Originally Posted by
buckclub
yes but there is no ' organized season'.. so wouldn't it be like using an SKS for woodchucks? same thing with them, I believe a small game license is needed for them as well. So can I not shoot woodchucks with my SKS? doubtfull
You can shoot woodchucks and just about anything else with your SKS. . . . .as long as you use a 5 round magazine.
From the DEC's web site-
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28182.html
General Hunting Regulations
Manner of taking
It is illegal to take or hunt wildlife:
- while in or on a motor vehicle (except by the holder of a Non Ambulatory Hunter Permit).
- with the aid of a vehicle's lights.
- on or from any public road.
- with any firearm equipped with a silencer.
- with any firearm which continues to fire as long as the trigger is held back (an automatic firearm).
- with a spear.
- with a bow equipped with any mechanical device which is attached to the bow (other than the bowstring) for drawing, holding or releasing the bowstring, except for a hunter with a disability who is in possession of a Modified Longbow Authorization (compound bows are legal).
- with a spear gun or crossbow except for a hunter with a disability who is in possession of a Modified Crossbow Permit.
- with an arrow with an explosive head or shaft.
- with any device designed or intended to deliver drugs to an animal.
- with any semi-automatic firearm with a capacity to hold more than 6 rounds, EXCEPT the following semi-automatic firearms:
- firearms using .22 or .17 caliber rimfire ammunition, or
- firearms altered to reduce their capacity to no more than 6 shells at one time in the magazine and chamber combined, or
- autoloading pistols with a barrel length of less than eight inches.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8305.html
Deer and Bear Hunting Regulations
Manner of Taking
It is unlawful to:
- Take big game while the deer or bear is in water.
- Possess a firearm of any description when bowhunting or when accompanying a person bowhunting during special archery seasons.
- Make, set or use a salt lick on land inhabited by deer or bear.
It is unlawful to hunt big game with:
- A firearm or bow aided by any artificial light or a laser that projects a beam toward the target.
- An autoloading firearm with a capacity of more than 6 shells (one which requires that the trigger be pulled separately for each shot), except an autoloading pistol with a barrel length of less than 8 inches.
- A firearm using rimfire ammunition.
- A shotgun of less than 20 gauge or any shotgun loaded with shells other than those carrying a single projectile.
- A bow with a draw weight of 35 lbs or less.
- Arrows with barbed broadheads; arrowheads less than 7/8 inches at the widest point or with less than 2 sharp cutting edges.
- Dogs.
- Aircraft of any kind.
- Bait.
Last edited by New York Hunter; 07-31-2011 at 11:00 AM.