Do you carry a handgun while hunting?
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08-10-2006 | 01:57 PM
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Spike
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From: Orlando, Florida
RE: Do you carry a handgun while hunting?
thanks timbercruiser, I do not have muchhunting experience and I came across a post a couple days ago - can't remember where - in that post the guy said that hebow hunt whitetails andhe carried handgun just in case he runs into a boar on his way tohis tree stand; that is why I am asking.
08-10-2006 | 03:39 PM
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RE: Do you carry a handgun while hunting?
carrying a handgun during archery or muzzle loader season on any wma in florida is highly illegal. private land is ok i believe. several of the wma's i hunt the fwc do vehicle checks at various places thru the wma and if caught with a gun during archery or any gun except muzzle loader during black powder will result in a hefty fine for carring a gun out of season and its expensive. hope this helps.
08-11-2006 | 03:06 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Do you carry a handgun while hunting?
Hey I had the same qustion...because archery is very dangerous in Florida. I persued a Concealed Weapons Permit so I could carry a pistol while hunting. Guess what??YOu still can't. On page 2 of teh Concealed Weapns handout you can never carry a concealed weapon in a public park or WMA . You can only carry it in a WMA during general gun. I called Tallahassee up to make sure. I had read it right for sure ,so I did not get the permit.because you can carry a loaded pistol in Florida anyway in your car.
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08-11-2006 | 05:35 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Do you carry a handgun while hunting?
It's legal here in Virginia. I carry when I go bowhunting (I also have a CWP for Virginia). You wouldn't believe how many coyotes, varmints and, Lord only know what else you might encounter in the woods!
08-11-2006 | 06:10 AM
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From: God\'s Country, Louisiana
RE: Do you carry a handgun while hunting?
I carry a 357 with me most of the time for snakes. Anything bigger get's put in the scope. During bow season though it is illegal to carry a pistol larger than a 22 in the state of louisiana. So I normally leave it in the truck.
08-11-2006 | 06:31 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: Do you carry a handgun while hunting?
As a follow-up, I'm in the woods all the time and the only thing I've run into thus far that won't either run or make an attempt to get out of your way is a moccasin and a stick to the back of his head will take care of him. Hogs I've run into are as spooky as a deer.
08-11-2006 | 07:22 AM
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Spike
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From: Orlando, Florida
RE: Do you carry a handgun while hunting?
ORIGINAL: Chuck7
Hey I had the same qustion...because archery is very dangerous in Florida. I persued a Concealed Weapons Permit so I could carry a pistol while hunting. Guess what??YOu still can't. On page 2 of teh Concealed Weapns handout you can never carry a concealed weapon in a public park or WMA . You can only carry it in a WMA during general gun. I called Tallahassee up to make sure. I had read it right for sure ,so I did not get the permit.because you can carry a loaded pistol in Florida anyway in your car.
C7
Hey I had the same qustion...because archery is very dangerous in Florida. I persued a Concealed Weapons Permit so I could carry a pistol while hunting. Guess what??YOu still can't. On page 2 of teh Concealed Weapns handout you can never carry a concealed weapon in a public park or WMA . You can only carry it in a WMA during general gun. I called Tallahassee up to make sure. I had read it right for sure ,so I did not get the permit.because you can carry a loaded pistol in Florida anyway in your car.
C7
Thanks all for your replies, be safe
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08-11-2006 | 08:40 AM
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Dominant Buck
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From: WC FL
RE: Do you carry a handgun while hunting?
ORIGINAL: Chuck7
Hey I had the same qustion...because archery is very dangerous in Florida. I persued a Concealed Weapons Permit so I could carry a pistol while hunting. Guess what??YOu still can't. On page 2 of teh Concealed Weapns handout you can never carry a concealed weapon in a public park or WMA . You can only carry it in a WMA during general gun. I called Tallahassee up to make sure. I had read it right for sure ,so I did not get the permit.because you can carry a loaded pistol in Florida anyway in your car.
C7
Hey I had the same qustion...because archery is very dangerous in Florida. I persued a Concealed Weapons Permit so I could carry a pistol while hunting. Guess what??YOu still can't. On page 2 of teh Concealed Weapns handout you can never carry a concealed weapon in a public park or WMA . You can only carry it in a WMA during general gun. I called Tallahassee up to make sure. I had read it right for sure ,so I did not get the permit.because you can carry a loaded pistol in Florida anyway in your car.
C7
Some hunters forget and have them on their sides when going to the nearest store or hardware store. That is when it can cause you illegal problems and maybe arrested.