pistols in bow season

[billythekidrock]

Thanks.

[Machias]

They have NO way to enforce that, since during bear season you can take both weapons out and decide which one you want to use once you are in the field.  You can spot and stalk a bear with a bow and if you can't get close enough you can whack him with the handgun, that is perfectly legal.  Heck if you want you can carry all three  bow, handgun and rifle and whack a bear with which ever one you decide once your out there. If I stick a deer or an elk tag in my pocket that does not change a thing and there is NOWHERE in the regs that says otherwise.

[Machias]

Officer Mikitik cracks me up.  This is the gentleman I had a few e-mails back and forth with over the CPL requirement.  He tried to tell me it was the leadership of the archery hunting community that wanted the CPL stiplulation when in fact it was the Enforcement Division that wanted it.  If I am elk hunting with a bow and see a bear and decide to shoot it or go after it, I am NO LONGER elk hunting, I'm bear hunting.  You do NOT have to stand at your truck in the predawn darkness and decide, ok I'm going elk hunting today so I must leave my bear tag in the truck.     Heck if I want to I can double lung an elk and watch him run off and the pull out my .44 and whack a black bear I see.  Both perfectly legal.  Or I could be watching an elk wallow with my bow and see a black bear out about 75 yards and nail him with my handgun.  Both are perfectly legal.  The moment I turn my attention to another animal I am now hunting that animal and every legal method is available to me.  No where in the regs does it state otherwise.

[TeacherMan]

Wow, I think I'm going to stick with a sling shot 

[Machias]

   They cannot enforce it.

[hoytem]

good to know where they stand.