RE: Pistol During Shotgun Season
 

dbb, if you get caught with a shotgun that holds 5 around here...you are in some big trouble.

All I can say to that is that you should come and watch some of these yahoos during shotgun season!

RE: Pistol During Shotgun Season
 

I hear ya IL_BOW_MAN ,
the first day of Firearms here always sounds like a hostile fire zone , and pretty much is . Oh how it makes me long for peace and tranquility of muzzleloader season ... Good thing it comes up a week later ! [8D]

RE: Pistol During Shotgun Season
 

Iowa has had it for awhile now with no problems that I have heard about. Few people actually carry both a shotgun and pistol. I know myself personally would not have time to empty a shotgun and still have a deer in pistol range. Besides if it is still in range I would be reloading the shotgun. I do carry the pistol during muzzleloader season though and have taken four deer with the .357. They make a great backup gun for when you need a quick follow up shot.

RE: Pistol During Shotgun Season
 

I would carry both when I used to ground hunt. That way if a deer snuck up on
me it was easier to lift my .357 and aim rather than turning my whole
body to aim the shotgun. Didnt happen often though. Sometimes I`ll still
pack em both with me in the tree, but not because I plan on shooting
a lot of rounds. Hopefully I will only need 1 shot.:)

RE: Pistol During Shotgun Season
 

So they make you plug the shotguns in IL for deer? That was never the case in Ohio. The only seasons you needed a plug for in Ohio was migratory birds. You could load ' em all up during deer season.

I understand what you' re saying about some people though. Even in Missouri where we' re allowed to use centerfire rifles it' s crazy at times ... though I do agree, shotgun season in Ohio was worse.

RE: Pistol During Shotgun Season
 

In Ohio you' re only allowed to hunt with one weapon at a time. Regardless of which weapon or which season, it' s only one at a time. Shotguns can only hold three shells. If it' s physically capable of holding more than three it must be plugged so it can only hold three.

Brandan

RE: Pistol During Shotgun Season
 

It must have changed since I hunted Deer there last. I think my last hunting trip in Ohio was 1989.

RE: Pistol During Shotgun Season
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 2003

HANDGUN DEER HUNTING REGULATIONS ANNOUNCED

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. - Natural Resources Director Joel Brunsvold today announced regulations governing sportsmen using handguns during this year’s firearm deer season.
" Many hunters have asked for this additional deer hunting opportunity and we’re pleased to be able to provide it this fall," Brunsvold said. " This is one of a number of increased opportunities we are bringing to sportsmen."
Handguns are being allowed during the regular firearm deer season for the first time this year. Illinois’ firearm deer hunting season is Nov. 21-23 and Dec. 4-7. A change in state law adds handguns to the already authorized use of shotguns and muzzleloading rifles as allowable firearms for hunters to use during the state’s firearm hunting season.

The regulations will allow any hunter with a permit for the firearm deer season to use centerfire revolvers or centerfire single-shot handguns of .30 caliber or larger with a minimum barrel length of four inches. Hunters can take a shotgun, muzzleloading rifle and/or a handgun with them during this season.

The legal ammunition for handgun hunting will be a straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger that is available as a factory load with the published ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. Non-expanding, military-style full metal jacket bullets cannot be used to harvest deer. Only soft point or expanding bullets, including copper or copper alloy rounds designed for hunting, are legal ammunition.
These regulations differ somewhat from past regulations for Illinois special handgun season held each January. The new regulations allow the use of a wider variety of centerfire handgun calibers. IDNR will continue its handgun-only season Jan. 16-18, 2004, in select counties to remove surplus deer.

While individuals with muzzleloader-only permits can hunt during the second half of the firearm deer season, individuals with those permits can use only muzzleloading rifles.
Hunters are reminded that all firearms, including handguns, should remain unloaded and in a case while being transported in any type of vehicle.

Deer hunters have a wealth of hunting opportunities in Illinois. In addition to the firearm and handgun-only seasons, Illinois has muzzleloader-only and archery deer seasons. The muzzleloader-only season is Dec. 12-14 and thousands of additional permits have just been made available for this year. The archery deer season opens Oct. 1 and runs through Jan. 15. The archery season is closed during firearm season, except in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake counties where firearm deer hunting is not permitted.

RE: Pistol During Shotgun Season
 

The scariest part is that people have been known to chase deer on ATV' s in a make shift drive. Now they will have pistols on their side while chasing them. That is a scary combination to me.

But hey, we will keep turning these guys in and maybe one day they will get caught.

RE: Pistol During Shotgun Season
 

I carry my .357 during our (Indiana) firearms season and have taken deer with it. Maybe I am a little different than most, but I don' t carry it for extra shots. I carry my muzzleloader and the .357 at the same time. Anything 25 yards and under gets the handgun, beyond that I use the ML.