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this is not a joke,if it is then the "KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL"in knoxville tennessee is falling for it. according to today's sports page a proposal has been made and considered to allow hunting from your vehicle.it was proposed thathunters be allowedto huntprivate property by pulling into a field and hunt from the vehicle.no mention wasmade about driving down the road on a return trip home from your favorite hunting spot and seeing an animal on the side of the road and shooting. my understanding of the story would be cars,suv's or atv's. jusy emagine guys and gals no more cold frosty mornings,no more mosquitos in early season,no more climbing trees,just plan ole driving around until someplace looks good and park.to me the name of the sport would need to be changed if this is allowed, change it from HUNTING to WAITING . the next new deerhunting product on the market would be full vehicle camo with shoot thru windows. this sux.

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I alreafy have a camo honda wagon with no windows

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Im sure people who would consider hunting that way do so reguardless of current laws. I also doubt if it passed any serious hunters would start hunting that way either

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My grandpa has a special permit to shoot from vehicles because he is handicapped, which is very nice for him, but everyone else who is not handicapped shouldn't be allowed to shoot from vehicles IMO.

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i have heard of somethin like that and i think thats fine if there handicapped. but what there sayin there jus isnt right!

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Damn road hunters. Really do you think deer will come out if they see a car or truck in the middle of the field during shooting hours. I think not.

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i agree handicap and challenged people should have an oppurtunity as well as those of us able to go to the woods but what i'm afraid of is,some fool riding around site seeing and happen on a nice animal in farmer browns field and goes to blasting away.this type of hunting is nota sport. leave this method of hunting to those less fortunate that cannot climb the ridges and hollers. but first go to the proper people to get permits.

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Unless I misread something, this proposal has nothing to do with road hunting. As far as deer not coming out with a vehicle present, Texas and Oklahoma deer are not that wary. One of the biggest deer that I have ever seen was in northwest Oklahomafrom my truck, and my son and I watched him for about 15 minutes before we had to go. I personally see absolutely nothing wrong withusing a vehicle as a blind (on private property not from a road).

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Actually, guys kill elk all the time by sitting in their trucks near natural funnels on migration routes. They might have to go sit in their trucks for a few weekends in a row, but a lot of them get their elk. As a matter of fact, we filled two tags this year when two calves walked out into the open while we were eating lunch in the truck, and we were parked on a bare hillside. Trash road hunting all you want, but its getting to the point anymore that it is the only way my dad (who has muscular dystrophy) and my grandpa can fill their tags. I do not believe in road hunting if you have the physical capability to go walking in the woods, but for those with physical disabilities it is the only way to hunt. Think before you make a post like that again, you never know who is reading it.[:@]

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Idon't like road hunters at all unless there physicaly challenge. But still they should have to stay in one spot not go driveing around.Watch The next thing will be is you can sit in your truck or what ever after hours with the lights on. The whole point to hunting is being in the woods with nature siting on the groung when its freezeing out.

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Would this count ?

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I've seen deer "stands" that were more like heated cabins on stilts. Not a far jump from that to sitting in a car on the edge of a field. And vehicles often don't bother deer in thickly settled areas. My father oncedropped a buck a few minutes after it sniffed the tires on his truck then casually strolled across the field toward his stand.

A few years ago, i went pheasant/rabbit hunting in South Dakota. My friend and I had permission to hunt several tracts of land that were miles apart. After a while we noticed that someone was following us in a truck and sitting about 1/4 a mile away watching us with binoculars wherever we went. It finally dawned on me that the guy was positioning himself sothat any deer we jumped would runtoward his spot on the edge of the road. I was led to believe that such things, and other forms of roadhunting, are legal in that state, but don't know for sure.

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This topic has gotten silly. This proposal has nothing to do with road hunting. It is basically only proposing allowing a vehicle be used as a blind. What is REALLY wrong with that???

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i don't care if you sit in a vechicle but that is plain stuip. What is the point of hunting roll the windows up sothe animal can't smell you.The whole point of hunting is being out in the woods enjoying nature. I don't see how you can do that when you sitting in a vehicle.

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I just spent the last 3 hours mowing the roads of my deer lease, and I had a great "nature experience". I sat in my cab tractor with the A/C on cold and favoritetunes on the radio. I can't think of a better way to enjoy nature-- COMFORTABLY. I even saw 9 deer as I mowed. As I said before, this topic has gotten silly, and I have contributed to the nonsense in responding to this post.

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" Think before you make a post like that again, you never know who is reading it.[:@] "
To be honest with you I don't really care who reads this. If there is a medical reason with the proper permits I don't have a problem with people hunting from their vehicle. Now to look at the other side of the coin do you really think that some won't take a shot as they're driving in or out. Guess what, THAT IS ROAD HUNTING! Oh and by the way It is ILLEGAL to road hunt whether your handicapped or not.

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I believe in Texas you can shoot from a vehicle on private property. Should be someone here from Texas who knows the answer.

Additionally it makes a big difference in shooting animals on the big ranches. When I visit a friends ranch in Texas we can ride in one of the ranch trucks and the deer don't seem bothered. We can go out the next day in my truck and the deer are moving out as soon as they see and hear my truck.

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Road hunting in Texas is just what the name implies. It is hunting/shooting from a PUBLIC road.In 1997, I killed one of the biggest deer off my truck in my parents driveway while getting my gear ready to go to my stand.Do I make a practice of this? NO! Did I break any laws? NOPE! Would I do it again? HECK YES!!!

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if i'm not mistaken.. my first deer was the only deer that i havent taken from a pick-up. I use my pick-up for a blind all the time. however, i do not drive around looking for deer, i go toa spot and wait.

my daughter took her 1st deer this past season... out the passenger window of our pick-up.

i can't afford them blinds, and i don't like freezing while i'm sitting on the ground. so i'll continue to use my truck.

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It is common practice in Texas to hunt from a vehicle. While I don't usually shoot deer, I hunt from a vehicle all the time. The deer aren't alarmed in the least. They get used to me driving around like they get used to other people sitting in a stand. Same goes for a tractor.

If it is private property, I don't think it is anybody's business except the property owner's how the land is hunted.

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no way can that happen. if i ever see anyone hunting from a vehicle there gonna have a little trouble driving away with a .300 ultra mag bullet hole in each wheel.

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I think hunting from a helicopter with a mini gun would be a great way to hunt!;)

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So you are going to shoot at somebody on their own property and escalate a dispute over hunting ethics into a violent confrontation?[&:]

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I think its a bad idea.

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why use a gun just put a bubba bumper on the thing and use the truck to hunt with :eek::eek::eek:

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I hate the cold...My tree house has 4 sides floor and roof and a mr buddy heater and a swivel padded chair...Keep your truck blind...I can see 360 and keep nice and toasty...I say what ever trips your trigger and doesn't interfere with my hunting,,more power to you...