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My question about rifles relates somewhat to hunting seasons. The ODFW has rules saying during certain hunts in certain areas if you do not have the appropriate tags you can not carry certain firearms there. Would open carry supercede the rules of ODFW?
One instance is presently I plan on checking out an area to hunt that I have not hunted for almost 30 years. I am going there only to check out the area for the upcoming elk season. I had not planned any hunting activities while I was there. There are a lot of cougar in the area and archery season for deer and elk will be going on at the same time. It is legal to hunt cougar with a rifle there at the same time as archery season. I have bought a cougar tag just to make sure I am legal.
My question is can I legally carry any firearm {rifle, shotgun, handgun} as my personal protection from such things as cougars, bears, humans and not be forced to comply with ODFW laws?
Hope this makes sense, as I am not the best at conveying my thoughts in written form.
It just seems to me if I want to carry any kind of weapon in the wild and am only interested in personal protection I should not be forced to comply with any hunting laws and tag regulations.
Any thoughts or insights? Thanks
My question about rifles relates somewhat to hunting seasons. The ODFW has rules saying during certain hunts in certain areas if you do not have the appropriate tags you can not carry certain firearms there. Would open carry supercede the rules of ODFW?
One instance is presently I plan on checking out an area to hunt that I have not hunted for almost 30 years. I am going there only to check out the area for the upcoming elk season. I had not planned any hunting activities while I was there. There are a lot of cougar in the area and archery season for deer and elk will be going on at the same time. It is legal to hunt cougar with a rifle there at the same time as archery season. I have bought a cougar tag just to make sure I am legal.
My question is can I legally carry any firearm {rifle, shotgun, handgun} as my personal protection from such things as cougars, bears, humans and not be forced to comply with ODFW laws?
Hope this makes sense, as I am not the best at conveying my thoughts in written form.
It just seems to me if I want to carry any kind of weapon in the wild and am only interested in personal protection I should not be forced to comply with any hunting laws and tag regulations.
Any thoughts or insights? Thanks