OC on the Appalachian Trail

So Mcaffe Knob is NPS land? I ask because my sister wants to hike up it sometime soon. Would OCing a pistol or rifle be legal on the trail? I do have a CHP. I don't believe we will deviate from the trail at all. Does anyone have a map of the boundaries? Sorry if this has been answered already. I'm a simple kind of guy. Big words confound me.

Doc_Smith said:

I do have a CHP.

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Just lost me!

Doc_Smith said:

So Mcaffe Knob is NPS land? I ask because my sister wants to hike up it sometime soon. Would OCing a pistol or rifle be legal on the trail? I do have a CHP. I don't believe we will deviate from the trail at all. Does anyone have a map of the boundaries? Sorry if this has been answered already. I'm a simple kind of guy. Big words confound me.

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McCaffe Knob is NPS land. You may carry in any legal manner and a CHP is not required.
http://www.handsontheland.org/site-profiles?Itemid=5&alias=appalachian-national-scenic-trail

Someone more attuned to the intricacies of the trails will need to direct you to a map.

Grapeshot said:

McCaffe Knob is NPS land. You may carry in any legal manner and a CHP is not required.
http://www.handsontheland.org/site-profiles?Itemid=5&alias=appalachian-national-scenic-trail

Someone more attuned to the intricacies of the trails will need to direct you to a map.

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I was doing some searching because I would like to OC while I hike the McAfee's Knob Trail and came upon this post. Very helpful. Know anything about Sharp Top or Devil's Marbleyard?

My concern is the necessity of a CHP.

The Truth said:

I was doing some searching because I would like to OC while I hike the McAfee's Knob Trail and came upon this post. Very helpful. Know anything about Sharp Top or Devil's Marbleyard?

My concern is the necessity of a CHP.

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Sharp Top, Flat Top and Harkening Hill are the three mountains that make up Peaks of Otter and appears to be NPS land. NPS honors the laws of the state in which the land lies - therefor no permit required if you are OCing in VA. Caution: you cannot carry into a facilitiy were NPS employees regularly work - adequate/very visible signage is required.
http://www.cleveland.com/travel/index.ssf/2010/08/blue_ridge_parkway_a_breathtak.html

Devil's Marbleyard appears to be National Forest Land, not NPS (National Parks Service) land.
http://ofthewoods61.wordpress.com/2013/04/page/2/

On National Forest land you may carry concealed with a permit - there is no provsion for OC or carry w/o a permit except when hunting during approved seasons.
http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5066182.pdf

Please personally confirm the above with NPS and/or NF as appropriate.

"It is legal to have loaded firearms on National Forest during the authorized general firearms and muzzle loading gun seasons for bear, deer, grouse, pheasant, quail, rabbit, raccoon, squirrel, turkey, or waterfowl. This exception is very specific and applies only during the period when it is legal to take these listed species and doesn’t include carrying the loaded weapons in a vehicle."

Sounds like I'll need to take up hunting some different species while hiking National Forest Land! Perhaps I could prove I was hunting by providing my VA Hunting License? 10mm should be adequate for squirrel, right? /s

Thanks very much for the post.