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open carry while hunting

Hendu024

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WheelGun wrote:
Go hiking in the woods. Carry your gun.

While you are hiking, take mental notes of good hunting areas. Come back with equipment legal for the season, and hunt.

Who knows what is going on in your mind while you are walking in the woods with a legal firearm?
Exactly. The goal of the game wardens is not to harass people carrying a gun that could be used for hunting when they don't have a permit or it's out of season. They have bigger fish to fry usually. I was simply saying before that if you carry a gun that has a scope on it or something like that, you may get stopped because they would have a legit reason to at least be momentarily suspicious. But in all reality, the odds of seeing a game warden really aren't that great, but it does depend on where you are at.
 

Gator5713

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Of course, here in TX it is legal to carry most any 'long' gun, pretty much anywhere at any time... (thus why I am looking for a 'saddle rifle' at the moment..) But, you get 'caught' doing that after dark during deer season... Or in daylight off season in a huntable area... (most 'varmints' including hogs are best hunted at night with a spot light) Or during bow only season... You are likely to find yourself at least questioned...
 

FrankC

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TAURUS24/7.40cal wrote:
In Wisconsin the warden said get a small game license and you are OK :celebrate

That sounds like a perfect time to tell him to pack sand! Why would you need any kind of hunting license to go hiking in the woods while carrying?
 
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