no way. If I lose the plug in mhy shotgun so that I can (but do not) load more than 3 shells during duck season, does that make me a poacher ? That happened to me while standing thigh deep in Buzzards Bay hunting sea ducks. ALso, what if I shoot at legal light minus one (which may have also happened many years ago). What if I leave my licence at home or forget to sign it. There must be some morality to it instead of your answer which basically means "if the government prohibits or has not approved it it is illegal." BTW Mass. legislature is currently considering removing the Sunday hunting ban which is known as a blue law in that it is one of the ridiculous laws passed by our Puritan forefathers, similar to no businesses allowed to open and no alcohol sales on Sunday (also, no adultery or sodomy meaning other than plain vanilla intercourse). So the rational behind law, which is to force people into a day of prayer seems, somewhat aqnarchaic.