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April 8, 2011, 10:11 AM | #1 |
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Carry While Hunting? Handgunlaw.us Seeking Information (Edited)
Thanks to everyone who has assisted Handgunlaw.us with this Information. It has saved me hours of searching. I have been confirming the information and have info on all the states except for those listed below. I have not been researching states without any info yet. Still confirming. Some will have no law saying you can't. Laws mainly say what you can't do. There are a few states that people have told me Yes you can but I can't confirm it. These may be states that don't have any law against it. It will take a few weeks to sort through it all and get it added to the state pages then more time to get the new pages uploaded to the site.
Again "Thank You!" You have saved me a lot of time. When I know where to look it makes it so much easier. Here is Info I am not sure about or have not researched yet! Montana Yes? DNR (I can find nothing in MT law/regs that says you can't) Idaho No During Primitive Weapons Season. Unknown at other times. (Can't find anything saying you can't at other times. Idaho Fish & Game Hunting Regulations Alaska Yes? No Law found stating you couldn't. Knowing AK you most likely can. Still Looking. Kentucky Yes? But not doing Bow or Muzzle Loading seasons. Look Up ???????????????? Can't find this. Missouri YES ????? Might not be any law. Can't find anything. Delaware, Hawaii, Montana, South Dakota, Iowa, New Hampshire, Maryland, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico Here is what I have that will go on State Pages. The URL's listed will also be posted on those state pages. Is Carrying of a Concealed Firearm with Permit/License for Defensive Purposes Only While Hunting Legal? Kansas Yes 32-1002. (3) Texas Yes (No Law/Reg) Michigan Yes (St. of MI Hunting & Trapping Digest) Utah Yes 76-10-504 (5) & Admin Rule R657-5-11 Ohio Yes Hunting & Fishing Regulations Florida Yes 790.25 (3) Nebraska Yes NE Big Game Guide (But not while Bow Hunting) Massachusetts No (MA Dept of Fish & Wildlife Regs) Washington Yes RCW 9.41.060 & WAC 232-12-054 & WAC 232-12-051 South Carolina Yes SECTION 16-23-20 Pennsylvania Yes PA Hunting & Trapping Digest & PA Statutes Sec. 2525 Georgia Yes O.C.G.A. § 27-3-1.1 & 27-3-6 New York In Most Instances No (See Regulations) http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8305.html Oregon Yes OR Dept of Fish and Wildlife Hunting Resources Connecticut In Most Instances No See DEP Hunting Laws & Regs http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a...GID=1633#FARMS Vermont Yes Except When Turkey Hunting (VT Fish & Wildlife Guide) http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/lib...%20maps%29.pdf Alabama No In Most Instances. See AL Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries Reg 220-2 http://www.alabamaadministrativecode...con_/220-2.pdf Minnesota Yes Except when Hunting Deer with a Bow & Shining. Some Refuges Prohibit Handguns. See MN Statute 97B.211 & MN Hunting & Trapping Regulations Handbook Michigan Yes DNR Hunting & Trapping Digest North Dakota: Yes 62.1-02-10 & ND Game & Fish Hunting Regulations Guide Virginia Yes § 18.2-308 & VA Dept of Game and Inland Fisheries General Information & Hunting Regulations California Yes 12027(g) Nevada Yes But not while Bow Hunting or Muzzle Loading Hunting. NAC 503.144 & NAC 503.142 Arizona Yes Except When Bow & Muzzle Loading Hunting R12-4-318 AZ Game & Fish Dept Hunting/Trapping Regs Arkansas Yes 07.04 AR Game & Fish Comm. Code Book & the AR G&FC Gen Hunting Regulations Maine Yes Except when Bow Hunting St of Maine Hunting and Trapping Laws and Rules Tennessee - Yes TN Wildlife Resources Agency Hunting and Trapping Guide. West Virginia Yes WV Dept of Nat Resources General Regulations Indiana Yes IN DNR Deer, Turkey and Hunting/Trapping Guides Louisiana Yes Except During Deer Bow Season & Turkey Season LA Wildlife & Fisheries Hunting Regulations Mississippi I can find nothing mentioning Concealed Carry while hunting in MS Hunting Regs. North Carolina Yes Except when Bow or Muzzle Loader Hunting. Only 22 LR handguns can be carried on Game Lands. NC Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulation Digest Handgunlaw.us is going to add info on carrying concealed with your self defense firearm with a permit/license while hunting. Is this legal in your state? A link or Alpha/Numeric citation from your state laws or Regulations would be greatly appreciated if the answer is either yes or no. I believe most of the Laws/Regs on this will be in the game laws. I can find the info but it saves me a tremendous amount of time if I know exactly where to look. Plus I like to give the Alpha/Numeric Citation so people can look up the law and confirm it. Any assistance you could give Handgunlaw.us would be greatly appreciated. This info will be listed in the Misc Information Section like this: Carrying of Concealed Firearm with Permit/License While Hunting? YES or NO (With Law/Reg Alpha/Numeric Citation) If there are any stipulations like, not when Bow Hunting Etc., it will be listed also. Thank you for your help. It is very much appreciated.
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April 8, 2011, 10:23 AM | #2 | |
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April 8, 2011, 10:26 AM | #3 |
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In PA you may open carry a revolver while hunting. You my carry a semi-auto or revolver openly or concealed if you have a license to carry a firearm. You may not harvest game with a semi-auto. Many people hunt with a revolver. However you must have either a LTCF or a sportsman's permit to transport a short gun to your hunting location. During transport under a sportsman's permit the revolver must be stored unloaded and the ammo stored in a separate container. Semi-autos are out without a LTCF. There isn't one citation that covers this. Some are hunting laws and other are covered under the uniform firearms act. hopefully someone will come along to ferret out all the laws.
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April 8, 2011, 10:27 AM | #4 |
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Ohio Yes.
CONCEALED CARRY A person possessing a valid Ohio-issued Concealed Carry license may carry their concealed weapon while hunting, but it may not be used to shoot, shoot at, or kill any wild animal. For more information go to www.ag.state.oh.us. |
April 8, 2011, 10:45 AM | #5 |
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IOWA ... Yes
In Iowa it is legal to carry open and concealed, while hunting ...
Been doing it for years since I ran into problems with a pack of feral dogs. ... However, as in Ohio, cannot be used to dispatch a wounded animal unless it's during the handgun season and subject to it's restrictions. ... Be Safe !! |
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TX Yes, with three minor caveats in the hunting regulations, from "Means & Methods".
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Same basic idea- the hunter can carry it, but he or she isn't allowed to fire it at the game animal. Info from here: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publicat...al/hunt/means/ As far as I can tell, other than these restrictions, it is entirely legal for a TX CHL holder to hunt game using his or her concealed handgun, with the proper hunting license and endorsements of course.
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In NY, you are considered to be using the firearms for hunting, so it must meet the requirements for a hunting legal handgun.
During archery season for deer, you may not carry any firearm at all. During regular firearms season for deer/big game, the minimum barrel length for a handgun is 5 inches and your SD firearm must meet that requirement to be carried in the field. It is also illegal to carry a firearm with a capacity of more than six rounds unless the barrel is less than 8 inches. So if you're carrying the state legal 10 round auto, you must have a barrel length between 5 and 8 inches. The 5 inch minimum rule is buried somewhere in a different reg. I always have trouble finding it but it's in there somewhere. During "muzzleloader" season, no modern firearms are allowed, basically same rules as archery season. http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8305.html Quote:
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VA, Yes
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Arkansas: Yes
Arkansas: Yes.
The Arkansas Code Annotated is silent on this issue. The regulations of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission are not. The overview is given first and several examples are given below. I found a few regs that I didn't post, but they all seem to follow the same pattern. Quote:
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April 10, 2011, 01:57 PM | #10 |
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Thank you Gary, for your diligent work in informing a nation of gun owners about the laws of the individual States.
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April 10, 2011, 02:33 PM | #11 |
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Al Norris,
You are welcome and thank you. I enjoy doing this. Been 16 years at it now and it is getting easier. Software makes it easier. States are posting more info. But what makes it the easiest are people like you and those on your board that give me feedback. I can find info but when I get a heads up on exactly where to look it saves me a lot of time. Saving 10 minutes on each state saves me almost 10 hours of searching for 50 states so you can see how much your assistance means. I just got an email about Colorado and how long their training is valid. It is tips like that that make my task a whole lot easier. Thanks to everyone for their help. It is very much appreciated.
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