Badger Johnson
Regular Member
Question about shooting outdoors in Virginia.
We went looking for a place and found something with:
1. No 'Posted signs'
2. Two Tree stands
3. 200 yds or more from dwellings and roads (actually in a valley where you can't see any roads or houses.
4. Not in the city - Spotsylvania I think
One would assume that areas have 'Posted' signs to prevent hunting or shooting so absence of them means it's OK??
I figure if someone is shooting in a tree stand it would be ok to shoot some pistol rounds. The charge for screwing up is a class 3 Misdemeanor. Would I be right in assuming that:
a). if the cops showed up they'd just say stop shooting and we'd leave
b). if charged it would have no effect on our CPL, being a misdemeanor.
Other than finding a willing property owner with several acres and getting permission is there any way to shoot extemporaneously outdoors in Va?
Advice? Thoughts?
We went looking for a place and found something with:
1. No 'Posted signs'
2. Two Tree stands
3. 200 yds or more from dwellings and roads (actually in a valley where you can't see any roads or houses.
4. Not in the city - Spotsylvania I think
One would assume that areas have 'Posted' signs to prevent hunting or shooting so absence of them means it's OK??
I figure if someone is shooting in a tree stand it would be ok to shoot some pistol rounds. The charge for screwing up is a class 3 Misdemeanor. Would I be right in assuming that:
a). if the cops showed up they'd just say stop shooting and we'd leave
b). if charged it would have no effect on our CPL, being a misdemeanor.
Other than finding a willing property owner with several acres and getting permission is there any way to shoot extemporaneously outdoors in Va?
Advice? Thoughts?