ORIGINAL: doughboysigep
as for posting - what makes the fact that some will have rifles afield any different than before to make people feel they have to post their property??? A hunter is a hunter (good or poor) regardless of the weapon he carries. are people going to stay off state land now??? I knwo I am concious of shots around me (shotgun or rifle) and tend to make sure I am behind something when I hear close shots. Just how I am (not scared, just playing it safe). just wondering
This is not personal. doughboysigep, please do not take this as an attack....
To state that there is no difference in safety between peoplehunting withshotguns and peopleusing rifles is rediculous. Case #1 2004 PA,a women is shot in the head while sitting in her car in a parking lot. The shot traveled over 500 yards. Case #2 2004 PA,a women is shot in the leg while driving up her rural road. The rifle shot traveledsome distancethen perforated the car door and imbeded in her leg. If these two shots would have been from a shotgun or other short range firearm, the pain and suffering of these two individuals could have been avoided.
So why will many of us land owners post our property? I think it is obvious but I will spell it out. My house is within 75 yds of the woods edge. It is very possible that a hunter could access my property from the rear and come to within 150 yds of my home and not even notice it. I am not going to take any chances. I understand the odds of a bulletexiting the woods and making it to my yard/houseis slim but this law makes it a bit more likely. The odds may still beone in a million but if I can increase them to one in a million and one I will do it. And why wouldn't I post? What do I have to loose?
In my opinion this is a counter productive law. It may even givethe P*ETA zealotssome ammunition against us(like the two cases I mentioned above).
Regardless, it is law now. Case closed. Be safe.