ORIGINAL: Fieldmouse
I only ask because you liken it to only simple speeding or jaywalking. Both are misdemeanors. The discharging of a firearm with in your residential area maybe a little more serious. I personally don't care.
It's a fine as far as I know............the sad part is it includes such items as BB guns and paintball guns.......some old ladies have nothing better to do then complain. Oh well, the cops take intent into consideration when enforcing that law (except in the case of handguns, rifles or shotguns).......they don't go around looking to hassle someone for no reason. There are archery bag targets hanging from many trees in my area, and my range is far from hidden. I have markers out to 50 yards and a couple 3D targets up.......and a ladder stand in one of the trees in my yard. I am very careful and safety is always my #1 concern. My neighbors couldn't care less.......we all get along great.
If I was your neighbor, we would have a much bigger range set up between both yards.
That would be SWEET........while my neighbor is probably the nicest guy on the planet he is definately no fan of hunting. He was VERY nervous when I moved in and made sure I knew I couldn't hunt the local wildlife.......I assured him I had no intentions of killing anything in our backyards and that I enjoyed watching wildlife as much or more then he does.......but make no mistake about it that I was a hunter and not about to pretend I wasn't. We agreed to respect each others views and have become good friends. I know it bothers him when I pull in with a tagged deer in my truck but he never says a word.........I give him the respect of keeping my garage door closed while butchering because I'm sure he doesn't want to look at that either. We talk about the wildlife in our yards quite often. We have seen some pretty neat stuff over the last few years..........a BIG buck with a genetic problem of some kind that he never grew antlers, just bigger and bigger buttons. Last time I filmed him he looked like he had small heads of cauliflower on his head.......we had a piebald last year and we watched the turkeys raise 5 chicks from fuzzy little balls into full grown birds this year. I feel very fortunate to be able to view these things on a daily basis.
My wife and I will be building a log home in 2010 and moving to a MUCH more rural area but I doubt I will ever have as much wildlife as I have right here right now.
So if we are still batting around this forum in 2010.......THEN I will be able to step out on my deck and whack a deer if I want to
