Newbie Needs Help
05-31-2016, 01:54 PM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 4
Newbie Needs Help
Hello everyone,
When do I know that it is okay to take out my rifle when I go out hunting?
I just passed my hunter's ed course. I do not have any friends or family that are hunters or even own guns. I have called CDFW in hopes of getting this question answered but they usually transfer me to another line and I just get voicemail.
When do I know that it is okay to take out my rifle when I go out hunting?
I just passed my hunter's ed course. I do not have any friends or family that are hunters or even own guns. I have called CDFW in hopes of getting this question answered but they usually transfer me to another line and I just get voicemail.
05-31-2016, 02:48 PM
#3
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: south eastern PA
Posts: 15,426
It is ok to take your rifle out when it is the hunting season. When you buy your license you will get a digest of seasons and bag limits with the license. Some seasons may or may not allow rifles, some require shotguns. To tell the truth, I am suspicious that you may be a troll because if you passed your hunter education course you should know the answer to the question you ask. If this is a legitimate post, I suggest you join a sportsman's club and meet people who hunt and learn from them.
05-31-2016, 02:51 PM
#4
Super Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern California
Posts: 18,381
We would probably need more specifics to answer your question. What state you would be hunting in could determine some of the answer. Also, where you're hunting, for what, etc. Congratulations on passing your Hunter Ed.
05-31-2016, 03:20 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Eastern wv
Posts: 3,645
most states have shooting hours, you can carry your rifle to your hunting position but just don't shoot till legal hours, in my home state of wv its 1/2 hour before sunrise till 1/2 hour after sunset.rifles must be cased while in a vehicle till legal hunting time, outside a vehichle you can carry your weapon (loaded if ya like) but can't shoot till legal hunting hours.
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05-31-2016, 03:28 PM
#6
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: On an Island in Vermont
Posts: 22,580
Some places like Ontario Canada requires transport in a vehicle unloaded in a case and if it is before or after legal hours the rifle needs to be carried in and out of the woods unloaded in a gun sock or soft case.
05-31-2016, 04:00 PM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
Posts: 8,019
Some of the answers show how much difference there is between the states. Here in MI you can't even lean an unloaded weapon against a vehicle or lay it on the tailgate of a truck while you're getting ready to put it in a case. When I go to Wyoming it's just the opposite in that you can carry a loaded gun with one in the chamber in the passenger compartment! That's why I posted that I had no idea what you might be talking about, especially not knowing what state you live in.
06-01-2016, 09:15 AM
#10
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 4
