New York - legal to shoot on state land?
04-04-2007, 02:06 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Central New York
Posts: 1,499
RE: New York - legal to shoot on state land?
Im not sure if its legal but I have heard of being being ticketed for it. But I have also heard of squirrel hunter being issued tickets for shooting .22's in the air at squirrels in trees. Only thing I could thin of would be unsafe discharge or a firearms.
Your best bet is to get a membership at a range. I pay 25 bucks for a year.
Your best bet is to get a membership at a range. I pay 25 bucks for a year.
04-04-2007, 10:16 AM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: middle of western NY farm land
Posts: 371
RE: New York - legal to shoot on state land?
All I know is around my area people do it on state land, illegal or not, and leave their trash and shells lying all over!! It's disgusting really...
04-04-2007, 05:23 PM
#6
Spike
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 57
RE: New York - legal to shoot on state land?
I don't think it would be a problem as long as you are not shooting into live trees. That i know you can get fined for. If you intend to do a lot of shooting (ie: ar-15) then it might be wise to pick up the brace because a run in with the wrong dec agent could probably get you a littering ticket at least.
04-04-2007, 06:50 PM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: the woods of NJ.
Posts: 5,643
RE: New York - legal to shoot on state land?
Many WMA's in Fl have Sight-In ranges. Doesn't any of your Public Lands have them?
04-04-2007, 07:30 PM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
RE: New York - legal to shoot on state land?
sadly here in pa. you cant random shoot..we used to love to walk and shoot into old dead stumps..
kids thought this was great..
i see day you will not be able to shoot a squireal in a tree,only on ground..
i still think you should be able to shoot at a dead stump as long as you bring your 22 shells out of woods with you..
not fun in woods anymore..
you should see faces of hikers when you have pistol on your chest..real big eye balls from girlies..
kids thought this was great..
i see day you will not be able to shoot a squireal in a tree,only on ground..
i still think you should be able to shoot at a dead stump as long as you bring your 22 shells out of woods with you..
not fun in woods anymore..
you should see faces of hikers when you have pistol on your chest..real big eye balls from girlies..
04-11-2007, 10:28 AM
#10
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location:
Posts: 34
RE: New York - legal to shoot on state land?
I called the DEC about this time since we boarder a bunch of state land. It is perfectly legal to shoot on state land as long as you do not shoot at trees and have a good backstop. So we just found a hill, put up our target and sighted in our guns.
