First Shooting Session with new Whisper VH

[Tpatner412]

While that video what a bit sickening I couldn't help but laugh at guy in it.  I don't honestly think there is a better person to make that video than that man LOL

[airiscool]

Jim,

Yeah, my ex thought I was going 'native' when I moved upstate and wanted to get back into shooting and hunting. She, a city gal, forgot she married a guy who had a "Huck Finn childhood" growing up in wetlands and woods.  She never understood how much it was a part of me.

Three things you might want to consider,
First, it's a good idea to print out the DEC's page at this link and bring it along in case you get stopped by a game warden who hasn't gotten the word yet. Line #10 should cover you with the airgun.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/57976.html

Second,
Leave the lazer light home. It's illegal for hunting in NY.

Third, good hunting. Don't forget the camera !!!!!!

Paul.

[Evo|ve_S|66]

Yes that video was a bit disturbing, but I couldn't contain my curiosity Gotta love the guy in it though -- no body could have done a better job at doing something like that than him, haha

As stated above, Paul is correct with the laser light; and as far as I know that goes with where I'm at as well (California). The laser is only good for targeting and shooting in the confounds of your home. Which is why you have a scope to hunt in the first place! Ha

-Jarred

[airiscool]

Some new hunters get confused because red-dot scopes are legal, but lazers are not. The distinction is, that your not allowed to use any targeting device that projects a beam onto  game.

It may even get you in trouble if it came mounted on the gun, but it's shut off ?

Adding to the confusion for some newbies is that lazers are legal in NY State for hunting "non-protected" species such as Woodchucks and Starlings. They see/hear that and may mistakenly think it's ok for all hunting.

Paul.

[JimH]

airiscool - 1/22/2010  9:48 AM ...lazers are legal in NY State for hunting "non-protected" species such as Woodchucks and Starlings.

Thanks for the warning all - I did not know that - I read that lasers are illegal for deer and bear. I see no mention of it anywhere else (reference please?)

So who's to say when I'm using the laser or not? Can I not hunt red squirrel (unprotected) and rabbit on the same day and just not use the laser for the rabbit?

[LongIslandArcher]

http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28182.html  Hunting regulations for NYS.

[JimH]

LongIslandArcher - 1/22/2010  11:12 AM  http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28182.html  Hunting regulations for NYS.

Thanks Archer - been all through those regs. The only reference to lights/lasers is "with the aid of a vehicle's lights" and "It is illegal to hunt deer or bear with the aid of any artificial light including laser sights." Which tells me it's OK for laser except for deer and bear unless I'm missing something.

[airiscool]

It's elsewhere in the regs that it goes into more detail and uses wording about a targeting device that projects a beam - I'm packing to go away for the weekend, I'll look it up Monday.

In the meantime, if your 100% certain you can convince a Game Warden that your only hunting non protected game with a lazer on the gun, ok, good luck.

If it was me, the scope is perfectly exceptable to do the job and it passes legally. I'd rather spend my time hunting instead of trying to convince a Game Warden that I was only hunting non protected game.  If you don't want to have to remount it, at least disable it, like leave the battery home, and then you may stand a better chance of convincing them if a Game Warden shows up.

Paul.

[LongIslandArcher]

There might be more info in the actual dead-tree version of the 2009-2010 hunting regs.