawing potato cannons? You can thank the Govenator for that one!
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well longhair, if it werent for my kids being here in san diego,.............i'd be headin back to texas !! ( beaumont, bryan, normangee, houstan, el paso..........but bryan is home )
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Man, I've spent a lot of time in Bryan!!! 27 years of going to the Texas A&M Fire school. Even spent a few afternoons drinking beer at the lake near by. Nice area!!
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grins,....when i lived in bryan.........it was miles away from college station. man how times have changed..!!
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Professional Firefighter here ... Been to A&M several times. It's 112* here today.....do you miss it?
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how can this be. can i still fill up my scuba tank up at the dive shop? i'm still quail hunting this season w/ a air rifle. besides where would i even get a air refil licence? i have a few choice words to say to arnold.i never voted for that guy. :emoticon: :emoticon: :emoticon:
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well im from sunny southern cali and i crossed over to the darkside to buy a pcp looking at the airforce line but seeing this new law i might just go back to a breakbarrel so if i but a disco does it means i have to go to there fill up stations????its bogus the reason for this is california is a broke state we are so broke county workers are on work furlow and they up our taxes to 9.25% and thinking about raising it higher it sucks thats why californians buy online makes me want to move to arizona
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IM TELLING YOU GUYS!!!! CALIFORNIA IS A BROKE STATE I HAVE TO PAY FOR FREE AIR LOL OR PAY A 10,000 FINE LOL ITS BOGUS THATS WHY PEOPLE LEAVE THE STATE
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CALIFORNIA IS BROKE THATS WHY THEY WANT US TO PAY FOR FREE AIR.
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Let's go get some nutters and bunnies! I'm up to date; big game, small game and freshwater fishin!
I didn't enroll in the Doe lottery. Not sure I can make that worth my while, living in the city, storing rifles (air gun and powder) in Suffolk County.
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We are lucky here in AZ. We can hunt small game with air guns and have an all season rabbit hunt...grin. I just got my PIONEER license for AZ that is a rest of my life license. After you have lived here for over 25 years and are 70 years old you get a FREE license for the rest of your life. Only have to pay for draw permits. Also includes fishing and a trout stamp. So starting this year I will be hunting squirrels and rabbits with my newly acquired air guns. I love Arizona!!!! Chort
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hey long island hunter,i've been lurking on this forum for a while and finally joined.I'm also on the east end of the island,and would like to find out about our regs for airgun hunting.Can you help?
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Before I get myself into trouble does anyone know what the regs are for NY? Upstate particularly - I suppose I'll be looking to kill that pesky coon that's been eating my wife's birdseed and crapping all over my hot tub. I don't mind the squirrels but the crow population needs thinning. Does one need a hunting license for varmints?
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JimH - 1/16/2010 12:45 AM
Before I get myself into trouble does anyone know what the regs are for NY? Upstate particularly - I suppose I'll be looking to kill that pesky coon that's been eating my wife's birdseed and crapping all over my hot tub. I don't mind the squirrels but the crow population needs thinning. Does one need a hunting license for varmints?
Yea you do , the season is till Feb 15th
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I did some poking around at the DEC's website trying to find out more info on just what things are legal to plink and when. Seems that the info is scattered all over the place. Does anyone have a link where the just list all the critters on one page and when it's legal to hunt them?
Also, I note that I will need to upgrade my fishing license for small game. I read that I'll need a hunting class before they'll issue the license. Do they actually ask for that or could I expect to just pay for the ticket without the cert?
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what about california????me and my buddy are thinking about moving things out the backyard this year his yard dont have the range anymore lol and birds are smart and wont enter his yrd any more 7 kills im 3 months . :0
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Jeff,
Where can I go take rabbit and squirrels on Long Island? Shoot me an email.
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You cannot get a hunting license without doing the class. If you have had a license continually since they made this change then you are grandfathered in. If you have an old license that has lapsed you may be able to get by without the class, I don't know for sure. I did the class last year in Honeoye Falls and found id to be very good.
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"So what is the difference between hunting and pest control?"
It is like the difference in dog food and meat loaf. When the dog is hungry you open the can and feed him dog food. When the mother in law visits, you open the can, warm it up and tell her its meat loaf.
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LOL Josh, love it.. hehe
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I knew this was in the works but failed to notice that it was finally adopted:
Part 180, Section 3 - Definition of Firearms - Express Terms Adopted March 17, 2010
Express Terms
Section 180.3 of 6 NYCRR is repealed and a new section 180.3 of 6 NYCRR adopted as follows:
Section 180.3. Definition and use of firearms, guns, and airguns.
For the purposes of the Fish and Wildlife Law and this Title:
Subdivision (a) of 6 NYCRR section 180.3 is repealed and a new subdivision (a) and (b) of 6 NYCRR section 180.3 added:
(a) The terms "firearm" or "gun" shall mean any rifle, pistol, shotgun or muzzleloading firearm which by force of gunpowder, or an airgun as defined in subdivision (b), that expels a missile or projectile capable of killing, wounding or otherwise inflicting physical damage upon fish, wildlife or other animals.
(b) The term "airgun" shall mean any implement which by the force of a spring, air or other non-ignited compressed gas expels a missile or projectile and has a rifled or smooth barrel, using ammunition no smaller than .17 caliber, producing projectile velocities of not less than 600 feet per second. For the purposes of the Fish and Wildlife Law, an implement meeting the above specifications shall be considered a firearm or gun, and may be used to take protected wildlife whenever such protected wildlife may legally be taken with a rimfire rifle.
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I never thought of that thank you for reminding us, where would we go to check this license thing?
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Depending on your location, state and or country I would check with your local law enforcement or game department for a hunting license and regulations. Ed
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thanks i will try that