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Old 06-27-2008, 09:56 PM   #1
 
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Default Can I hunt with a lens?

Some people say that you can and some people say you can't. What's the deal? I have a 4x lens on my sight and would like to use it to hunt black bear and whitetail. Is it legal or illegal?
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I don't know if it's legal or not, but I don't see it working very well. It will be more of a disadvantage than it will be an advantage.

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Not legal in Colorado during the archery seasons.
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Old 06-28-2008, 01:28 PM   #4
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I had a 2x lens on my Viper sight a few years ago and it cost me a shot at a nice 8 pt.What happened was when I came to full draw and attemted to sight in on the buck,the sun reflection on the glasscompletely blocked my view.Couldn't see a thing with the sun at the angle it was on.Meanwhile this good buck is standing broadside at 15 yards in the wide open.Finally after the deer walked off I took the lens outright then and there and never used it again.That was the first season I ever tried a lens....and it has been the last.Didn't need it anyway;just wanted to try something different.I should've known:If it aint broke don't fix it.
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Can I hunt with a lens?

Some people say that you can and some people say you can't. What's the deal? I have a 4x lens on my sight and would like to use it to hunt black bear and whitetail. Is it legal or illegal?
Well I'm sure you could try but personally I've never been able to throw one hard enough to inflict any damage.... might want to try a bow and arrow...
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Can I hunt with a lens?

Some people say that you can and some people say you can't. What's the deal? I have a 4x lens on my sight and would like to use it to hunt black bear and whitetail. Is it legal or illegal?
Well I'm sure you could try but personally I've never been able to throw one hard enough to inflict any damage.... might want to try a bow and arrow...
I laughed at that for about a second. You know what I mean.
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