ORIGINAL: GregH
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Timely response from the NCWRC:
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Jeff, there are a few game lands and a few Federal Refuges that do have a specific time that you cannot enter. However, on private lands and most game lands it is legal to go get in your stand and wait for legal shooting hours. This is fairly common practice.
Where I hunt, your bow must be cased until 30 minutes before sun up and 30 minutes after sun down.
I usually get there 15 minutes early. Don't disperse as much scent that way.
Interesting but do your regulations state what kind of case?
I know I've taken my Bow into my standsites well over 90mins. before shooting light in a soft case simply to protect it better on the way in.
I just tie the pull rope to the handles when I get there. I make sure it's well sprayed with scent-away and on occassion I've used the case as a seat cushion!
I get there early especially when hunting public land and use the other later arriving hunters to push deer towards me when they enter the woods!
