Should I stop shootin them
01-10-2013, 11:44 AM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: South eastern tennessee
Posts: 171
Should I stop shootin them
So I moved and now live in a neighborhood (which I hate). An I have an air gun and a pest problem. Squirrels in my roof. So I saw on and I humanely shot it and it squirmed a few time and expired it was a perfect quartering away headshot just behind the eye. And some woman came out on her porch and asked me not to shoot anymore so I explained that it was an airgun and about our pest problem and how my mom wanted me to eliminate a few and she said she was going to call the police if it persisted. I shot the squirrel on my property edge and while it was squirming it wound up on a neighbors property not even her property. So I got it and threw it away because it was to small the eat. So should I keep shooting them or just stop.
And btw. Squirrel season is in here so it wasn't illegal
And btw. Squirrel season is in here so it wasn't illegal
01-10-2013, 02:21 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,905
For what it's worth, most municipalities either have specific code or "catch-all" codes that prohibit hunting and/or the discharge of air rifles (or bows, or anything else) in town. Other county or state codes may also be in effect for proximity law.
Frankly, you just moved there, and good neighbors are usually more important than bagging a few squirrels. If it's really a pest control problem, poison is more effective.
Frankly, you just moved there, and good neighbors are usually more important than bagging a few squirrels. If it's really a pest control problem, poison is more effective.
01-10-2013, 02:55 PM
#3
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 32
Keep it legal,
Check local regs,
Even airguns are restricted in certain municipalities.
Many places issue permits for pest removal. See what your city/state offers for such.
Once you have such a pest permit, maybe even make a couple bucks for the service to others.
Check local regs,
Even airguns are restricted in certain municipalities.
Many places issue permits for pest removal. See what your city/state offers for such.
Once you have such a pest permit, maybe even make a couple bucks for the service to others.
01-11-2013, 03:18 PM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Hamilton, OH
Posts: 456
Where I'm at you cant do anything especially hunt! I'm in a close neighborhood and air guns and everything is off limits in city limits.
I had a (crotchety) neighbor see me practicing with my bow in my back yard and called the law. The cop was nice but he said if he gets another call he would have to ticket me for "discharging a deadly weapon in city limits."
I had a (crotchety) neighbor see me practicing with my bow in my back yard and called the law. The cop was nice but he said if he gets another call he would have to ticket me for "discharging a deadly weapon in city limits."
01-12-2013, 08:18 AM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,905
It's a liability even if it isn't illegal. Botch a draw in your backyard and shoot one over the fence into your neighbors yard and your life is going to change, especially if it causes some sort of damage or injury. Ricochet, deflections, he11, even a sneeze can ruin your day.
I'll occasionally step outside the law and shoot in my yard, for example when I want to chrony a new set of arrows or new draw weight, and I shoot 10yrds in my basement regularly with my bow, but I wouldn't make a habit of it in town.
"Better safe than sued"....
I'll occasionally step outside the law and shoot in my yard, for example when I want to chrony a new set of arrows or new draw weight, and I shoot 10yrds in my basement regularly with my bow, but I wouldn't make a habit of it in town.
"Better safe than sued"....