Robo Deer Last Saturday

[jackmaster]

I can't believe how real that cat looks, I am glad they don't set that up in Hancock cause there is no way I would try to get 40 ft off the road to shoot that kitty

[Blacktail Sniper]

I can't believe how real that cat looks, I am glad they don't set that up in Hancock cause there is no way I would try to get 40 ft off the road to shoot that kitty

Why would you have to get 40 feet off the road, a Hancock rule on their property?

[jackmaster]

I can't believe how real that cat looks, I am glad they don't set that up in Hancock cause there is no way I would try to get 40 ft off the road to shoot that kitty

Why would you have to get 40 feet off the road, a Hancock rule on their property?

its the law everywhere, at least I thought it was

[rtspring]

No way you have to be 40 feet off a road, if that was the case there would be no road hunters, forgot the law but it doesn't state 40 feet. 

[jackmaster]

That's good to know I guess, I ain't a road hunter but I always thought you had to get 40 ft off the road , I even thought I seen that in the regs somewhere.

[cavemann]

private roads, FS roads are different than paved county roads and HWY's...  that is the difference.

[The Gobble-stopper]

The way I read it is.... You have to be off the maintained for public travel portion of any public highway... FS roads are not maintained for public travel!
Nor are the sides of such roads. Legal to shoot in my book. And always have. Saw a guy once on weyerhauser road once shoot a deer, while standing next to the warden. All he said was good shot.

[Curly]

I believe the key word in the law is "negligently".  It says something about how it is unlawful to negligently shoot from a road.  Of course my definition of negligence might be different than a warden's definition.  Could be a gray area.

[Woodchuck]

It was private land.  And at about 12 in the afternoon

A Dayton branch bull permit holder got popped yesterday shooting at it. 

[Rainier10]

I believe the key word in the law is "negligently".  It says something about how it is unlawful to negligently shoot from a road.  Of course my definition of negligence might be different than a warden's definition.  Could be a gray area.

This is correct.  You can now shoot from the road, across the road as long as you don't do it "negligently".  That is all open to the wardens interpretation.

Side note, it only applies to modern firearm, they left archery out of the new description so it is still illegal to shoot from the road, the maintained portion of the side of the road or across the road.

[quadrafire]

It was private land.  And at about 12 in the afternoon

A Dayton branch bull permit holder got popped yesterday shooting at it. 

Ouch!!!!

[92xj]

Any hunting consequences with that for the tag holder?

[Woodchuck]

Any hunting consequences with that for the tag holder?

I haven't heard.

[go4steelhd]

I would imagine with a robo cougar they catch a lot of people. I would like to know what citations where issued. If it's for road hunting or just trespassing?

[bobcat]

It's illegal to shoot from roads on National Forest land, regardless of what the state law says. There is a federal law that applies to shooting from forest service roads.