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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #90 on: February 09, 2011, 07:04:07 PM »
Every thing is illegal! you have 3 choices... 1 pay the man 2 try and defend yourself 3 don't get caught in the gray area..  :bash:
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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #91 on: February 09, 2011, 07:09:11 PM »
Yeah I think #3 is the best option. If you're hunting at night, avoid people as much as possible. You never know who might call the police when they hear a gunshot and/or a spotlight at night, and you'll end up dealing with one of the officers who does believe it is illegal to hunt at night.

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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #92 on: February 09, 2011, 07:21:41 PM »
As posted before have a real problem with poaching where I live, Guys come out at night and spotlight and shoot from their vehicle at animals on  located on private property. They shoot a yotes, coons, deer, elk horses etc. And often shooting while standing on the road.

No problem with night hunting but if spotlighting animals from your vehicle and shooting animals located on private property I will report you. I have confronted quite a few guys doing this and a good majority were drinking.( I could smeel the alcohol on their breath and in the vehicle)  Spoke to a Gamie recently cannot use your vehicle to spotlight an animal and shoot it. Big fine will result.

Ok obviuosly to use a hand held light away from the road to hunt yotes. Can't use your vehicle to hunt. Apparently a lot of people do not know this

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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #93 on: February 09, 2011, 07:28:11 PM »
Ok obviuosly to use a hand held light away from the road to hunt yotes. Can't use your vehicle to hunt. Apparently a lot of people do not know this

Probably because F&W have told peole that they can. One of my hunting partners was told by F&W that he could shoot from the top of his vehicle as long as he was pulled off to the side of the road. He had built a little stool on the rack and wanted to shine from up there.





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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #94 on: February 09, 2011, 07:37:35 PM »
What good is a law, if Enforcement cannot keep track of the rules?  :dunno:
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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #95 on: February 09, 2011, 07:40:08 PM »
AND if they cannot keep track of them and its their JOB! How the F#$@ are we supposed to?
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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #96 on: February 09, 2011, 08:02:22 PM »
The hunting and fishing laws in this state can be frustrating to say the least. 

But common sense can be of help. :twocents:  Don't appreciate guys that are drinking and shooting towards my house or towards my neighbors' houses and lifestock at night with high powered rifles.  :twocents:

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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #97 on: February 09, 2011, 08:19:00 PM »
Go hunt!

It is oh so apparent that those staffing the email service at wildlife are a bunch of morons.  :bash:
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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #98 on: February 09, 2011, 08:33:18 PM »
Go hunt!

It is oh so apparent that those staffing the email service at wildlife are a bunch of morons.  :bash:
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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #99 on: February 10, 2011, 09:06:24 AM »
It is very frustrating as I am about 3 weeks away from dropping major coin ($4K) on some night vision gear only to get conflicting answers.  Considering the totally "safe" months (no rifle open for Elk or Deer) are Jan, Feb and March I am debating the purchase.  If your not aweare it tends to RAIN here during that time!

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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #100 on: February 10, 2011, 09:12:10 AM »
Ok obviuosly to use a hand held light away from the road to hunt yotes. Can't use your vehicle to hunt. Apparently a lot of people do not know this

Probably because F&W have told peole that they can. One of my hunting partners was told by F&W that he could shoot from the top of his vehicle as long as he was pulled off to the side of the road. He had built a little stool on the rack and wanted to shine from up there.

I would advise against shooting from any portion of a vehicle, stopped or not.  Most enforcement officers I've known would cite the shooter.  I know of more than one hunter who was cited for simply leaning a loaded gun against a vehicle.   Maybe it's different at night, but the regulations are pretty clear about not doing it.
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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #101 on: February 10, 2011, 09:25:50 AM »
I do have a question...  Can you spot from the vehicle ONLY (not shoot) with a red light taht is not attached to the truck?

Thank you in advance,

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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #102 on: February 10, 2011, 04:10:41 PM »
I do have a question...  Can you spot from the vehicle ONLY (not shoot) with a red light taht is not attached to the truck?

Thank you in advance,

Jeff


If a gun is in the vehicle I believe it is illegal then.
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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #103 on: February 10, 2011, 04:18:34 PM »
Ok obviuosly to use a hand held light away from the road to hunt yotes. Can't use your vehicle to hunt. Apparently a lot of people do not know this

Probably because F&W have told peole that they can. One of my hunting partners was told by F&W that he could shoot from the top of his vehicle as long as he was pulled off to the side of the road. He had built a little stool on the rack and wanted to shine from up there.

I would advise against shooting from any portion of a vehicle, stopped or not.  Most enforcement officers I've known would cite the shooter.  I know of more than one hunter who was cited for simply leaning a loaded gun against a vehicle.   Maybe it's different at night, but the regulations are pretty clear about not doing it.

I would (and did) advise against this as well, but he fully planned on doing it because he was told it was legal. Then the rig got stolen and the whole rack torched off.




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Re: Illegal to hunt coyotes at night.
« Reply #104 on: February 10, 2011, 05:53:48 PM »
Ok obviuosly to use a hand held light away from the road to hunt yotes. Can't use your vehicle to hunt. Apparently a lot of people do not know this

Probably because F&W have told peole that they can. One of my hunting partners was told by F&W that he could shoot from the top of his vehicle as long as he was pulled off to the side of the road. He had built a little stool on the rack and wanted to shine from up there.


That would be legal shooting from a vehicle off a well maintaned road with vehicle turned off if they had a disable hunter.
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